Strange but true! Actually, mom and I spotted this 4-foot tarpon resting on the bottom just a few feet off the shore. Thinking it might have succumbed to some oil spill-related health problems, I waded in to bring him onto the shore. Talk about heavy! And slippery! I barely managed to get him out of the water before taking this picture. Just before I pulled him in, a 3-foot shark gave him the once-over, clearly deciding he was too big for breakfast. Local crabs, however, had no such compunctions, and went scurrying when I moved the large fish.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tarpon Caught by Hand!
Strange but true! Actually, mom and I spotted this 4-foot tarpon resting on the bottom just a few feet off the shore. Thinking it might have succumbed to some oil spill-related health problems, I waded in to bring him onto the shore. Talk about heavy! And slippery! I barely managed to get him out of the water before taking this picture. Just before I pulled him in, a 3-foot shark gave him the once-over, clearly deciding he was too big for breakfast. Local crabs, however, had no such compunctions, and went scurrying when I moved the large fish.
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