really old fish
 

Old and scary looking...

Man catches 200-year-old fish in Alaska | For The Win

Wow what a catch
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Would you eat it, have it mounted or let it go?

I'd probably let it go, seeing that it's survived that long.

How does 200 year old fish taste?/:biglaugh:

For sure!!! Take a picture:confused:

Read the comments under the article. This dude got hammered for not releasing it but apparently it was DOA due to the air bladder expanding so much coming up from such depths.

Crazy looking fish.

Looks like something Inuit's would've worshipped as a God of the sea.

Or had a place on River Monsters :P

Very unfortunate it was harvested though

A fish like that pulled up from the depths it was at will not survive if let go. Due to the pressure change it has no chance. It's air bladder and eyes have burst by the time it hits the surface.

"The shimmering, neon orange, and somewhat bloated looking fish is generally found either alone or in small groups at a depth of between about 990 ft. to 1,650 ft., with old fish deeper than their younger counterparts, preying on small crustaceans that live on underwater boulder fields. "

:fishin:

However once the rockfish was secured, throwing it back wasn't a good option, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

"Rockfish caught in deep water often sustain injuries," as a result of the decompression that happens when fish are quickly elevated to the surface, the ADFG says on its website. With Liebman being at a depth of 900 feet, "because of high release mortality, intentional catch-and-release fishing is greatly discouraged, particularly in depths of 60 feet or greater."

Freak we need the reds to get that big!
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