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01-04-2009, 14:02
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Deckhand Chokes To Death On Baitfish
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01-04-2009, 15:38
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Please note the April first dateline... maybe?
Jim
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01-04-2009, 18:01
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That guy should be a candidate for the Darwin Award. 
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02-04-2009, 12:56
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Guess I was wrong!
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Originally Posted by Jim Cate
Please note the April first dateline... maybe?
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Well, the story showed uup this morning in the San Diego newspaper, and now it's the second of April... so I'll retract my earlier post and say "poor bugger, what a nasty way to go'
Cheers,
Jim
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Jim and Ann s/v Insatiable II, lying Port Cygnet Tasmania once again.
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09-04-2009, 04:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Cate
Well, the story showed uup this morning in the San Diego newspaper, and now it's the second of April... so I'll retract my earlier post and say "poor bugger, what a nasty way to go'
Cheers,
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I first suspected an April Fools joke also.
But the story showed up on several different news sites, so it appeared to not be a joke. I should have mentioned that when I first posted the story.
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09-04-2009, 05:39
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The late Jeff Twaddle (right)
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09-04-2009, 06:30
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09-04-2009, 07:05
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If he swallowed the fish head first the dorsal fins would have prevented him from pulling it out.
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10-04-2009, 10:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sandy daugherty
If he swallowed the fish head first the dorsal fins would have prevented him from pulling it out. |
BINGO!!!!
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10-04-2009, 11:21
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That sucks!! what a way to go. poor fella
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17-12-2009, 19:44
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Ink pen Trake time, it works in the movies
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17-12-2009, 20:15
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The story reports he tried to swallow bait fish to entertain the kids. I've been out on these boats a lot: the bait fish is live anchovies. And I've seen guys swallow them to entertain/freak out kids. That sculpin/rockfish-looking thing in the photo is some kid's catch, not a bait fish.
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17-12-2009, 21:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Starbuck
The story reports he tried to swallow bait fish to entertain the kids. I've been out on these boats a lot: the bait fish is live anchovies. And I've seen guys swallow them to entertain/freak out kids. That sculpin/rockfish-looking thing in the photo is some kid's catch, not a bait fish. |
do you really think he swallowed the fish in the picture?
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17-12-2009, 21:53
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They won't try that trick again on that boat...
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