i hate fishing with large birds my cousin had his seatrout stolen by a stork.jaguartooth;2683382; said:I hooked a pesky pelican while boat fishing off the coast of ventura county. The deck hands tried to help me land it so it could be freed, but the pelican ended up getting all tangled up in the lines by the time it was in the boat. Took a good five minutes to free him. The pelican was pissed. I would be too.