And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Hard to tell by the picture, but I saw one that big from very close once, way back in the Dark Ages. It seemed almost as though that monster had swum up so close just to show off, bask in all the admiration from above him on that low pier. We all were swooning over him like he was a movie star. --nines
Alex Waddell had the best TRUE fish story ever when he caught a 184kg (406-pounds) sturgeon in the Roseau River, in 1903. The fish was about 4.6 metres (15' 2”) long and estimated to be 150 years old. In fact, the fish was so large that five feet of it trailed on the ground behind the wagon that was used to take it home. To show how rare the fish caught was, a typical sturgeon is 90-150cm (35-59") and lives for 60-80 years.
I have seen several sturgeon in Lake Huron; once saw three come cruising through a harbor in echelon formation. A 10+ foot long one in the center and two smaller ones on each side. That was neat to see. I have also seen them while snorkeling, and they look a lot bigger then. More disturbing were the huge channel catfish I have seen; sturgeon do not bite, but channel cat do.....
seen one floating down the delaware next to the canoe. must have been 14ft long.
ReplyDeleteAnother fish tale. So what is it?
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DeleteWhat is it? Alligators don't have dorsal or tail fins.
ReplyDeleteeverything that swims, except manatees, plankton and krill, is a predator.
ReplyDeleteBiggest one brought to my boat was 9 feet, just a young'in. They aren't that exciting until they get over 5'...
ReplyDeleteDoesn't bite, but it DOES suck...
ReplyDeleteI never heard of a Kamalafish.
DeleteIt inhales more than bites.
ReplyDeleteThey do have plate armor, which is cool.
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ReplyDeleteHard to tell by the picture, but I saw one that big from very close once, way back in the Dark Ages. It seemed almost as though that monster had swum up so close just to show off, bask in all the admiration from above him on that low pier. We all were swooning over him like he was a movie star. --nines
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ReplyDeleteAlex Waddell had the best TRUE fish story ever when he caught a 184kg (406-pounds) sturgeon in the Roseau River, in 1903. The fish was about 4.6 metres (15' 2”) long and estimated to be 150 years old. In fact, the fish was so large that five feet of it trailed on the ground behind the wagon that was used to take it home. To show how rare the fish caught was, a typical sturgeon is 90-150cm (35-59") and lives for 60-80 years.
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I have seen several sturgeon in Lake Huron; once saw three come cruising through a harbor in echelon formation. A 10+ foot long one in the center and two smaller ones on each side. That was neat to see. I have also seen them while snorkeling, and they look a lot bigger then. More disturbing were the huge channel catfish I have seen; sturgeon do not bite, but channel cat do.....
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