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200 year old fish caught.

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Reply #1: July 04, 2013, 11:30:09
I bet that fish has a few fishermen's tales to tell.
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Reply #2: July 04, 2013, 12:27:50
What a sad inglorious end after 200 years.  :blubber:
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Reply #3: July 04, 2013, 12:31:35
Quote from: Phil №❶ on July 04, 2013, 12:27:50
What a sad inglorious end after 200 years.  :blubber:

and it's probably OFF anyway .. Fish doesn't keep for even a week  :rolleyes:
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Reply #4: July 04, 2013, 12:39:43
Quote from: Phil №❶ on July 04, 2013, 12:27:50
What a sad inglorious end after 200 years.  :blubber:

My thoughts exactly  :goodjob: :goodjob:

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Reply #5: July 04, 2013, 12:48:34
At that depth probably the first  worm on a hook the fish ever seen in his 200 years  :whistler:
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Reply #6: July 04, 2013, 13:26:30
I am not a fisherman so I have to ask the obvious questions.   :workitout:

How was he fishing at 275 metres down?   :Dunno:

How do they know it is 200 years old? Did they count it's rings? Or did they just ask it?   :Dunno:
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Reply #7: July 04, 2013, 13:30:47
Quote from: kittikat on July 04, 2013, 13:26:30
I am not a fisherman so I have to ask the obvious questions.   :workitout:

How was he fishing at 275 metres down?   :Dunno:

How do they know it is 200 years old? Did they count it's rings? Or did they just ask it?   :Dunno:

They probably checked its teeth.  :D
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Reply #8: July 04, 2013, 13:31:43
I am not a fisherman so I have to ask the obvious questions.   :workitout:

How was he fishing at 275 metres down?   :Dunno:

A bloody big reel and at least 280 metres of line on it  :whistler:

How do they know it is 200 years old? Did they count it's rings? Or did they just ask it?   :Dunno:

Nah! just look at it's  One Ring and said thats one old arse-----------------Fish  :rofl:

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Reply #9: July 04, 2013, 14:19:56
Quote from: Rick! on July 04, 2013, 13:31:43
I am not a fisherman so I have to ask the obvious questions.   :workitout:

How was he fishing at 275 metres down?   :Dunno:

A bloody big reel and at least 280 metres of line on it  :whistler:

How do they know it is 200 years old? Did they count it's rings? Or did they just ask it?   :Dunno:

Nah! just look at it's  One Ring and said thats one old arse-----------------Fish  :rofl:

Radio carbon dating maybe  :Shocked: :Shocked: :Shocked: :Shocked:

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Reply #10: July 04, 2013, 16:10:59
They apparently know the growth rate of the bones*, so interpolated that data...

Apparently.



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Reply #11: July 06, 2013, 02:29:33
I guess that works. I understand carp is really no different from goldfish grown over a long time.
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