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Giant stingrays

November 20th 2008 02:51
South Eastern Asia must be a haven for big, exotic fish. Not only are giant catfish found, scientist have even found giant sting rays.

giant catfish
Here's a giant catfish that came out of Cambodia back in 2005.



giant stingray
Catfish aren't all you find! This specimen came from Thailand.
Giant stingrays are similar in appearance to rays you usually find and have brownish tint. The biggest difference is that they live up to their name and grow to over 16 feet long which comes out to around 5 meters and weigh well over 1,300 pounds or 600 kilos! Many people know the stingray has a stinging barb on its tail. On the giant stingray, this barb can be 15 inches long. That works out to around 38 centimeters!

newborn giant stingray
This is a giant stingray that is less than an hour old, the offspring of the giant in the other photograph.
Although giant stingrays are found in South East Asia, Borneo, Thailand, New Guinea, and northern Australia, not a lot is known about the creatures because, as incredible as it may sound, they weren't discovered until 1990. This much is known, their numbers are dwindling as their habitats are degraded.






Until next time--watch yourself and watch your line!
images from nationalgeographic.com
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Pike--another fish with teeth

November 12th 2008 02:30
The other day I talked about muskies. To a lot of anglers, you can't talk about muskies and not mention pike. It's only natural because they look similar, both have teeth, and can be some of the most fierce fresh water fish you find.

typical pike
Although this picture is from an aquarium, it shows how effective the pike's coloring can be.
Pike or, depending on your area, pickerel, are usually brown or green in color with lighter splotches. Their coloration is used to their advantage as camouflage to ambush unsuspecting prey. Walleye are sometimes mistakenly called pickerel because the term is used to identify small pike. Although walleye are another fish with teeth, the two fish are unrelated. AND you must realize the comments about coloration are just guidelines! Pike are seldom a true green or a true brown. Often they are a combination of the two or shades of either color. When species can be found in North America, Europe, or Eurasia, you have to expect a little variation!
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Musky--A fish that can bite YOU!

November 9th 2008 03:52
catching a musky
When is the last time you caught something this big?


Life has had me in a bind lately and I'll admit, I haven't gotten to fish nearly as much as I would like!
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Can fish hear?

September 25th 2008 00:09
Remember when you were a little kid, jabbering away as Grandpa was trying to wet a line?

"Shhhh. You'll scare the fish," he finally said in an exasperated tone.

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Fishing for pan fish?

September 18th 2008 02:07
Sunnies--bluegill--perch--you name it--pan fish are those little suckers often passed over in the quest for big fish.

I don't know why they're called "pan fish." Seems like they ought to be called "hand fish." They're about as big as your hand.
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Killer fish! (Not sharks)

August 10th 2008 00:30
If you have some time to kill, this post is for you!

This is something I watched a while back on TV and the whole time I was watching I kept thinking, "I gotta get this on my blog!" Little did I figure it would show up so soon on YouTube.

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Steve Starling talks pike

April 26th 2008 04:45
This is a video featuring Australian angler Steve Starling.

His videos on You Tube are what more fishing shows in America should be. Watch them and you learn things besides fishing.

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An early weekend tip for trout anglers

April 11th 2008 07:56
Since this weekend kicks off the local trout season, I though I'd post this a day early so someone can use it.


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Fish eating alligator

April 9th 2008 00:58
All I can say is WoW! This is pretty cool!
I found this on Dailymotion. It's NOT gross so enjoy!

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The best time to fish

March 3rd 2008 02:50
Everybody is always asking, “When’s the best time to fish?” There’s a lot of answers to that question but timing plays a BIG part! Knowing how fish think and operate go a long way in determining the best times to fish.

When it's warm and sunny, fish are usually going to move to cooler, deeper waters to stay comfortable. Contrary to what some people say, cloudy days are usually good days to fish because the clouds diffuse the sunlight.

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Food Source Lures-the natural bait

February 24th 2008 20:02
Today is one of those lazy Sundays when you wake up and say "I'm not gonna do a lot today." After walking down the street to get the paper and then reading the funnies, I figured, "What the heck?" and tuned in some of those fishing guys on TV. I'm glad I did!

One of the shows grabbed my attention. I thought they were going to be talking about kids and fishing but it turned out that they were talking about a product I've seen on the shelf but looked over because it got lost in the multitude of lures and baits on the market.

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Do fish feel pain?

February 1st 2008 20:23
Okay! I'll throw my hat into the ring and offer my two cents!


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New species discovered

December 20th 2007 05:25
While checking the National Geographic Site, I saw that biologists have discovered 57 new varieties of freshwater fish in Europe which would bring the total of known European species to 522. Many more undescribed fish are suspected to exist which would bring the total to 600 or more. The new species were discovered during a seven year study by the World Conservation Union (ICUN.)

57 varieties found in Europe. Think about that for a moment. Here are new species found in an area which we thought was well explored. The fish were found in what we call the “civilized world.” If new species were found on the ocean floor, I could understand it. But, in civilized Europe??? These findings have to make us question what we know and don’t know. Further, these discoveries put the probability of the Loch Ness Monster, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot in a whole new light.
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Pike eating pike

December 16th 2007 02:30
I'm not trying to be gross or offend anyone with this video. This is the ugly side of nature. You know what they say--"Only the strong survive."


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