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The Fish You Never See
It's the splash. That noise you hear behind you, up stream, or on the other side of the boat. You know, when it's just getting dark.
Possibly catching a glimpse of the water splashing down, or a tail slipping back into the water. Just when you'd given up hope that there were even fish to be had where you decided to wet a line. That stupid little sound that makes you stay an extra hour.
This particular splash was a bit bigger than normal. What do you think made it?
tim
maybe it was that same deer that went over the waterfall. decided to take another dip?
Posted by: chance | March 28, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I've done that many times. It usually happens after I've caught 0 fish and the sun is setting. I know that it's probably a muskrat but the chance of catching the fish of a lifetime makes me stay. I'll never learn.
Posted by: Andy | March 28, 2008 at 02:16 PM
It looks like a tarpon or a bonefish on the flats.
Posted by: Alex Pernice the fly rod winner | March 28, 2008 at 03:38 PM
It's the Predator chasing after Arnold again.
Posted by: Blue Ox | March 28, 2008 at 05:01 PM
Mako shark?
Posted by: pete | March 28, 2008 at 07:13 PM
Andy,
I've actually wondered myself how many times a muskrat, beaver, or some other vermin has tricked me into fishing into total darkness... Many I'm sure.
Blue Ox,
Love that movie. I think I watched it 50 times as a kid.
The Fish was actually a marlin of the coast of Baja about an hour north of Cabo.
Posted by: tim romano | March 28, 2008 at 07:47 PM
not sure what that fish was...maybe a marlin. Oh and I got the chest pack that you sent tim, thanks again.
Posted by: josh from maine | March 30, 2008 at 10:10 PM
That splash looks familiar ...
Posted by: NM | March 31, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Timmy - It was a dirt clod from the sky...
Posted by: Anthony | March 31, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Looks like a whale fluke hitting the water.
Posted by: Levi | April 08, 2008 at 04:08 PM
marlin.
Posted by: tim romano | April 08, 2008 at 04:28 PM