Gone fishing

[Spudman]

359-lb Rainbow trout
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Humor/image1.jpg

[evenkeel]

Holy Cow!!! Now that's a fish. Details, please. :bravo:

[Bloozcat]

Dang...when those Rainbow Trout get big, the get to looking a lot like Jewfish, don't they?...:D

[warren0728]

Dang...when those Rainbow Trout get big, the get to looking a lot like Jewfish, don't they?...:D
how can you tell that the fish is jewish.... :whatever: :poke: :rotflmao:

ww

[duhvoodooman]

how can you tell that the fish is jewish.... :whatever: :poke: :rotflmao:

ww
That little yarmulke he's wearing??

[Spudman]

how can you tell that the fish is jewish.... :whatever: :poke: :rotflmao:

ww

There is another way but it gets too personal to describe. Most slutfish could tell you for sure.;)


Can You BELIEVE this??????
> Bruce Kruk lands 359-lb Rainbow trout
>
> April 26th, 2008
>
> Trail B.C.
> Bruce Kruk, who blindfolds his friends to keep his favorite fishing
spot
> secret has come up with a record-beating fish -- a rainbow trout
> weighing
> 359.1 pounds.The giant hauled in by Bruce Kruk of Trail BC is 12
ounces
> above the previous Columbia River record, a BC biologist confirmed
It's
> been cut down to fillets. The first fillet weighed 53 pounds, Bruce

> said.
> He caught it near a chemical outflow on the Columbia River. He
won't
> give a more specific description.
>
> 'I put myself in a harness and just had to lay back and fight,'
Bruce
> said. 'It was about a 15 or 20 minute fight.' Bruce cleaned the
fish
> late Monday afternoon. 'We'll split it up,' he said. 'I'll make
some
> phone calls and try to get rid of it fresh.
> The rest, we'll vacuum pack it and cook it later.' Bruce says he
believes
> the fish is about 33 years old. He plans to send an inner-ear bone
> called
> the otolith to a University in Victoria where researchers can help
> determine the age of the fish. He hopes to get the results in about

> four
> weeks.
> The world record, caught in BC in 1985, is 436 pounds, 12 ounces.

[SuperSwede]

> He caught it near a chemical outflow on the Columbia River. He
won't
> give a more specific description.


Hmmm... time to sign the Kyoto protocol dudes ;)

[Bloozcat]

I guess anything that get's that disproportionally large isn't going to look much like one of normal size.

Kind of makes you wonder if there are any crawfish in that river....:eek:

[ShortBuSX]

Im gonna call BS! I tried Snopes but didnt turn anything up...but I dont like this story. 359 lbs??? Try and catch a hungry/angry 359 lb man with a fishing pole...a fish is stronger. Second, here in Florida(it may be different elsewhere) its illegal to keep any redfish over 36 inches, I know this is a rainbow trout, but certainly theyve restrictions too.
Third, what kinda hook/bait did he use? I mean did he set out to catch such a beast?

I call BS! The more I think about it the less believable it is...I know, I see the pic, and it doesnt really appear to be chopped...but its still not believable.

[Bloozcat]

A bit more sporting....

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2007-10/hunting-shark-with-kayak.jpg
http://www.yakfishalaska.com/webpics_and_video/GroupShark.jpg

[Bloozcat]

And now for the rest of the story...

A Record Setting Whopper in Louisiana - 359.1 lbs Grouper!
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
A friend sent an e-mail containing photos of a Louisiana record setting 359.1 lbs warsaw grouper. The internet has a number of reports on the catch and I reproduce it here for my fishing buddies, even though it is not an “Oregon trophy”.

A medical student who blindfolds his friends to keep his favorite offshore fishing spot secret has come up with a record-beating fish - a warsaw grouper weighing 359.1 pounds. The giant hauled in by J.J. Tabor of Thibodaux is 12 ounces above the previous Louisiana state record, a state biologist confirmed. It’s been cut down to fillets. The first fillet weighed 53 pounds, Tabor said.

He caught it near an oil rig 70 miles south of Fourchon, in 400 feet of water. He won’t give a more specific description.

It’s J.J.’s secret,” said Joey Rodrigue, a friend from Baton Rouge who joined Tabor and Tabor’s father, John, on the record-making trip Saturday. “I don’t even know where I was. He blindfolds us on the way out.”

Tabor said he thought at first that his hook with a live hardtail on it had it the bottom “until I felt the big head shake.”

Rodrigue steered away from the rig.



“I put myself in a harness and just had to lay back and fight,” J.J. Tabor said. “It was about a 15 or 20 minute fight.”

Tabor cleaned the fish late Monday afternoon outside his father’s auto repair shop in Thibodaux. “We’ll split it up,” he said. “I’ll make some phone calls and try to get rid of it fresh. The rest, we’ll vacuum pack it and cook it later.”

Tabor says he believes the fish is about 33 years old. He plans to send an inner-ear bone called the otolith to a university in Florida where researchers can help determine the age of the fish. He hopes to get the results in about four weeks. (I have searched the Internet to learn of the results and could not find any reports).

The world record, caught off Florida in 1985, is 436 pounds, 12 ounces.

http://www.stripersonline.com/surftalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=101190&stc=1&d=1201794099

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20071114/NEWS/711140335/1025/RSS&source=RSS

What do you know, a Warsaw Grouper, cousin to the Jewfish, a.k.a. Goliath Grouper....

BTW: Verified by hoax-slayer to be accurate...

[Spudman]

Aha! Excellent work Watson.

[ShortBuSX]

BTW: Verified by hoax-slayer to be accurate...

I still call BS...otherwise why were all of the nouns changed????????

[Spudman]

I still call BS...otherwise why were all of the nouns changed????????

Can you do some research and find out more information for us? Regardless, it's pretty impressive in size what and wherever it is.

[Bloozcat]

So, what? Are they all in on the "conspiracy?"

It's a true story. It's a 359.1 pound Warsaw Grouper caught by one of the oil rigs 70 miles out in the Gulf.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/giant-warsaw-grouper.shtml
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=3860895
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7361223
http://www.wwltv.com/sports/stories/wwl111307khgroupercaught.24edfbe.html
http://floridasportfishing.com/magazine/fishing-reports/top-destination/louisiana-state-record-grouper.html
http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=7358303
http://www.louisianasportsman.com/forum.php?sid=ba02ef9016bc6721a9578aad8eaed4ca&sec=forum&userID=9410

[evenkeel]

There are a couple of species in the grouper family that get HUGE!!! Warsaw Groupers are one of them. Goliath Groupers, a'ka Jewfish, is another species that get really big. Not sure of the record, but I think it's in the 600 plus pound range.

I've seen lots of groupers while snorkeling/spearfishing in the Bahamas. Largest I've seen laneded via spear was maybe 40 lbs and that fish was huge. Can't imagine something 10-15 times that size.

[ShortBuSX]

So, what? Are they all in on the "conspiracy?"

It's a true story. It's a 359.1 pound Warsaw Grouper caught by one of the oil rigs 70 miles out in the Gulf.


Oil rig? I didnt see that one...BUT since you asked, "Are they all in on the "conspiracy?"...Im just say...yeah, pretty much...those news agencies are just reprinting the exact same fodder...some with different nouns even.

He fought it for 30 minutes? Come on...Ive fought sting rays with more fight, and they were only 10 lbs at best.

Did he set out to catch a 350 lb fish? If not/so then whats he fishin with???

I bet you couldnt fish my 63 lb Deville out of 400 ft in 30 minutes.(BTW Im not willing to test this theory, in case you were curious)

Theres just too much BS to this story, its gotta be BS...come on, dont take the bait.

Im even gonna call BS on the 1985 catch as well...which is it Florida or BC??
Which is the true story and which isnt? And why? Why are neither on Snopes or which ever myth site you wanna frequent?

Theres no "conspiracy"...its just a hoax...the stories arent factual, although the pictures ARE convencing.

[ShortBuSX]

Can you do some research and find out more information for us? Regardless, it's pretty impressive in size what and wherever it is.

BTW I tried to look up more, but my computer locked up and I gave up the search...these arent the most credible news sites though.

AND I did see another picture, with the guy on the right on his butt cause he couldnt lift the fish...same dude, same fish, same blood spot...I dont care how good the pics look the story is not...and thats my opinion.

BTW, I didnt fall for the other big stupid fish pic thats circulated via email for years either...that wasnt on Snopes at the time either.

[Spudman]

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Theres just too much BS to this story, its gotta be BS...come on, dont take the bait.

Im even gonna call BS on the 1985 catch as well...which is it Florida or BC??
Which is the true story and which isnt? And why? Why are neither on Snopes or which ever myth site you wanna frequent?

Theres no "conspiracy"...its just a hoax...the stories arent factual, although the pictures ARE convencing.

Can you please provide evidence to back your conclusions?

[ShortBuSX]

Can you please provide evidence to back your conclusions?

Do you seriously believe this?
There isnt a doubt?

The pic is all the evidence youll get...from either end...you could tag whatever story you wanted to it, and appearantly somebody already has...so "which story is it" and "why", wheres the evidence to support either story?

Aint no hook in mah mouth!:AOK:

[Spudman]

This is an AP story. Mostly credible in my book.

The thing is that whatever anybody posts someone can come along and say that it's BS but if they do then they need to be able to provide credible evidence that it is indeed BS and not just because they say so.


Med. student catches record grouper south of Fourchon


08:37 PM CST on Tuesday, November 13, 2007


Associated Press

THIBODAUX -- A medical student who blindfolds his friends to keep his favorite offshore fishing spot secret has come up with a record-beating fish -- a warsaw grouper weighing 359.1 pounds.


http://www.wwltv.com/sports/stories/L_IMAGE.116389f3f41.93.88.fa.d0.360a8b4.jpg WAFB-TV
Tabor unloads the massive fish off his boat.


The giant hauled in by J.J. Tabor of Thibodaux is 12 ounces above the previous Louisiana state record, a state biologist confirmed.

It's been cut down to fillets. The first fillet weighed 53 pounds, Tabor said.

He caught it near an oil rig 70 miles south of Fourchon, in 400 feet of water. He won't give a more specific description.


http://www.wwltv.com/sports/stories/L_IMAGE.116389f3f41.93.88.fa.d0.3617e69.jpg WAFB-TV
Tabor lays next to his 360-pound prized catch on the boat.


"It's J.J.'s secret," said Joey Rodrigue, a friend from Baton Rouge who joined Tabor and Tabor's father, John, on the record-making trip Saturday. "I don't even know where I was. He blindfolds us on the way out."

Tabor said he thought at first that his hook with a live hardtail on it had it the bottom "until I felt the big head shake."

Rodrigue steered away from the rig.

"I put myself in a harness and just had to lay back and fight," J.J. Tabor said. "It was about a 15 or 20 minute fight."


http://www.wwltv.com/sports/stories/L_IMAGE.116389f3f41.93.88.fa.d0.3640fd2.jpg WAFB-TV
Tabor estimates the filets cut from the fish will weigh about 50 to 60 pounds.


Tabor cleaned the fish late Monday afternoon outside his father's auto repair shop in Thibodaux. "We'll split it up," he said. "I'll make some phone calls and try to get rid of it fresh. The rest, we'll vacuum pack it and cook it later."

Tabor says he believes the fish is about 33 years old. He plans to send an inner-ear bone called the otolith to a university in Florida where researchers can help determine the age of the fish. He hopes to get the results in about four weeks.

The world record, caught off Florida in 1985, is 436 pounds, 12 ounces.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[ShortBuSX]

Thank you...this shoe is actually quite tasty, nom non nom...

Thats a far more impressive news story than the pages that came up in my search, which did read exactly the same with only different nouns.

I do understand the burdon of proof, but with some of these internet stories it can be rather difficult...and fishing stories? ...forget about it.

You win :master:

[ShortBuSX]

Wait...Im still not sold with your evidence...your story reads 2007...and this looks like a catfish to me!
http://www.wwltv.com/sports/stories/L_IMAGE.116389f3f41.93.88.fa.d0.3640fd2.jpg

For arguements sake I will agree about my evidence, but Im still not a "believer" and that hook aint in mah mouth yet...but you did get a "you win :master: "

...but this aint over.

[just strum]

He caught it near a chemical outflow on the Columbia River.


Hmm, bottle that and sell it as an enlarger to guys that...

[Spudman]

Hmm, bottle that and sell it as an enlarger to guys that...

Only you would have thought of that. Might you be waiting in line for that.:poke:

[just strum]

Only you would have thought of that. Might you be waiting in line for that.:poke:

Hey, you are replying to the official tester - BIG Just Strum

[Bloozcat]

OK, so why is a 359.1 lb. Warsaw Grouper so hard to believe when the IGFA world record is 436 pounds, 12 ounces?

That's just over 77 pounds bigger.

The IGFA record Jewfish, a.k.a. Goliath Grouper is 680 pounds. When I worked at the local nuclear power plant back in the 70's, a Jewfish found it's way into the intake canal where it died. It took a cherry picker (large telescoping boom crane) to lift it out of the water. It was over 400 pounds. I saw it close up with my own eyes, and it was easily bigger than the 359.1 pound grouper in this story.

These fish do get that big.

http://www.swordfishingcentral.com/saltwater-wolrd-records.html

[sumitomo]

Comming from a eating point of view,just like veggies smaller fish taste better than those tough old monsters do.Sumi:D

[warren0728]

i took the kids to the aquarium in tampa, fl last summer and there were some grouper there that were six feet long and looked to be about three feet wide....one of the kids favorite things about the aquarium!....those guys were huge :eek: :eek:

the sign did mention that at that size they weren't really good to eat anymore....

ww

[ShortBuSX]

OK, so why is a 359.1 lb. Warsaw Grouper so hard to believe when the IGFA world record is 436 pounds, 12 ounces?


Its not that I dont believe they get that big, I see the picture, its a guy laying down in a boat with a fish...its the story I have issue with...I dont believe the story.

I still researching this, but appearantly Im having problems with my reading comprehension:thwap: