HEREs A BIG ONE

[Guzz1]

I went this morning and got bunch of the usual clad 3 real cool cars and almost tripped over this big sucker ,, :icon_scratch:Nice BIG King fish or tarpon washed ashore WOW!!! Guzz1

 

[Dig]

Thats a tarpon! Jeez poor bugger

 

[gold-digger]

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[Dig]

I had one jump out of the water and flip backwards over a flats skiff I was in one time....talk about freakin out

 

[Chi Town Bruce]

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[Surfdigger]

[size=large] .....it was early morning about 30 mins. after sunrise and a big ole Tarpon decided to roll right next to me.....I wonder if he just didn't see me....the water was calm and semi-clear......Scared the tar out of me....I just laugh about it these days....HH....Brian[/size]

 

[Lou from downunder]

Many years ago, in another life, my brother and I were walking on Wingan Inlet beach on the wilderness coast in the far east of the state of Victoria here in Oz.
It was low tide and we had about a 3' break happening on the first bar out from the beach, with plenty of white water washing into the shallow gutter.
We became aware of a long dark shape slowly swimming up and down the gutter as we walked along.
We both thought it was probably a shark and considered going back to the car for the speargun and getting us some fresh meat but seeing as it was about a 3km walk round trip we chickened out and went about our business.
A few hours later, on our way back we came across the critter washed up on the beach.
It turned out to be a Lancet Fish, an inhabitant of super deep waters from out beyond the continental shelf. It was about 4' long and was one scary looking mother!
If we had'nt have been so lazy, it would quite possibly have been the only one ever taken by a spearfisherman.
If your interested in seeing one, Google Lancet Fish and check out the images.

Lou.

 

[lazyaussie]

wow that's a big fish Guzz1 it"s a pity ya didn't hook that sucker on a line.
hay Lou had a look at some pics of that fish is it the same as a frost fish ?? they have large eyes huge teeth & average about 4-6 foot long.
lazyaussie

 

[treasurefiend]

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[Lou from downunder]

Yep, similar to a Frost Fish.
The teeth have to be seen to be believed.

Lou.

 

[Gulf Hunter]

Nice 1 Guzz, I got one of those mounted on the wall, here at the casa. Caught him in '90, just before they outlawed keepin' 'em, unless they are 80" and you have a tarpon tag.