Monster Turtle
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FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
It’s already been done apparently…Missed opportunity to say, "we've got these monster turtles moving in"
Beat me to it, was gonna ask if they were headed this way?Missed opportunity to say, "we've got these monster turtles moving in"
Jim in Anacortes
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I had a girlfriend that went kayaking in San Diego Bay one day. She was terrified by some "monster" "as big as a fifty five gallon oil drum", that was following her around. I was skeptical, but she was pretty shaken up. Turns out there is a population of giant turtles in the south bay that can survive because of the warm water from the power plant. Some biologist think that they are leftovers from a commercial turtle operation from decades ago. Biologist have them all numbered and study them extensively...they also prefer not to advertise there presence, to protect them from human interaction. I learned to never, ever doubt that woman's unbelievable tall tales.
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Jim in Anacortes
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As a kid growing up in the East, snapping turtles were fearsome and feared. "Skinny dipping" was often employed. And then there was the hit song on the radio "My Ding A Ling" by Chuck Berry regarding "swimming across Turtle Creek". The lyrics were simply hilarious to us hicks.
Growing up in Indiana, there were always tales of giant snapping turtles pulling cattle into farm ponds.
Also same person caught a 234 lb gator with 6 lb test line sure throws that theory out that you need 3X to catch big trout
Jim in Anacortes
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I was once fishing a small stream in the Ozark's for Small Mouth bass with a topwater. I fished downstream to an area where the locals were fishing for gar with a .22 rifle. As I recall, they were quite quizzical about my fishing techniques. I headed back upstream, but never forgot the encounter.
I prefer 2X if they will take , the sooner I get them released the better. Not a great fan of leaving a hook in a fish that’s broke off ,
Jim in Anacortes
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I've caught fish on a 0 weight rod with 6X tippet landed them much faster I see people fishing with 5 & 6 weight rods
