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Old 06-16-2014, 10:09 PM
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Snagged this sucker fishing near the beach near Joseph's harbor. He was released unharmed.

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Old 06-16-2014, 10:37 PM
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That is a cool looking critter.


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Old 06-16-2014, 10:39 PM
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He was colorful. We thought it was a big trout! Only for a second. It made a huge splash when it was hooked. Hooked in the tip of flipper.


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Old 06-17-2014, 06:39 AM
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Very pretty. Thats not something you get to see everyday.
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Wow, that's pretty awesome.
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Pretty sure it's super illegal to touch them or take them.out the water.
I don't care and I would do it also to remove a hook.

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Old 06-17-2014, 10:14 AM
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Your probably right but no way I was leaving that jig in the top of its flipper.


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Pretty sure it's super illegal to touch them or take them.out the water.
I don't care and I would do it also to remove a hook.

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rustyb, Clampy is right! For the sake of keeping you out of trouble, I would ask that this thread be deleted.
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Old 06-17-2014, 11:06 AM
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No prob. Ain't skeered.!!


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Old 06-17-2014, 11:30 AM
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Very cool turtle! You done right by taking the hook out and releasing it.
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That's some good eating.
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Old 06-17-2014, 11:51 AM
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It was tuff!


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Gota have your head way up your azz to think its a bad thing to remove the hook before releasing that turtle. Unfortunatly the government and tree huggers have their heads so far up their azz its not funny.
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Would make a cool looking boot tho...
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I'm sure a few have been drug up in recreation scenes and trolls too
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Old 06-17-2014, 01:38 PM
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I've caught a much smaller one (Ridley's) about 12" carapace in a trawl off the mouth of the Mermentau in the early '80s. It must have been caught just before we pulled in the tailbag because it was still fairly lively and swam off in great haste once released. I have seen many of them while fishing rocks from 80 up to 300' of water. Those suckers will get 5+ feet and several hundred pounds. They are very good eating....at least the legal ones are. The Cayman Islands had a turtle farm on Grand Cayman and sold some meat to the local restaurants and it is great in a stew or brown gravy.
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