Weirdest Catch Ever

[muskymax]

Hey guys,

 

What is the weirdest catch or weirdest thing you have ever seen while fishing?

 

My weird thing i saw while fishing was a huge bear swimming right next to my boat. It was scary and surreal at the same time.

 

[wask]

Wow, that is weird.

 

That is an awesome pic though. thanks!

Edited June 20, 2007 by Wask

[Rizzo]

yipes, I would be so far gone if I saw a bear swimming out to me. Bears are bad for fishing don't you know

[Puckhead]

Wow - I second Rizzo, I would be a little farther back then that... I imagine it could have pulled itself up on the side of the boat in a hurry...

[walleyedreamer]

this was taken on round lake near fenelon falls. my six little friends when i had my 14 foot mirrocraft. happy fishing, see you on the water, walleyedreamer.

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[Fang]

Fishing a top water frog in BOQ years ago I had a 4ft water snake strike at the bait and get hooked.

 

Had to grab hold of the head and work the hook out while the thing is squirming and hissing.

[Mattitude]

A seagull. Went right after my Senko and got hooked. Good times!

[gussser]

Once hooked a decomposed corpse that some hubby tried to dispose of. Police had been looking for her several counties away for 5 weeks. No I didn't take pics.

[Motorhead]

Once hooked a decomposed corpse that some hubby tried to dispose of. Police had been looking for her several counties away for 5 weeks. No I didn't take pics.

 

 

that`s just gruesome... talk about nightmares

[Mattitude]

I think we got a winner!

[steverowbotham]

ummm... gross

[mattyk]

that bear would have me freaked out if i saw it. The weirdest thing i ever caught was a huge bull frog. I caught it using a scum frog on some lilly pads.

[ccmtcanada]

Caught a seagull with Wolfville manning the net a week or two ago! Was a little disappointed though...didn't put up much of a fight.

[fishindevil]

Well i have had a few weird catches.. ..the best was i acually caught a rock with a hole in it.. ..[it was a piece of shale] from the ottawa river,as well as the rock there was a big freshwater clam latched on to it....anothertime i caught a rusty boat steering wheel....and man did that ever put up a great fight....it was covered in zebra muscles and pro weighed 15lbs .....and i once snagged a anchor rope and after getting the rope to just below the surface,i pulled,and pulled and finally it broke free,and i got a nice 7lb anchor,after i cleaned it up it was like brand new... ...so some of my catches were good.....cheers

[BFSC Kevin]

i would never get so close to a bear.. what if it had tried to climb on.. oh god!

[JerseyDog]

Yah, so, I once caught a corpse with a seagull and water snake and an anchor and a '57 Chevy attached while I had a bear riding in my boat and 100 of my buddies swimming beside me.

 

Forget to add, while my boat was hanging from the bottom of a helicopter with two hands tied behind my back and my eyes taped shut - in Antartica using dental floss and a pencil as a fishing rod.

Edited June 21, 2007 by JerseyDog

[blairwill]

Jersey dog I almost coughed to death. good one.bw

[stasbrute]

I have posted this picture before old outboard caught with the anchor line on the Ottawa river

 

[blaque]

Also had a bear swim by us, but he definitely avoided us, your bear doesnt look at all timid lol. You either were in an area that the bears affiliate humans with food and he wanted a meal, or he was rabid or something lol Dunno but thats an awesome experience, great pic

 

 

[duber]

Caught 3 full cans of Lakeport on the BoQ last Monday.Not as exciting as a bear or a dead body but more refreshing.

[Patches]

The only problem with letting a bear on your boat...... They'll drink all your beer and they never chip in on the gas.

 

Also they always want to change spots, even if you are catching fish, they know somewhere else to try.

 

;-)

[Maida_gc]

that bear would have me freaked out if i saw it. The weirdest thing i ever caught was a huge bull frog. I caught it using a scum frog on some lilly pads.

 

Same here. It was a slow day for me, and I didn't see the giant bull frog as he was under the pads/scum. But I watched as the pads all shook, and the scum started to part and this giant tunnel (scene from Tremors) approached my lure. Then SMASH! I landed it, but thank GOD it spit the hook before I had to touch it.

 

I'll tell you though, after a slow day like I was having, it was about the most exciting hit I've ever had.

[Bigworm]

I caught a brand new Shimano rod and real combo this spring at Port Dover. Still had the tape on the handle. I figure someone left their rod unattended and got spooled. I initially thoght I was snagged untill it started to come up. Funny.

 

Mark

[Aaron Shirley]

Wow, that is pretty cool... to be that close to a swimming bear! That would definitely be a wild experience.

 

The freakiest thing that I ever saw while fishing is something I cannot explain or haven't been able to get a good answer to...

 

I was fishing on a calm day in the St.Lawrence River close to Lake Ontario in 11-feet of water for perch. The water was crystal clear and we could see the perch along the bottom. Then a massive fish swam right beside my 16' boat right near the surface of the water. The fish was so large my girlfriend at the time was shrieking in horror.. and she had hooked and played a 50" class musky before.

 

When I tried to make a cast to it after my initial shock, she started yelling at me (almost crying) to stop trying to catch it, she was so scared. The fish was shark-like in appearance, approximately 8- to 10-feet in length and a brownish greyish colouration. It looked similar to a sand shark from 3-feet away. It's difficult to say just how large it really was as it was in the water, but it was scary big, I know that much. I wouldn't have wanted to jump in the water!

 

The only thing I can think of, is that is was some type of saltwater fish or shark that was lost.

 

I have heard all kinds of suggestions as to what it may have been without any good answer. I am pretty good at identifying freshwater fish species, and I can say it was not:

 

- a paddlefish, gar, sturgeon, catfish, musky or any other game fish from freshwater. Any suggestions?

 

Aaron

[Roy]

Dang....I know you know your fish, Aaron but I would still bet on a sturgeon. They swim like a shark and have a shark-like tail. It's also probably the only fish in the Larry that can grow that long and could be seen in shallow waters at times.