A man fishing off the coast of Bermuda was wounded in a very bizarre incident: the fish jumped out of the water and hooked him instead.
[Ian] Card and his father, Alan, both operators of a charter fishing boat and experienced marlin fishermen, had just hooked the fish Saturday when it suddenly leapt out of the water, impaled Ian Card just below his collar bone and knocked him into the ocean.
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The fishermen estimated the marlin at about 800 pounds (363 kilograms) and about 14 feet (4.3 meters) in length.
Remarkably, he (the fisherman) made it back to shore and is recovering.
I can see the made-for-TV movie title now: “The Old Man and the Sea: Nature Fights Back”.
Something tells me that either this is his last fishing trip (How can you face your buddies with you being the one who didn’t just lose the fish, but LOST to the fish?) or he will move out onto the ocean to fish fulltime (Must catch the fish that I got away from!!!).
1. I am very Frustrated to find that my very humorous prior Comment to This very Fishy post :> is apparently now lost in Cyberspace ~ BUT in any case,
2. my Voluntary lecture :) in response to your multiplyposted Willing thirst for Knowledge :) may be Audited here, in Commentroom #52 at the far end of the Hallway. :>
(So, don’t you Be re-Trolling amongst the Billfish, here, Friend friend; just Stick (so to Speak :) to the extratropical Topicalposts & you will Have your Answer in Due Course, & indeed Even before Hell freezes Over, apologiesToAmbassadorsAdlai Stevenson&AndreiGromyko :)
AND Now, to Reconstruct my lost-in-cyberspace Very Humorous Prior Comment [see Whining, above :] ~
ARRR! Marrrrlinspiked, by Thunderrrr! :>
(And reportedly these guys already knew their Ropes, too. :) Well it’s great that the gored ;] fisherman survived and is recovering but now what We want to know is, Golll-lee! Wut ever Happened to the Fish? [Brendan: now in Your part, just ad-lib Tartar Sauce instead. / Famblystuff, people, don’t go fishing for it. :]
Be He 14 feet & 800 lbs, or a svelte :) 7-foot-400 as estimated by Capting Jeff ;} above, that’s a prettybig animal IMFO. (Freshwatery / Wha’d ya Think? :)
Great Gawd Awmighty, did yer Man go Overboard whilst skewered upon the monster’s snout? Sure sounds like it: “The younger fisherman managed to struggle free while his father cut the line and helped his son get back into their boat, the Challenger.” THERE’s a Challenge, all right. “Struggle free” from the piscine Zorroblade, one must presume, unless I’m missing the Point. :> Sheesh, ka Bob! [YEAH yeah, OY veh :]
But I say that big billfishie didn’t Really interpret the Angler as a bit of additional Bait (nice little Dessert :), nor as the Aggressor against whom to Retaliate with the old Airstrike in Selfdefense, OH no. Yer man the marlin :} merely Jumped for to Throw the Hook with the old Mighty Headshake, is all. ‘Twas just young Mr. Card’s ill Luck to be right smack dab in the old Trajectory. :|
Now many’s the time I’ve been finHorned by the humble Connecticut River Catfish :) but I think I’ll continue to leave these bluewater aerial acrobats with the Rapiernoses to their own Devices. / Arrr.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:35:40 am
Actually, the more accurate term would be that the Marlin “speared” him, not hooked.
July 24th, 2006 at 11:57:23 am
Well - it could sorta perhaps be considered like a right hook, only different, see ?
Talk about having yer Card ‘punched’ !
Good thing neither was named Chad, or he counld have been one well-punched Chad !
I do have one question, tho …
Did this happen in the Atlantic or in or near the Bay of Bengal ???
I’m wondering which one is where one can find “Burmuda” ?
(innocent smile)
July 24th, 2006 at 12:11:05 pm
Damn! Now that’s some FRESH seafood right there.
Something tells me that either this is his last fishing trip (How can you face your buddies with you being the one who didn’t just lose the fish, but LOST to the fish?) or he will move out onto the ocean to fish fulltime (Must catch the fish that I got away from!!!).
July 24th, 2006 at 12:15:52 pm
The fishermen estimated the marlin at about 800 pounds (363 kilograms) and about 14 feet (4.3 meters) in length.
Fish stories. In reality, it probably was about 7 feet, 400 pounds.
July 24th, 2006 at 12:18:58 pm
Spelling of ‘Bermuda’ corrected.
I somehow doubt this guy will turn into a new Ahab, but you never know. :)
July 24th, 2006 at 2:46:24 pm
This happened to a female fisher several years ago and was caught on tape. I believe the Marlin punctured her breast implant.
July 24th, 2006 at 6:15:57 pm
5:20pm mst
I am willing to learn!!!
July 24th, 2006 at 9:07:41 pm
A friend,
1. I am very Frustrated to find that my very humorous prior Comment to This very Fishy post :> is apparently now lost in Cyberspace ~ BUT in any case,
2. my Voluntary lecture :) in response to your multiplyposted Willing thirst for Knowledge :) may be Audited here, in Commentroom #52 at the far end of the Hallway. :>
(So, don’t you Be re-Trolling amongst the Billfish, here, Friend friend; just Stick (so to Speak :) to the extratropical Topicalposts & you will Have your Answer in Due Course, & indeed Even before Hell freezes Over, apologiesToAmbassadorsAdlai Stevenson&AndreiGromyko :)
July 24th, 2006 at 11:50:54 pm
THank you! “your Honor”
July 25th, 2006 at 2:47:20 am
This headline is kind of like “Man bites dog”
July 25th, 2006 at 10:33:18 am
AND Now, to Reconstruct my lost-in-cyberspace Very Humorous Prior Comment [see Whining, above :] ~
ARRR! Marrrrlinspiked, by Thunderrrr! :>
(And reportedly these guys already knew their Ropes, too. :) Well it’s great that the gored ;] fisherman survived and is recovering but now what We want to know is, Golll-lee! Wut ever Happened to the Fish? [Brendan: now in Your part, just ad-lib Tartar Sauce instead. / Famblystuff, people, don’t go fishing for it. :]
Be He 14 feet & 800 lbs, or a svelte :) 7-foot-400 as estimated by Capting Jeff ;} above, that’s a prettybig animal IMFO. (Freshwatery / Wha’d ya Think? :)
Great Gawd Awmighty, did yer Man go Overboard whilst skewered upon the monster’s snout? Sure sounds like it: “The younger fisherman managed to struggle free while his father cut the line and helped his son get back into their boat, the Challenger.” THERE’s a Challenge, all right. “Struggle free” from the piscine Zorroblade, one must presume, unless I’m missing the Point. :> Sheesh, ka Bob! [YEAH yeah, OY veh :]
But I say that big billfishie didn’t Really interpret the Angler as a bit of additional Bait (nice little Dessert :), nor as the Aggressor against whom to Retaliate with the old Airstrike in Selfdefense, OH no. Yer man the marlin :} merely Jumped for to Throw the Hook with the old Mighty Headshake, is all. ‘Twas just young Mr. Card’s ill Luck to be right smack dab in the old Trajectory. :|
Now many’s the time I’ve been finHorned by the humble Connecticut River Catfish :) but I think I’ll continue to leave these bluewater aerial acrobats with the Rapiernoses to their own Devices. / Arrr.
July 25th, 2006 at 11:24:38 am
HOly crap. That had to hurt like a mother.
July 25th, 2006 at 11:54:07 am
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July 25th, 2006 at 11:54:38 am
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July 25th, 2006 at 11:56:35 am
This is scary:
“Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!”
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July 25th, 2006 at 12:03:35 pm
Joe - I am in AWE, I tell you !
I left the marlinspike references alone cuz I thought they would be too obscure even for *this* eclectic bunch !
I’m guessing that young Ian is going to eschew *anything* en brochette for at least a while …