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900 Pound SQUID Caught

Bob H - 2-22-2007 at 01:29 PM

And I though Baja had giant squids. Check this out....

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/colossal.squid.a...

Bob H

Bob-----

Barry A. - 2-22-2007 at 01:41 PM

Wow-------looks sorta like one I caught in Bahia de los Animas about 8 years ago, tho I believe that ours was a tad bigger.

DENNIS - 2-22-2007 at 01:41 PM

Man, that is huge. The bait eating Japanese would love to carve up this guy. Probably some of you sushi loving Nomads, as well. YUK

It should have been killed just for eating a...

The Gull - 2-22-2007 at 02:23 PM

Patagonian Toothfish.

Is this the fishing company who will be selling Chilean Sea Bass to WalMart in the future?

Stand back, there is a special on calimari in the frozen food section, today, shoppers.

Hook - 2-22-2007 at 02:51 PM

Given the overall reduction in the size and amounts of species over the last 100 years, I'd say the stories of seeing squid reaching 100 feet in the Age of Exploration are entirely possible.

Cephalous Julius Vernicus.......

djh - 2-22-2007 at 03:03 PM

Maybe I'm flying solo here, but it seems to me ~ a bit of a shame the big old guy had to die...

djh

Don Alley - 2-22-2007 at 05:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by djh
Maybe I'm flying solo here, but it seems to me ~ a bit of a shame the big old guy had to die...

djh


Naw, I'll fly with you.

DENNIS - 2-22-2007 at 05:30 PM

djh ---------
Things not understood shouldn't be killed. I agree whole-heartedly.
That includes people.

Hook - 2-22-2007 at 05:42 PM

From the article:

"Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," Anderton said.

Yeah, well, not if it's the last one on the planet!

I got your other wing, djh.....

Crusoe - 2-22-2007 at 07:03 PM

The Japanese are actively fishing for these giant squid. They "troll" down deep --1000ft to 3000ft--with submerseive underwater movie cameras where they feed and then send down big 100lb pieces of bait and try to hook them. The are not very successful but are deveolping better sonar technology. Its sad in many ways that this lone and not at all understood craeture of the deep as become one of the latest target species.It will be a very boring world when there is nothing living in our vast oceans.:no:

FARASHA - 2-23-2007 at 11:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Crusoe
The Japanese are actively fishing for these giant squid. They "troll" down deep --1000ft to 3000ft--with submerseive underwater movie cameras where they feed and then send down big 100lb pieces of bait and try to hook them. The are not very successful but are deveolping better sonar technology. Its sad in many ways that this lone and not at all understood craeture of the deep as become one of the latest target species.It will be a very boring world when there is nothing living in our vast oceans.:no:


The sad truth indeed!
djh - another pair of wings !

Bob H - 2-23-2007 at 05:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DENNIS
djh ---------
Things not understood shouldn't be killed. I agree whole-heartedly. That includes people.


At least they may learn something from this. The article stated the following...

~The frozen squid will be transported to New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in the capital, Wellington, to be preserved for scientific study.

Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," Anderton said.~

So maybe something helpful will come out of this.
Bob H

vgabndo - 2-23-2007 at 05:44 PM

Calamari steaks from a 10 pound squid don't taste all that good. I think I'll pass on a ring the size of a tractor tire.
The little tiny ones are yummy.

Another wingman here.:coolup:

djh - 2-23-2007 at 11:53 PM

Don, Dennis, Hook, Farasha, and Bob,

Thanks, amigos. I almost didn't post my note... not wanting to offend anyone.... (I believe everyone should listen to and follow their own conscience...)

But, yaknow..... at this point in my life, I've decided that all life has purpose, mystery, and intrinsic value (not just value$ to humans) ~ whether we see it or not....

I had a dear old friend, Jack, who died a few years ago.... Jack (RIP, amigo) accompanied me on one of my early Baja adventures back in the early 80's.... And Jack had many quirky sayings. One that I often think of. . . was "It is better to be a part of nature than to destroy it". Jack used to travel baja in the late 60's and 70's in an old yellow "campreized" Dodge School Bus named "Poco Dinero."

Anyway I've become the guy who carries spiders outside (rather than squishing them), wears the same belt my big brother made for me 35 years ago (not wanting to buy leather....), and trying to make do with the basics... (rice, beans, tortillas, and veggies).

Anyway, more than I needed to say.... What I needed to say was simply:

Thanks!

djh

[Edited on 2-24-2007 by djh]