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13 years 7 months ago #18051 by Siscowet
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Back in 1933 which this picture dates from, the mindset was the ocean and world were limitless, and we as humans could take as much as we wanted as long as we wanted. We now know better. The story was he didn't purposely catch it. It got tangled in the anchor line of a boat and was winched up. Still an amazing fish.

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13 years 7 months ago #18053 by Sharkey
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Siscowet wrote: Back in 1933 which this picture dates from, the mindset was the ocean and world were limitless, and we as humans could take as much as we wanted as long as we wanted. We now know better. The story was he didn't purposely catch it. It got tangled in the anchor line of a boat and was winched up. Still an amazing fish.


Absolutely.

My boys both grew up on the "Blue Planet" series of DVDs from the Discovery Channel. There is a segment on those and they are just spectacular to watch.

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13 years 7 months ago - 13 years 7 months ago #18055 by Siscowet
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I have Blue Planet on VHS, plan to get the Blu Ray sometime soon. Richard Attenbourogh and crew did an amazing job. When we were down near Cape Horn, we were in a Zodiac in 80 knot winds. Right next to me were two porpoises no more than two feet away, right along side me. I could have reached out and touched one, or took their picture, but I was holding on with both hands and my camera was in a sea bag because we had waves coming over us. But At that moment I realized how absolutely amazing the world's oceans are. I will always have that picture in my mind. We shouldn't have been out there, we were in definite peril, but I didn't care. I was having the time of my life. Some things are worth the risk. Here is a link your boys might enjoy.
www.mantatrust.org/about-mantas/mantas-at-a-glance/
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13 years 7 months ago #18067 by Sharkey
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My wife and I came in through a storm we got caught in one day on the backs of 8 to 10 foot seas in a 21 foot boat.

If the wind had not been coming from the Southwest that day, I would not be typing this now.

I buttoned her up into her rain gear and told her to hang on cuz "we're about to drive straight thru hell" and oh MAN did we. Skies went black, driving rains and HUGE seas in that dual console boat.

We passed through the squall with my 150hp merc pushin us up the backs and then revving as we slid down the faces and then up again and so on until we made it inside the barrier created by Montauk and Block Island. The skies cleared and I told her to stand up and look.

She pulled her rain hood back to see the black skies behind us, the seas flattening out, 2 rainbows over Block Island to our right at about 4 o'clock, the sun setting over the mainland at about 11 o'clock and she smiled - and she's never ONCE hesitated to come out again.

Nothing like facing a little nature once in a while to bring you closer to God I say...

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13 years 7 months ago #18072 by faawrenchbndr
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13 years 7 months ago #18074 by Sharkey
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A photo of me on one of my boats (back when I HAD a boat). This is the one the Mrs and I were in the day of the squall.

Damn fine boat that one. Caught me a whole MESS of good eats on the girl... :)


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13 years 7 months ago #18076 by Siscowet
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Like the Cannon Downrigggers. Got four of those on my Great Lakes boat. I have a 23 foot Sylvan offshore for the big lakes, and a 20 foot Lund Alaskan walk thru for the little ones. The son also uses the Lund for island hopping. As much as I like shooting, I am a fisherman first.
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13 years 7 months ago #18081 by Sharkey
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I'm with ya but I only do fresh for my boys.

My last boat was a 28 Grady with twin 200 Johnsons. Then the bottom fell out up here and I had to let her go. Been almost 6 years since I've had a boat now and probably be at LEAST that before I finally get another.

Makes my heart hurt daily but at least we are all happy and healthy so it could be worse.

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13 years 7 months ago #18092 by Siscowet
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Grady's are beautiful, next to a Parker on my wish list. I don't think I am going to do anymore in boats after these though. Will someday sell the Sylvan and put downriggers and a kicker motor on the Lund so I can big lake fish on nice days. That will take me into my middle 70's, after that the son will have to take ME fishing. :whistle: :dance:

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13 years 7 months ago #18103 by Dabu
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