Posted on 03/14/2018 4:57:30 AM PDT by simpson96
When 68-year-old Sue Elcock ventured out on a deep-sea fishing trip to keep her son company, she probably wasn’t expecting to reel in a 130-pound “monster fish” bigger than herself.
During an early morning excursion while visiting her son Simon and his wife Michelle at their Perth, Australia home, Elcock told The Sun she felt a tug on her line and knew she caught a “fair-sized fish.” The petite Englishwoman said she was shocked at its sheer size as it emerged from the ocean off the coast of Lancelin.
After 40 minutes of reeling, her son and their fellow passengers hauled in a giant bass grouper measuring 5 feet, 4 inches long — two inches bigger than Elcock herself, The Sun noted.
“I just couldn’t believe the size of it when it reared its head out the water. It was the size of a sofa,” Elcock said.
“Simon is an experienced sea angler and I have been out with him before when I have been visiting he and Michelle,” she divulged of the catch, which she made with her 49-year-old son’s electric reel. “The biggest fish I’ve caught before was a snapper about a foot long and when this one took the bait on the bottom the tug on the line didn’t seem much.”
“Someone said you would need an awful lot of chips to go with a fish like that,” Elcock joked of her find. “But I’ve helped cut him up and get all that fish into the freezer. Simon and Michelle will be enjoying fish barbies for months when I’m long back in the U.K.”
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Exactly
58 years old, here. And my rest pulse is 48 beats per minute. Should I be concerned?
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That depends on a variety of things. While I am certainly not a medical professional and in no way qualified to give medical advice, I have learned a few things since my adventure in November, after reading the literature in my cardiologists office.
First is what your long term bpm has been. Everyones body operates differently. If it has been around 48 bpm for years, and you receive regular medical care, probably nothing to worry about. Maybe ask your doctor about it next time you're in, to set your mind at ease.
If your heart rate has slowed down to 48 bpm recently, or you get tired and/or short of breath easily, then I would advise seeking medical care soonest.
In any case, you should ask your doctor about your heart rate.
I met John Prine a couple times. Nice guy. Died too soon.
He was a mailman before his music career.
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Agreed on the nice guy part, but I think he’d be surprised at reports of his death.
I saw him last November, and have tix to see him in May in Beaver Dam, KY, which is right near his old family homestead in Muhlenberg County.
“but I think he’d be surprised at reports of his death.”
So was Mark Twain. LOL. I was thinking of another local Chicago artist Steve Goodman.
Thanks for the correction.
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Thanks for the excellent advice!
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