more tiger fish

[Colt45]

» and something called a striped water dog??

»

That is the literal translation of the scientific name of the tigerfish. I did a little

research after your initial photos - I wanted to see what these things feed on.

Just fish and crustaceans - unbelievable. They are related to piranhas, and if I

read correctly, neon tetras. I still can't believe the teeth!

[Ken Gargett]

» Just fish and crustaceans - unbelievable. They are related to piranhas,

» and if I

» read correctly, neon tetras. I still can't believe the teeth!

neon tetras!!!

holy crap. be keeping my fingers out of the fish tank from now on. isn't evolution amazing.

[Miami101]

Where are these fish found...........

[Miami101]

O.K.

I check out the site...wow..

Those GT you posted I can't get over it....where did you fish them?

[Ken Gargett]

» Where are these fish found...........

zambesi and environs.

[Ken Gargett]

» O.K.

» I check out the site...wow..

» Those GT you posted I can't get over it....where did you fish them?

as posted, sadly that is not me - a mate got them at christmas island )(the christmas island in the pacific).

[El Presidente]

» » O.K.

» » I check out the site...wow..

» » Those GT you posted I can't get over it....where did you fish them?

»

»

» as posted, sadly that is not me - a mate got them at christmas island

» )(the christmas island in the pacific).

Seriously people....unless Kens guide was casting (again) there was no way he could hook one of these.

[Ken Gargett]

»

» Seriously people....unless Kens guide was casting (again) there was no way

» he could hook one of these.

nice comment coming from rob 'dynamite' ayala.

in all the years we have fished together, i can honestly say that i have never seen the bloke catch a fish. it was always just before i got there, or just after, or it was 'round the bend and i released it', or 'you should have seen me an hour ago'.

sad, really.

and i will state again for the record, and happily undergo polygraphs and swear on any divinity anyone requires. never, ever, has a guide caught a fish for me or cast for me; no bone or trout you see in the photos here (and i don't seem to see too many photos of rob - perhaps he caught them just before the camera arrived, or perhaps it was around the bend) was caught by any guide. every single one - i cast, caught, reeled in, did the lot.

now dynamite, can you say the same thing?

[wdh]

»

» nice comment coming from rob 'dynamite' ayala.

»

Perchance, is the nickname 'dynamite' possibly a reference to his preferred method of fishing?? :-)

Bill

[Ken Gargett]

» »

» » nice comment coming from rob 'dynamite' ayala.

» »

»

» Perchance, is the nickname 'dynamite' possibly a reference to hsi

» preferred method of fishing?? :-)

»

» Bill

you may say that. i couldn't possibly comment.

[Freefallguy]

» » Perchance, is the nickname 'dynamite' possibly a reference to hsi

» » preferred method of fishing?? :-)

Something like this?

A conservation officer was driving down a country lane when a man waved him down.

“Officer! There’s a man on the pond back there fishing with dynamite! You have to stop him, he’s going to kill someone!”

The conservation officer parked and ran down to the pond. The man was just pulling his boat up on the shore. As he approached, the man seemed surprised.

“I have a report that you’re fishing illegally.”

“Really? Why don’t you come out and see for yourself.”

They launched the boat and rowed out to the middle of the pond. The man cast a line into the water while the officer watched. A moment later, he lit a stick of dynamite and tossed it over the side.

“Hey! You can’t fish with dynamite! That’s illegal!”

The man calmly pulled out another stick, lit it, and handed it to the conservation officer.

“Ya gonna talk, or ya gonna fish?”

[wdh]

» » » Perchance, is the nickname 'dynamite' possibly a reference to hsi

» » » preferred method of fishing?? :-)

»

» Something like this?

»

» ......lit a stick of dynamite and tossed it over the side.

» “Hey! You can’t fish with dynamite! That’s illegal!”

» The man calmly pulled out another stick, lit it, and handed it to the

» conservation officer.

» “Ya gonna talk, or ya gonna fish?”

Freefall - I love that story...one of the few good jokes my dad told that's stuck with me over the years. Sort of related to the old saying...."easier than shooting fish in a barrel" - great visual :-|

[Freefallguy]

» isn't evolution amazing.

Or intelligent design.

[Freefallguy]

I think everyone’s heard it; but it’s still a classic.

» "easier than shooting fish in a barrel"

Don't give Ken any ideas.

[Ken Gargett]

» I think everyone’s heard it; but it’s still a classic.

»

» » "easier than shooting fish in a barrel"

»

» Don't give Ken any ideas.

to be honest, i'd rather pick up a live angry deathadder than a gun.

[Ken Gargett]

» » isn't evolution amazing.

»

» Or intelligent design.

notwithstanding that you are a cowgirls fan, you actually seemed quite sensible when we met, or is this some form of american humour that we just don't get?

[wdh]

» » » isn't evolution amazing.

» »

» » Or intelligent design.

»

»

» notwithstanding that you are a cowgirls fan, you actually seemed quite

» sensible when we met, or is this some form of american humour that we just

» don't get?

heehee....some blow a lot of hot air on the topic(s) but I don't think anyone on this side of the pond really 'gets it' either....

[El Presidente]

»

» to be honest, i'd rather pick up a live angry deathadder than a gun.

Not likely Ken...I have seen you cringe at spiders. I mean...you took up Fly Fishing only because you couldn't bare to bait your own hook. ;-)

[Ken Gargett]

» »

» » to be honest, i'd rather pick up a live angry deathadder than a gun.

»

» Not likely Ken...I have seen you cringe at spiders. I mean...you took up

» Fly Fishing only because you couldn't bare to bait your own hook. ;-)

does complete crap just ooze out of every orifice all day?

actaully when i was younger, i had a healthy collection of snakes and lizards, which rather unfortunately i was ordered to release after one of the venomous ones (it wasn't really all that toxic, just a bit) escaped into my sister's room (that was my story and i have never waivered). we lived out at kenmore and in those days were surrounded by bush. for half the year, i would come across a snake at least every second day. it is amazing how, when they become familiar, one becomes reasonably comfortable around them and is not bothered handling them, if necessary, though not something i did very often. i drew the line at a taipan i once saw disappear into a pile of logs at high speed.

[Colt45]

» does complete crap just ooze out of every orifice all day?

»

:rotfl:

I'm sorry........ Dr. K, please - never change.......

[Ben]

Yeah WDH they're scary animals cause they move bloody quick for a snake...

The only time I ever saw Steve Irwin shitscared was when he was trying to catch a Fierce Snake (Inland Taipan)

[Freefallguy]

» » » isn't evolution amazing.

» »

» » Or intelligent design.

»

»

» notwithstanding that you are a cowgirls fan, you actually seemed quite

» sensible when we met, or is this some form of american humour that we just

» don't get?

Huh?

[Freefallguy]

» I'm sorry........ Dr. K, please - never change.......

Colt, please don't encourage him.

[Colt45]

» » I'm sorry........ Dr. K, please - never change.......

»

» Colt, please don't encourage him.

You are of course correct - but I just couldn't help myself. Oozing crap, referring to

the departed Smithy as "who?", and non sequiturs too numerous to count - one can't

help but guffaw.

[Ken Gargett]

okay, apparently somewhere we havea fishing forum. until i find it, mate sent me a site for these things http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/tigerfish/

for those too lazy, here are a couple more pics. but it is worth a look.

and something called a striped water dog??