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[gvanzant]

Just a positive note about Gulls. The bill fishermen depend heavily on the antics of the gulls. Experienced anglers can read the circling movements of Gulls from a long distance, which indicates a large fish being observed by the bird. Where ever you find Gulls in deeper waters you find schooling fish, especially diving gulls. The firecracker yellowtail schools of a few years past were always supported by hundreds of diving gulls. I know they can be irritating grabbing every bait that is flylined into the water, but the only reason the gull got to them is because something large was chasing the bait up to the surface. Yesterday on the Horseshoe every sinle sardine I cast was grabbed by a gull-- but if the gull did not get it, or dropped it, a 6 pound bonita got it. Finally all good skippers on party boats pay lots of attention to the birds. Now those #$%^&* seals, that's a different story. [reply]
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