Man Stabbed with Swordfish in Fight

Reuters ^ | 2-22-2002

[Cagey]

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida fisherman was recovering on Friday after being stabbed with the bill of a swordfish during a fight with another man, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

Police arrested Frank Ashmus, 46, and Garth Spacek, 42, on Thursday after the two fishermen allegedly started fighting near a dock in Madeira Beach, a small city on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Police said that after Spacek hit Ashmus in the head with a beer bottle and left, Ashmus went to Spacek's apartment and stabbed him in the abdomen with a sharp detached bill of a swordfish.

"We don't see this kind of thing very often," said Pinellas County Sheriff spokeswoman Marianna Pasha.

Both men were drunk, according to police.

Ashmus and Spacek were held without bond on charges of aggravated battery. Spacek was in fair condition, Pasha said.

[harpseal]

Travis I shall let you handle the comments here but suffice to say I have never met this individual or the mechanic.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[MotleyGirl70]

Another Fish Story'

I FINALLY DID IT! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP :)

[Orual]

Will the gentlemen now dedicate his life to hunting down the Great Swordfish?

I guess they'll call the movie "Swords". I like Russell Crowe as the updated Quint - maybe they'll call him Sextus.

[riley1992]

Now, if only they would close the boat show loophole.

Imagine all the lives that would be saved if everyone who owned a boat actually knew how to navigate it.

[Michael_S]

The police must have stumbled on a film crew working on Grumpier Old Men.

[Duckdog]

Sounds like a James Bond fight

[HockeyPop]

"I got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him". Quint/Robert Shaw.

[Cagey]

[Cagey]

Imagine all the lives that would be saved if everyone who owned a boat actually knew how to navigate it.

I'm lost. What do you mean?

[HockeyPop]

For Hunter Thompson devotees:

Dear Ralph,

Yes... the fish was looking me straight in the eye when I reached far out over the side and bashed his brains loose with the Samoan war club. He died right at the peak of his last leap: one minute he was bright green and thrashing around in the air with that g-dd**mn spear on his nose trying to kill everything within reach...

And then I smacked him, Ralph. I had no choice. He went limp with the first hit, about two inches behind the same eye he was using to look at me... and in fact my first instinct was to go for the eye itself, but I altered the swing at the last split second, because I knew that kind of hideous mutilation would raise unpleasant questions at the pier" --Hunter Thompson, "Curse of Lono", pg146 (1983)

[albee]

Re your post #34...

I hereby award you the Free Republic "Creative Post Of The Day" Award. It was original, creative and VERY, VERY FUNNY!

[riley1992]

[Cagey]

You may Enjoy this John West Salmon commercial. It's in ASF format and should play on your media player.

Salmon Fishing Video

[Cagey]

Oh! You're looking for water! That Divining Rod of your's should do the trick.

[CharlieDarwin]

I have lox more fish puns. However, it would be shellfish of me to use them. No one wins a pun war.

You're right - it is always ends in a scalemate!

A pun is the worst vice, and there is no vice verser.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Thank you, thank you very much. Seeing as I stole about 95% of that from a song, I'll make a great Hollywood-type or Democrat. Unfortunately neither appeals to me.

[HockeyPop]

LOL...my guess that commercial is from England, Scotland perhaps? BTW, if you smoke 'em I suggest apple or alder wood at 120 degrees after marinating in a brine of Kosher salt, brown sugar for 8-24 hours then air dry for a few more. Works well with king and billfish

[US_MilitaryRules]

Here's one getting stabbed!

http://www.fishspotters.com/Bio/_derived/csphotos.htm_txt_Sticking_the_Sword_1.gif

[riley1992]

Oh! You're looking for water! That Divining Rod of your's should do the trick.

That it did! And look! It pointed me right in the direction of your favorite spot to keep your boat! How handy.

[US_MilitaryRules]

bttt