THIS tourist showed REEL skill snaring a massive 850lb marlin off the Australian coast — at the age of 85.
Great-grandmother Connie Laurie caught the monster marlin — known as the fastest fish in the sea — while on holiday in far north Queensland.
Connie had already bagged a 12lb mackerel, before casting out again and reeling in the much bigger fish.
She said: "Only twice did I get lifted out of the seat when it made a run, but I was able to get it right up to the back of the boat before we released it.
"It was just a magical sight to see this huge big fish jump out of the water."
Aussie Connie, from the Gold Coast, added: "It's something I've wanted to do all my life, to go out and fish for something big.
"I got my wish. It was absolutely fantastic and made my holiday."
Bob Lowe, president of the Lizard Island Game Fish Club, said it was an amazing feat.
He said: "It's very unusual for a lady of that age to be able to catch a marlin of that size.
"It comes down to technique - the skill of the angler and the skill of the boat driver combined. It's definitely quite an achievement."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3919299/Woman-85-reels-in-850lb-marlin.html
Showing posts with label unusual animal encounters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unusual animal encounters. Show all posts
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Boulder cat has close encounter with mountain lion in Boulder
Zeus, an 11-year-old Maine coon cat, had a curious encounter with a young mountain lion.
The cats checked each other out — from opposite sides of a sliding glass door — about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pine Brook Hills area of Boulder.
Gail Loveman, Zeus' owner, said she was busy in the office of her home when she heard a noise and turned to see a young mountain lion on the porch.
"There was this cat 4-feet away from me!" Loveman recalled during an interview Tuesday.
That's when Zeus entered the room and got into a stare down with the mountain lion. Another house cat, Bacchus, a litter mate of Zeus, peeked in but decided he was better off staying in the hallway out of sight, Loveman said.Loveman, a volunteer firefighter with the Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District, grabbed a camera and started taking photographs.
The interaction between the cats went on for about 5 minutes.
Zeus typically stands tall, hisses and acts fairly aggressive when he sees other animals - mostly squirrels, other house cats or even dogs - through the glass door. But Zeus remained calm as he appraised the big cat.
"I think he thought 'Hmmm! This is different,' " Loveman said.
When the lion left the porch, Loveman went to an upstairs balcony and spotted a second lion, which Loveman thought was likely the mother of the first lion.
Read on...
The cats checked each other out — from opposite sides of a sliding glass door — about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pine Brook Hills area of Boulder.
Gail Loveman, Zeus' owner, said she was busy in the office of her home when she heard a noise and turned to see a young mountain lion on the porch.
"There was this cat 4-feet away from me!" Loveman recalled during an interview Tuesday.
That's when Zeus entered the room and got into a stare down with the mountain lion. Another house cat, Bacchus, a litter mate of Zeus, peeked in but decided he was better off staying in the hallway out of sight, Loveman said.Loveman, a volunteer firefighter with the Boulder Mountain Fire Protection District, grabbed a camera and started taking photographs.
The interaction between the cats went on for about 5 minutes.
Zeus typically stands tall, hisses and acts fairly aggressive when he sees other animals - mostly squirrels, other house cats or even dogs - through the glass door. But Zeus remained calm as he appraised the big cat.
"I think he thought 'Hmmm! This is different,' " Loveman said.
When the lion left the porch, Loveman went to an upstairs balcony and spotted a second lion, which Loveman thought was likely the mother of the first lion.
Read on...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Mendon man head-butted by deer
MENDON, Mass. -- Jesse Mazzola was driving home with his wife and daughter after a Fourth of July barbecue, when he was head-butted by a deer on a back road in Mendon.
The damage to his car: superficial. But the damage to his face: not as pretty.
“I saw cartilage or what I thought was cartilage -- a bone and blood just gushing all over my face,” Mazzola said, describing the deer’s impact.
Normally when an animal is hit in the road, the driver hits it with the front of the car. In this car, the deer hit the driver, through an open window.
“I saw his eyes, and felt his nose ... like a full head butt,” Mazzola said.
The deer didn't have antlers, but the head shot left Mazzola with a badly broken nose and seven stitches.
He took a peek at his busted nose in the mirror with a message for his wife.
“I looked at my wife,” he said, “and said ‘I said call 911. Don’t look at my face.’”
His wife, of three years and their 11-month-old daughter weren't hurt.
The stitches are already out, but Mazzola said he still couldn’t believe he walked away after going head-to-head with a dear.
“It was definitely eye-to-eye,” Mazzola said. “You got to be kidding me, a deer in my face.”
Police found a dead deer by the side of the road the next day. Mazzola said he didn't want to see if it was the same animal. At that point he said he'd already seen enough of the deer.
Read more: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/worcester-area/12004804782170/mendon-man-head-butted-by-deer/#?hpt=us_bn4#ixzz1S6bE0HVe
The damage to his car: superficial. But the damage to his face: not as pretty.
“I saw cartilage or what I thought was cartilage -- a bone and blood just gushing all over my face,” Mazzola said, describing the deer’s impact.
Normally when an animal is hit in the road, the driver hits it with the front of the car. In this car, the deer hit the driver, through an open window.
“I saw his eyes, and felt his nose ... like a full head butt,” Mazzola said.
The deer didn't have antlers, but the head shot left Mazzola with a badly broken nose and seven stitches.
He took a peek at his busted nose in the mirror with a message for his wife.
“I looked at my wife,” he said, “and said ‘I said call 911. Don’t look at my face.’”
His wife, of three years and their 11-month-old daughter weren't hurt.
The stitches are already out, but Mazzola said he still couldn’t believe he walked away after going head-to-head with a dear.
“It was definitely eye-to-eye,” Mazzola said. “You got to be kidding me, a deer in my face.”
Police found a dead deer by the side of the road the next day. Mazzola said he didn't want to see if it was the same animal. At that point he said he'd already seen enough of the deer.
Read more: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/worcester-area/12004804782170/mendon-man-head-butted-by-deer/#?hpt=us_bn4#ixzz1S6bE0HVe
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