Dolphins smashing into rudder

[Cadence]

Originally Posted by Sea Dreaming

The dolphins have a message "So long and thanks for all the fish"


Isn't it obvious?

I'll go with the red wine theory.

[Pelagic]

Could simply be Fin-Envy

[boatman61]

Grow up folks... these are Aussie dolphins.. its an immigrant boat.. Whaddya expect.. open fins..

[Winf]

The depth sounder I had on an a fishing dinghy years ago used to get lines of interference on it whenever Dolphins were around.

Dolphins would often show up at the bait ground off the town of 1770 in Queensland. Always knew when they were coming by the sounder getting funky. Happened too many times to just be coincidence and never saw the same interference when there were no Dolphins about.

Have never seen it on any other sounder or location but that one. Wondered if they were hearing the sounder transmissions and were trying to "talk" back to it. Anyone else seen similar?

Winf

[mausgras]

Originally Posted by Winf

The depth sounder I had on an a fishing dinghy years ago used to get lines of interference on it whenever Dolphins were around.

Dolphins would often show up at the bait ground off the town of 1770 in Queensland. Always knew when they were coming by the sounder getting funky. Happened too many times to just be coincidence and never saw the same interference when there were no Dolphins about.

Have never seen it on any other sounder or location but that one. Wondered if they were hearing the sounder transmissions and were trying to "talk" back to it. Anyone else seen similar?

Winf

Interesting hypothesis, especially if it was a multi-frequency CHIRP transducer. It may have been like "music" to their ears.

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[JPA Cate]

Might have been music to their ears, or they heard the lovely, tasty bait fish swimming and knew it was time for a feast!

Ann

[GrahamHO]

Originally Posted by Cadence

I'll go with the red wine theory.

If someone will send me a crate of Aussie red I'll test that theory on Kiwi Dolphins.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by Sea Dreaming

The dolphins have a message "So long and thanks for all the fish"


Isn't it obvious?

Hitchhikers guide?

[Sea Dreaming]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

Hitchhikers guide?

42. Always the correct answer.

[Travis McGee]

Here is a go-pro video I made while dive planing with dolphins behind my boat last June.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXwNLaeNOXQ

I posted a CF thread about it.

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