Fisherman land gargantuan 12-foot oarfish

upi ^ | May 25, 2018 | Ben Hooper

[JoeProBono]

A group of Vietnamese fishermen said they were surprised when their nets snared a massive oarfish measuring more than 12 feet long.

Xuan Quy and Thanh Hoa said they were out fishing with a friend Tuesday off the coast of Thanh Hoa Province when they pulled in their nets and discovered they had ensnared an oarfish measuring about 12 feet, 9 inches long.

The fishermen said it was the first time they have caught an oarfish.

They said it is rare to encounter oarfish because they generally live in deeper waters than their fishing nets can reach.

[JoeProBono]

That's not an oarfishTHIS is an oarfish

United States navy trainees display a 23-foot (7 m) giant oarfish discovered by their instructor on the beach of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in 1996.

[EEGator]

Reason 1,274,336 I don’t like swimming in the ocean.

[JoeProBono]

Oarfish can be fun

[EEGator]

I’ll stick to swimming pools...

[JoeProBono]

GIANT OARFISH FILMED IN MEXICO

[Reily]

and as my daughter used to say about oceans & lakes, “Fish poop there!”.
:)

[EEGator]

I’m on your daughter’s side.

[JoeProBono]

GIANT OARFISH: REAL SEA SERPENTS

[Starstruck]

Pools: People pee and poop there.

[Larry Lucido]

If you’re not sure, it could be an either/oarfish.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Do they taste like chicken?

[JoeProBono]

[Sacajaweau]

I would have cut that line really, really fast.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[laplata]

Do they taste like chicken?

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You’re welcome to have mine. That’s one ugly fish.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

That made me hungry. I’m going to go fry me up some chicken caviar.

[Robert A Cook PE]

She’ll we wait with baited breathe for someone fry a batter pun?

[JoeProBono]

[TexasGator]

Oar it could be a paddle fish?