Sam, It's always fun to experience something like that and it will give you
a good memory for the rest of your life. And you will always wish that there
were more photos of the event. /jnm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of S. Morales
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 8:52 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] To Catch A Real Dolphin?
>
>
> Jim,
>
> I wish I liked gin, but I don't. It's a true story, and never would have
> believed it myself. In speaking with a native at the hotel, she said, that
> she's heard of this happening, but it's rare and the dolphin must
> have been
> pretty hungry, but it's happened.
>
> She said I probably had a yellow fin Tuna, their favorite meal......
>
> Sam....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 1:17 AM
> Subject: RE: [OM] To Catch A Real Dolphin?
>
>
> > I think you should not eat so many of those little gin-soaked olives for
> > lunch. /jnm
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of dolphans1
> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:28 PM
> > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [OM] To Catch A Real Dolphin?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > > A little of topic discussion, but I did take a photo with a disposable
> > > camera, of something strange that happened to me in the Florida Keys
> over
> > > the weeked.
> > >
> > > You won't believe what happened to me in the Keys, I was fishing
> > > (trolling)
> > > and hooked on to a big fish and was fighting it for about 15
> minutes. A
> > > school of porpoises got real close to our boat and I asked my buddy,
> "Hey
> > > you don't think there going after my fish, do you?" "He said,
> > > no, dolphins
> > > are real smart!" Well the kept getting closer and I started
> > > getting a little
> > > worried, and then started feeling my fish, get excited on the
> end of the
> > > line.(For any fishermen, you know what I mean by this.)
> > >
> > > The dolphin then took my fish and I was hooked onto a real
> life dolphin
> > > (porpoise), what a collectible huh? I fought the mammal for over
> > > an hour as
> > > we chased it with our boat. We were trying to get as much
> line back, or
> > > possibly get the hook out. We got the mammal about 10 feet of the
> > > boat, and
> > > cut the line. Weighed in my estimation 300-500lbs?
> > >
> > >
> > > In all my years of fishing, I have never heard of such a thing. I
> > > have seen
> > > birds snagged, along with turtles and lobsters, in my life,
> but never a
> > > true life, porpoise. (This porpoise was hooked as he ate my fish)
> > >
> > > Anyone else have a fishing tale?
> > >
> > > Sam.....
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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