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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: CastleRocker on December 13, 2019, 04:20:03 PM

Title: How does an octopus catch a Bald Eagle?
Post by: CastleRocker on December 13, 2019, 04:20:03 PM: Saw it on the news. First time I've heard of that! Some strange things happen in salt water though...
Title: Re: How does an octopus catch a Bald Eagle?
Post by: Caseyd on December 13, 2019, 04:25:17 PM: Either grabbed the octopus and got more then bargained for or grabbed a fish at same time and octopus got both.

Either way the odds are slim but cool the guys got it on film
Title: Re: How does an octopus catch a Bald Eagle?
Post by: CastleRocker on December 13, 2019, 04:30:55 PM: Yep, that's what I was thinking as well.

I used to fish commercially from Kodiak west to the date line. One time while seining over on the mainland in about 80 fathoms, we saw what we initially thought was a sea lion chasing a sockeye across the surface. We were all up on the flybridge "hunting" for jumpers, and saw it coming. It went right by the bow. NOT a sea lion...it was about a 100-120lb. halibut. We couldn't believe it, but we all saw it, and watched it for about a minute and a half. Our skipper was a third generation Kodiak seiner, and had never even heard of something like that. Wish we could've got it on camera.