Bigger Fish Taking Your Fish

[yush_gta]

So I've read stories on here about people reeling in a fish only for a bigger fish to sneak up and take that fish. Well at least half of it. Particularly with pike. Also seen it on a BC fishing show when they were reeling in a salmon and a sea lion or seal or something came up and smashed it right before they were gonna net it.

Anyway, it got me thinking about the two times I've seen it happen. One time was in Jamaica. I suspect the perpetrator was a 'cuda.

The 2nd time was in Cuba but the story goes like this: We went on a catamaran trip in Cayo Santa Maria in the flats. I brought a dollarama retractable with one of my cheap old reels and me, my gf, and a couple we befriended were using it to catch jacks and snappers whenever we stopped.

Then some guy from Montreal, who was trolling for 'cudas, asked to keep one of the snappers and rig it up as bait. So he threw a treble on it and let it troll. Well some 'cuda took half the fish and avoided the hook. But no worries. He went back to the jerk baits and eventually landed two.

Also, we went snorkeling on this trip and I was face to face with a 'cuda in the water and my heart skipped a beat but I quickly realized 'cudas don't attack people. Barracudas are such beautiful fish.

Never had this happen to me but makes for a great story when it does happen to one of us.

 

[FishingNoob]

Nice post! I caught a cuda a little smaller then that in Mexico, I'll post it up once I find the photo.

 

[Bow Man]

Catching a cuda would be awesome, hear they fight great.

 

[Mr. Bassturd]

check out the chompers on that bad boy

 

[Christopheraaron]

Nice! When in Mexico a couple other guys who were out with the same guide brought in 2 cudas about 2-3x bigger! Those were some mean and beautiful looking fish.

 

[AKnook]

I have caught salmon slashed up pretty good by seals. I never have had one go after the fish I was fighting though.

 

[hamiltonangler94]

Cool pics! Ive never fished saltwater, but wuld love to catch a barracuda

 

[sunny14]

YEP! Sometimes WEIRD thing happen out there!!

As with a lot of other things you just have to be CAREFUL Where & What You Fish For!! Or Else ........ :razz:

 

[W_boughner]

I've had a musky take a perch I was reeling in on the niagara

 

[[email protected]]

I have caught salmon slashed up pretty good by seals. I never have had one go after the fish I was fighting though.

if i can find the video i'll send it to ya. guys fighting a salmon, go to net it, a polar swims under their boat and grabs it


here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diCfjbag1RU

 

[yush_gta]

if i can find the video i'll send it to ya. guys fighting a salmon, go to net it, a polar swims under their boat and grabs it


here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diCfjbag1RU

nice.

 

[instapump416]

^^^
That looked like a sea lion?

haha "ahhh you son of a b...."

 

[usernamehere]

I had tons of snapping turtles steal my catches.

 

[sunny14]

I had tons of snapping turtles steal my catches.

WHOOOOO!!! Now there's an idea!!! Use Fish to catch Snapping Turtles and sell them for BIG $$$$$$$$$$'s!!

DARN! It's illegal to catch them isn't it?? POO POO POOP!!

Oh Well! Another Multi Million Dollar Idea Down The Drain!! :razz:

 

[N8orDie]

Check out this video I put together of a big bull trout attacking Rocky Mountain whitefish we hooked in the Highwood River in southern Alberta (not Ontario but related to the topic). Unfortunately we didn't have any lures big enough to actually target the bull. Sorry for the swearing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQVxR_yh7U

 

[instapump416]

^^^
That was awesome.

Imagine if you had put your cam under water for some footage.
That would've been sick.

 

[instapump416]

Not my pic...