What are the weirdest things you've caught while fishing ?

On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:06:08 -0700, salmobytes wrote:

On Jun 8, 10:00 pm, Colin wrote:
What are the weirdest (whatever your definition of that is) things
that you,
or any friends, have caught so far while fishing ?

The night hawk was weirder than the bat.
But I think the rattlesnake takes the cake.

Two years ago my brother and I were fishing at Lake Thunderbird, near
Norman, Oklahoma. On a cast from the dam my brother snared a wayward
seagull in midair. The angry bird couldn't fly in that condition. My
brother had to real him in and untangle him from the line. What a mess.
The rest of us on shore just watched in a bemused amazement.

When it was all over the bird flew away, no doubt wondering what that was
all about.

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James E. Morrow

James E. Morrow wrote:

Two years ago my brother and I were fishing at Lake Thunderbird, near
Norman, Oklahoma. On a cast from the dam my brother snared a wayward
seagull in midair. The angry bird couldn't fly in that condition. My
brother had to real him in and untangle him from the line. What a mess.
The rest of us on shore just watched in a bemused amazement.

When it was all over the bird flew away, no doubt wondering what that was
all about.

I hooked a seagull in the foot, on the beach at Nexpa, Michoacan,
Mexico. While I was struggling to set the MF free, and while it was
biting me, a wave caught my rig and drove a big treble hook deep into my
thumb.

A guy I was fishing with at Christmas Island caught a huge albatross
while trolling for trevally. The guides, who had to release it, and who
had told him to bring his rig in when the albatrosses started going for
it, were ****ed,.

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Well... my weirdest thing has to be a catfish skeleton. My wife once caught
a bra... but it didn't fit.


"Colin" wrote in message
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What are the weirdest (whatever your definition of that is) things
that you,
or any friends, have caught so far while fishing ?

In article ,
says...
Well... my weirdest thing has to be a catfish skeleton. My wife once caught
a bra... but it didn't fit.


"Colin" wrote in message
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What are the weirdest (whatever your definition of that is) things
that you,
or any friends, have caught so far while fishing ?

Pelican.
Quite a fight to get him in so I could unhook him (yeah, I could have
just cut the line, but ....)
He was pretty docile once I had him under an arm; those big birds don't
weigh hardly anything for their large size.

MM

Beaver

Was cat fishing one night on the river with 30# line, I was using no
light, just threw out tight lining, and kicked back watching the stars.
My bait runner took off, reel clicking like all get out, I went to set
the hook, but felt nothing, just started bringing the slack up real
fast, Thought a limb had drifted into my line, instead it was a beaver
that had swam into it, I ended up snagging his right foot with the hook,
and the fight was on. He wasn't that big, maybe 10 lbs, I had planed on
getting the hook out, but I quickly changed my mind and just cut the
line short :-)


--
Rodney Long
SpecTastic Wiggle rig
Formally the Mojo Wiggle rig
http://spectastictackle.com/

Wait a min. Perhaps the coon was a bit weirder

Read the story here (with photos) for a good laugh
http://ezknot.com/raccoon.html

--
Rodney Long
SpecTastic Wiggle rig
Formally the Mojo Wiggle rig
http://spectastictackle.com/

"MoiMoi" wrote in message
t...
In article ,
says...
Well... my weirdest thing has to be a catfish skeleton. My wife once
caught
a bra... but it didn't fit.


"Colin" wrote in message
oups.com...
What are the weirdest (whatever your definition of that is) things
that you,
or any friends, have caught so far while fishing ?

Pelican.
Quite a fight to get him in so I could unhook him (yeah, I could have
just cut the line, but ....)
He was pretty docile once I had him under an arm; those big birds don't
weigh hardly anything for their large size.

MM

Since I also fish sal****er, I have hooked several pelicans. Last one a
week ago, shore fishing about 30 miles from La Paz, Baja, MX. young one.
Took several tries to get himself hooded up with a Crocodile's trebles. I
got his beak under his wing and he/she calmed down. Could remove the croc
and she swam away giving me an evil eye.

I've caught clams a bunch of times while fishing in Ontario. I guess
the hook lands in their mouth and they grab on. Not much of a fight
though

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:53:08 -0700, Muskoka Fisherman
wrote:

I've caught clams a bunch of times while fishing in Ontario. I guess
the hook lands in their mouth and they grab on. Not much of a fight
though

clams have mouths?

/daytripper (reminds me of an old "BC" bit ;-)

Colin wrote:
What are the weirdest (whatever your definition of that is) things
that you,
or any friends, have caught so far while fishing ?

Syphillis.... ;o)



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