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LukeJobbins
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BOLA
Just went down for a quick getaway after way too much working and living in socal. I was originally going to go down straight to the bay on Tuesday
and have wed, thursday and drive up friday but with a abnormally giant hurricane swell coming in plans got changed to try to find some waves on the
way down. Anyways, I ended up getting to the bay mid afternoon wed and got some sodas and an ice top off for the cooler and headed to La Gringa to
camp and relax. When I showed up it was crazy hot especially after driving in a car with no ac for hours through the desert. I jumped in the water
and was joined by a bull dorado crashing shore right next to me. It was easily 4ft from head to tail and just out of reaching distance from me. I
ran up to my car and grabbed my rod. The big one disappeared but a school of smaller ones showed up and were chasing needle fish up onto the shore.
I ended up getting one around 10 pounds while standing in waist deep water within 25 minutes of arriving. Even after destroying the filleting I ended
up with enough meat for 4 meals. I ended up camping one night and leaving in the evening on Thursday just to break up the drive into two 4 hour trips
instead of 1 long one. Woke up Thursday morning to a pack of coyotes walking up to me and I grabbed a crow bar and my fillet knife and had a stand
off with them. There were 5 coyotes and they surrounded me in 3/4 circle about 15 feet from me. I felt like Liam Neeson in Into the Grey. They
stared at me for about 5 minutes deciding if they wanted to die at the end of my crowbar and then they slowly left. All in all a perfect getaway that
completely rejuvenated me and left me with so many stories. I could probably talk about the trip and tell my adventure stories longer than my trip
actually took. Thanks BOLA for another adventure. 21 years and counting. Sorry no pictures now because I had a disposable camera and it will be a
while until I get it developed.
P.S. for anyone wondering if a trip and gas all that is worth a short trip. IT IS!
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David K
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Cool!
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ehall
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They probably just wanted a taste of that delicious dorado.
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TMW
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Wow, good fishing and a good scare.
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redhilltown
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Great report! (jealous jealous jealous!!!).
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shari
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a most excellent adventure!!!
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Whale-ista
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Wow. Quite a trip.
Where did you camp Thursday night? Those sound like pretty aggressive coyotes.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Maron
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Great, the fire did not scare away the coyotes?? Any trip south is worth the gas and time, in our opinion.
Peace
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JohnK
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They walked off with my wife's sneakers at night last time we were there. The attendant, can't remember his name, found them and brought them back to
us.
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redhilltown
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A few years ago near Punta Baja Bob the coyotes made off with my friend's dutch oven lid...not much inside so I guess they did it to teach him a
lesson. We went back about six months later and with a bit of searching found it. If you think about it, how far can they REALLY go with it?????
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JZ
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Paragraph breaks are your friend.
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Tioloco
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Awesome shot!
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capt. mike
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dittos
| Quote: | Originally posted by JZ
Paragraph breaks are your friend. |
to that JZ!!
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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BooJumMan
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What! Coyotes being that aggressive!!?? They must've been hungry!
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Whale-ista
Wow. Quite a trip.
Where did you camp Thursday night? Those sound like pretty aggressive coyotes. |
..sound like that new strain of Crystalyotes that's getting around--too desperate for their own good 
[Edited on 9-4-2014 by micah202]
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JohnK
They walked off with my wife's sneakers at night last time we were there.
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That's pretty common with coyotes. They will take them more than any other thing in camp. My theory is that they like the body salts that the sneakers
absorb over time.
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Paulina
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We saw lots of coyotes in the south end of the bay this summer. They came down to the beach to eat the sardines that were stranded on the shore from
being chased by the toro at high tide.
Our baja dog Mooney had her fill of sardines almost daily, saved us on dog kibbles. She also kept the coyotes out of our camp. They gave her a wide
berth.
P>*)))>{
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redhilltown
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...and water. More than your food or your sneakers they want your water! Put it safely away at night.
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Pappy Jon
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I had coyotes take my sandals once. coyotes down there and can usually get them howling. They have never been aggressive.
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of life." Ed Abbey
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Mark_BC
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They stole my cheese while I was there. I was stupid and left a plastic bag with groceries under my bag beside my tent at dark for a few minutes. They
could have gotten a lot more but I recovered most of it within 50 feet of the tent.
I was very careful with my puppy there and everywhere else, ever letting her out of physical contact with me. At night she woke up and was barking, I
think they came pretty close to the tent. I got her in Guerrero Negro, a mangy little worm infested street rat. But very cute. Now she has turned into
this awesome loyal and fun dog. I think she has coyote in her but it's hard for me to distance myself. She is pretty small, only 18 pounds.
Here she is today:
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