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Old 08-26-2009, 04:18 PM   #1
dos ballenas
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Wouldn't want to catch one of these fro the kayak!



This was caught in US waters on The Cortez with Captain Jim... they had great fishing for a light load on a great boat.

This is pretty rare catch and really weird fish.

It was picked up on the troll passing a kelp paddy. The smell and slimy texture reminds me of a barracuda kinda... oh ya the teeth are pretty similar as well!

You never know what you'll catch offshore!

It had a tiny squid and small unknown deep sea fish in its stomach... must have been hungry to come up and hit a trolled feather... these guys are usually found very deep. Most specimens are found washed up on beaches.











I still need to collect tuna stomachs from US waters... anybody willing to help??? I will trade beers for fish carcasses.



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