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likwid · 08-01-2002, 12:56 PM

Congers have BIG FREAKING NASTY TEETH

*shivers*

Been out a couple times on commercial lobster boats (ok more than a couple times... alot) and had em in the traps... Evil bastards they are...

From the description (minus the size) it sounds like either a big conger or a goosefish on steroids...

Will a full Fin Nor Tycoon rig with 200lb do the job?

To hell with that...

Someone catch it on flyrod!

Addenum here:

Now, lets take into account the fear factor, when people are scared, things are bigger than they really are.

ie: the sharks that were on the whale carcass a year or so ago were only 10-12 footers... not 15+ like people thought...

So in reality, we could guestimate this thing down to the size of a REALLY FREAKING BIG Conger maybe, and i've never seen a Goosefish over 4-5 foot (pictures of my dad with massive Goosefish out of Plymouth back when he was my age)

But what I don't get is the hissing etc, I mean the description is absolutely awful, but we can blame that on the paper themselves, they're all about sensationalism.

Megamouth sharks and the such have been caught/spotted/etc. in the Atlantic, so it very well could possibly be a dying deep water shark s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g air for some reason.

So now we're down to, Goosefish, deep water shark, Conger Eel, any other suggestions?

08-01-2002, 12:56 PM	#12
likwid lobster = striper bait iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center Posts: 5,871	Congers have BIG FREAKING NASTY TEETH shivers Been out a couple times on commercial lobster boats (ok more than a couple times... alot) and had em in the traps... Evil bastards they are... From the description (minus the size) it sounds like either a big conger or a goosefish on steroids... Will a full Fin Nor Tycoon rig with 200lb do the job? To hell with that... Someone catch it on flyrod! Addenum here: Now, lets take into account the fear factor, when people are scared, things are bigger than they really are. ie: the sharks that were on the whale carcass a year or so ago were only 10-12 footers... not 15+ like people thought... So in reality, we could guestimate this thing down to the size of a REALLY FREAKING BIG Conger maybe, and i've never seen a Goosefish over 4-5 foot (pictures of my dad with massive Goosefish out of Plymouth back when he was my age) But what I don't get is the hissing etc, I mean the description is absolutely awful, but we can blame that on the paper themselves, they're all about sensationalism. Megamouth sharks and the such have been caught/spotted/etc. in the Atlantic, so it very well could possibly be a dying deep water shark s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g air for some reason. So now we're down to, Goosefish, deep water shark, Conger Eel, any other suggestions? Last edited by likwid; 08-01-2002 at 01:03 PM..