Last yr when blackmouth opened up my son and i headed out before first light-----got foggy lol-------so foggy that you couldnt see the end of the rod off of the boat-------we trolled till 11am and finally the sun burnt some off---2 hrs latter i got a bite and then a take down then five min into the fight i come to a stand still 1 min latter a seal pops up about 60 ft behind the boat and tosses my fish and proceds to eat it as my son and me stand there in total amazement---well after the bugger ate it my hook decided to stay with the seal ---so the next 20 min i was slamen the boat aroujnd in circles stayen ontop of my gear and line----after a bit the seal ran hard port and came up about 30 ft from the boat a hacken and coughen for air finally my trailer hook broke --------was an interestin day------the next day we went to same spot---seal was there and didnt even want to follow us---3 hrs into trollen my sons real began to smoke----after a lenghty fight he got a 31 inch blacky at 13 #s--------and i got a shaker of about 1 # he still talks about who got the biggest fish but includes who got the seal lol