Re: [VFB] Tarpon attack

[DonO]

Growing up in S. Louisiana, I fished the gulf quite frequently, then worked on the rigs and drilling barges when I was older.  Needless to say, the fishing was incredible, although it was before people flyfished the salt.   When we were on a rig or tied up to a rig, we always fished for red snapper at the base, sometimes in 300 feet of water.  Hauling up a snapper from that depth was an open invitation for the denizens of the deep to come to dinner.  At lower levels, sharks took many of the first ones, then once past the sharks, the cudas took some more, if not the cudas, the jewfish.  Then, once they were full, we got the snappers up nearer the surface where the bluefish and other schoolers would tear them to shreads.  Once all the predators were full, we got to keep some for ourselves.   My friend had a huge hammerhead, estimated at least 15', some said 17', eat a large grouper (whole) on the surface that was too big to lift up out of the water.   Wish I had a video camera back then.  I don't think things are the same with the pressures of commercial fishing these days.   DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tarpon attack no problem Deb, Here you go http://www.gianttarpon.com/video.htm Ken -------------- Original message -------------- Do one of you have the email with these video links still. I deleted it and forgot to show it to my husband. If you kept it please forward it to me. Thanks, Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tarpon attack I'll be putting my time in the food chain this weekend. Wading & kayaking the "hot" flats in the keys! -------------- Original message -------------- Brian Just something else to think about. When you wade or swim in the ocean you are a part of the food chain, and not at the top either. Phil