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Funny or Stupid: Feeding 300lb Fish By Hand
It's snowing here, long sigh...
Man, I was thinking I was going to sneak out this afternoon and get in a hour or two of dry fly fishing with the one weight. It's all of a sudden winter, and I'm relegated to searching the web for things that can only just barely substitute for fishing.
This one had me laughing though, hard. There's sun, water, boats, and grown men giddy as children on christmas morning. Personally I'd have a hard time sacking up to participate, but would love to watch the possibility of my best friend leaving a finger or two in the grouper's mouth. What about you, would you feed the beast or watch and laugh?
TR
I'd be tempted to feed something with a little more hardware attached.
Posted by: Koldkut | November 14, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Koldkut,
No doubt. Would have been hard to resist...
Posted by: tim romano | November 14, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Theres a marina in the keys that sells buckets of ballyhoo for you to feed the Tarpon by hand. The guys who work there let the fish swallow their hands. Its crazy to watch and by far the best $5 that you can spend in southren flordia!
Posted by: Tyler (NC) | November 14, 2008 at 01:27 PM
Yup, wanted to hit Pumphouse today up into Gore Canyon but it seemed a bit windy. Maybe next week.
So why didn't these guys put a line in the water. That looked like a fish that could feed a family through the recession.
Posted by: Peeet | November 14, 2008 at 03:43 PM
It's all fun & games till someone loses a hand...
Posted by: Blue Ox | November 14, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Those fish are protected. Can't keep them. They don't really have any fear of people. I am thinking that the feeding thing would be more fun than catching them.
Posted by: Capt Gordon | November 15, 2008 at 07:20 AM
Can you say, grouper grabbling?
Posted by: Evan V | November 15, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I think this opens new doors for the sport of noodling. No longer will noodlers have to limit themselves to catfish and muddy lakes...
Posted by: Chandler | November 16, 2008 at 10:54 AM