Footage Of A Huge Ancient Fish | April 13, 2022 | LaterClips
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Footage Of A Huge Ancient Fish | April 13, 2022 | LaterClips
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Watch: Giant sturgeon fish swims in North American river; leaves netizens jaw-dropped
https://newsable.asianetnews.com/weird-news/watch-giant-sturgeon-fish-swims-in-north-american-river-leaves-netizens-jaw-dropped-tgy-ra88uj
I think they tend to grow very slowly. There's another search hit about one of these monsters getting fished, and then returned to its river.
The Great Lakes contain some interesting creatures.
Weird Al had a song about them, “Like A Sturgeon”..............
Yup. Even the larger inland lakes have some huge pike, and I once saw a snapping turtle partially surface near a boat I was on, the shell was at least two feet wide, that was what was visible.
Eggs actly.
I actually beached a fishing boat on the back of one in the dark of night.
Boat just stopped. Was about to get out and the thing rolled over .
Freaked me right out
Was it a brain sturgeon?
Eggactly what kind of sturgeon was it? It was roefully sadly hugh.
‘Face
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:ducking and running:
A buddy of mine was fishing in the mouth of the Merrimack River in Newburyport, MA a few years and hooked a Sturgeon.
They reeled it in and brought it up out of the water into the boat to take pictures. It was only a 4’ fish. Suddenly, the other fishermen in the boats around them started yelling to put it back in the water.
They had NO idea it was a $10,000 fine to haul in a Sturgeon.
Lol! How’s the veal here?
Looks to be at least 12’ long, probably over 120 years old.
No perspective. This fish could be 2 feet long or 20 feet, impossible to tell by the video.
Pfff. We use minnows like that for bait lol
Seriously though, it’s a whopper.
When I was younger, and taking a swim in the chilly waters of Canadians thousand lakes area I looked down and saw a 6 foot sturgeon right next to me. It looked exactly like a freaking shark. Scared the bejezus out of me.
A friend of mine, let's call him Chuck, who is somewhat crazy, tells this story. Knowing him I believe it!
One day, Chuck was out diving with friends off Davenport, about half way between Half Moon Bay, and Santa Cruz CA.
He was swimming along, minding his own business, trying out his new $80 flippers. A seal grabbed one of his flippers. Annoyed, he kicked his foot up to shake the seal loose. This flipped HIM up under what he describes as a boxcar with fins. His "seal" was a Great White Shark!
The shark didn't like the taste of rubber and spit out the fin. He boosted for the surface stuck his head up and said "HELP!" Head back down, look for shark. Head up: "SHARK!" At this point he sees everybody on the boat franticly running to and fro. He and the boat manage to get together.
Later he found out that some local fishermen were in the habit of cleaning their catch in that area.
Soooo, the shark came up beside the boat looking for a handout. Finding none it then swam off in his direction. His friends said it was as long as the boat, 12 feet.
OK, now fast forward a month and a half. Chuck is visiting friends in San Diego, They go out for a dive. There are Basking Sharks, a harmless filter feeder, in the area. So his friend who knows about the earlier dive says, "Hey, Chuck! Wanna swim with the sharks?"
Slow Learner Chuck says "Sure!"
Soon, he's in the water. He sticks his head up and can see the dorsal fin of a shark approaching him. Oh goody! Dunks his head and looks. The water is too murky. Head up. Fin still coming. Head down, too murky. Then...
Out of the gloom a mouth "big enough for me to stand up in in any direction" suddenly appears.
His friend says it was the funniest thing he ever saw. Chuck came straight up out of the water, walked 10 feet across the surface and sank back down...
🤣
True story. You’d have to have seen Chuck tell it to get the full benefit.
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