Not to be left out in all the Giant Squid news, the Colossal Squid makes its appearance with a new world record. The first ever adult colossal squid to be landed intact, weighted in at an estimated 450kg (990 lbs) and 10m (33 ft) long, and over two hours to land. The Colossal Squid is the largest known squid family in the world normally found in deep Antartic waters where the men were fishing for Patagonian Toothfish when the squid, also feeding on the toothfish, was caught. The fisherman quickly realized the importance of such a catch and took great care to make sure the specimen was in good condition freezing it below deck.
One expert said calamari rings made from it would be the size of tractor tires.
It’s Friday again, and Im sure you know what that means! Friday Fishing with On The Patio, of course. If you haven’t seen the Friday Fishing posts before be sure to check them out. But you might want to wait until you get home because most of it is very NSFW.
If you need help making it through those last few minutes, or hours, at work we’ve got a great time-waster for you this evening. MyPlayCity has an awesome collection of downloadable games to play for almost any occasion, but we recommend checking out Crazy Fishing!
In other news- Robbie Angus, a grade school student, landed a new world record Black Marlin, for the under 12 age group, to compliment the world record Blue Marlin that he caught previously.
In February the intermediate school pupil scored a world record blue marlin and now he’s added a black. Fishing with his father, John, aboard the Allure out of Cairns, Angus junior hooked a 256.5kg black that will set a record for under-12s if ratified by the International Game Fishing Association.
They were in Cairns specifically to try for the record as Robbie’s 12th birthday approached. It was a good trip for the family with John winning the annual Lizard Island tournament with a black marlin in excess of 400kg.
I’ve got a few more posts coming tomorrow. Including some information on how get your kids out for world record fish, and how to properly document the event for judges. Again my appologies but work has been very busy this week.
Warrick Harris was fishing several miles off the coast of New Zealand when he found a female shark barely alive, trapped in his net. A New Zealand marine scientist with the Conservation Department said that it was the largest shark he had ever examined, weighing over 3,500 pounds and about 15 feet long. The average size of great white sharks around New Zealand is less than 10 feet. Harris is trying to sell the sharks jaws and fins to collectors.
“‘Jaws’ was the exact reaction, really,” Harris said. “It was quite unbelievable. (I) just couldn’t get over the sheer size of it.”
Story via NBC 17, includes pictures & video clip.