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Post by kustom65 on Oct 17, 2008 0:41:04 GMT
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 0:45:03 GMT
Awesome! You just reminded me when me and my dad caught a 7 foot alligator gar in a lake near us. He had to weight 200 lbs! Yes, these gar are monsters! I think the record was 10 feet something and 400 lbs..? I may be wrong, but I know for a fact that alligator gar are usually very non aggressive fish. I wouldn't go sticking my finger into the lake after I released it though! Very nice article.
Thanks!
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Post by kustom65 on Oct 17, 2008 0:53:53 GMT
Far out, do you have a photo of that gar your dad caught? I would not go anywhere near a body of water that contained one of those things! There was some really good alligator gar footage on a recent Monster Quest episode. It looked a lot different than the one in that article.
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Post by sbell on Oct 17, 2008 0:56:19 GMT
I used to keep Florida spotteds. Very cool fish, and yes, very passive--my arrowana used to pick on them mercilessly. Until she was denied the opportunity to come with us when we moved towns.
Apparently my Centre was originally supposed to have a gar tank, but it never happened (yet!). After all, we get fossil scales here from strata from late Cretaceous all the way to ~32 MYA!
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 1:08:08 GMT
Far out, do you have a photo of that gar your dad caught? I would not go anywhere near a body of water that contained one of those things! There was some really good alligator gar footage on a recent Monster Quest episode. It looked a lot different than the one in that article. Many lakes have them. They are quite common. |
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Post by kustom65 on Oct 17, 2008 1:14:13 GMT
Not in Australia, lucky for me...! Although we do have some gigantic crocs up north...
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 3:47:41 GMT
Salthingyer Crocodiles and Freshwater Crocodiles are both native to Australia. Saltiwater Crocodiles are the largest species of Crocodiles reaching lengths of 20 feet in some cases. Freshwaters, although smaller, are also large and have narrow snouts like gharials.  |
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Post by Ajax on Oct 17, 2008 3:48:34 GMT
We have a freshwater fish here in Australia called a Dew Fish, they look very scary and prehistoric. I caught one a few years back about 1m long, they have a massive mouth and huge scales.
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Post by Ajax on Oct 17, 2008 3:53:30 GMT
I don't live far from the biggest Croc in captivity in Australia, its at Steve Irwins zoo near Brisbane in QLD Australia. I have been to the zoo like 5 times just look at the crocs and massive pythons.
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 3:54:51 GMT
Very cool. On the coast of Texas (The gulf of Mexico) me, my brother, and my dad went on a fishing tournament on the ocean on a large fishing boat. Turns out, I caught a big 42 inch black-tip shark. I thought I was going to win, but another kid caught a 42 inch jackfish, so we had to split the pot. I got 25 dollars that day.... |
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Post by Ajax on Oct 17, 2008 4:04:42 GMT
Nice did you get to eat it. (the shark)
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 4:22:02 GMT
Actually, I'm not for animal cruelty. I told them to let my shark go and not throw it in the freezer. I don't think its right to let a shark die from lack of oxygen. Besides, I don't eat shark. |
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Post by Ajax on Oct 17, 2008 5:13:07 GMT
animal cruelty? i didn't mean eating it alive, i would not throw it in the freezer either untill it was dead. If i decide to keep a fish to eat it is killed instantly.
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 17, 2008 5:23:08 GMT
Oh, yeah, they don't do that lol ;D
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Post by stoneage on Oct 18, 2008 1:43:36 GMT
Very cool. On the coast of Texas (The gulf of Mexico) me, my brother, and my dad went on a fishing tournament on the ocean on a large fishing boat. Turns out, I caught a big 42 inch black-top shark. I thought I was going to win, but another kid caught a 42 inch jackfish, so we had to split the pot. I got 25 dollars that day.... ;D Such a child of privilege. ;D |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 18, 2008 22:00:25 GMT
Very cool. On the coast of Texas (The gulf of Mexico) me, my brother, and my dad went on a fishing tournament on the ocean on a large fishing boat. Turns out, I caught a big 42 inch black-top shark. I thought I was going to win, but another kid caught a 42 inch jackfish, so we had to split the pot. I got 25 dollars that day.... I don't believe there is such thing as a "blacktop" shark. That is probably just some crazy local name. |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 18, 2008 22:09:33 GMT
Jesus Christ, you catch everything don't you Cordylus?! I meant black-tip. ;D  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Oct 18, 2008 22:10:25 GMT
Jesus Christ, you catch everything don't you Cordylus?! I meant black-tip. ;D Ah. |
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Post by Tyrannax on Oct 18, 2008 22:14:46 GMT
Yup  |
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Post by richard on Oct 18, 2008 23:14:27 GMT
what about the piraricu (Arapaima gigas) from southamerica?
or the beluga (huso huso)?
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