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Old 06-02-2013, 03:06 PM   #1
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Ruined a good salmon dinner

Shot this ling yesterday with Don-B. Saw after I shot it that there was a fish in its mouth that turned out to be a salmon. Spear went through the ling and the salmon. Got a 2fer.
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Old 06-02-2013, 05:26 PM   #2
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

Well, that's hard to top! That technique kept the salmon from becoming dislodged.
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Old 06-02-2013, 06:16 PM   #3
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

Wow!

Is it legal to spear salmon? If not, it would be hard for a game warden to make a case if you left the salmon in the ling with spear through both, but I suppose some would try it.
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Old 06-02-2013, 07:17 PM   #4
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

Mike that is AWESOME. Shoulda eaten the salmon.

Yeah Bill, it is illegal to shoot salmon in Oregon and Washington, regardless of whether you are in the ocean or not. Totally unfair.
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Old 06-02-2013, 07:18 PM   #5
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Unfortunately, its illegal in California too.
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Old 06-02-2013, 11:15 PM   #6
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

Now that is cool. Interesting it swallowed it tail first. Same as the flounder in one from last week.
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Old 06-02-2013, 11:48 PM   #7
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Amazing! What are the chances of that?
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Old 06-03-2013, 01:42 AM   #8
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

How long were the ling and salmon? Fish are total carnivores, flyfishing I once caught a 11" trout with 3" trout in it's gullet almost a 3rd of it's length
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Old 06-03-2013, 11:46 PM   #9
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Re: Ruined a good salmon dinner

Ling was a smaller one, just over 24" (always look bigger underwater) there where slim pickings. Salmon was about 12" and was still plenty alive. I almost considered eating the salmon at first but after pulling it out of the stomach I just couldn't do it.
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I was say it is common, but now I have proof from todays shot.

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Old 06-06-2013, 03:53 PM   #11
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Very strange that they both were swallowing the salmon tail first. I thought they would always manipulate them to swallow head first.

I don't think a black rockfish would go down too well tail first with its dorsal spines and all, but salmon don't have that aggressive of spines, so I guess it must work for the lings.
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Maybe they have to chase it down as it swims by and take it how they can get it.
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Maybe they have to chase it down as it swims by and take it how they can get it.
Probably. And then maybe they hold it in their mouth until it dies, and then turn it around and swallow it. I am sure they have it all figured out.
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And then maybe they hold it in their mouth until it dies, and then turn it around and swallow it.
That makes a lot of sense. On the other hand, the first one of Macdiver's was well down into the stomach for the spear to go through both fish... Max, you're probably right about them being able to do it with salmon because of their soft spines.
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This one was a little too far gone to try for dinner.

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