Killer whales eat bluefin tuna in Oregon Inlet

Saltwater Offshore Reports
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http://www.coastalcarolinastoday.com/2011/03/pod-of-killer-whales-take-on-fisherman.html

Crazy story. Gotta watch out for a new apex predator

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What? Are they lost?

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Click the link at the bottom for Bass Barn to see pictures.

Pod of Killer Whales Take on Fisherman Off Oregon Inlet, NC
Thursday, March 24, 2011 Posted by CB Today

On March 18th, 2011, a group of fisherman were enjoying a great day of tuna fishing off Oregon Inlet, NC when they soon discovered that their caught tuna had become prey for a much larger predator.

‘Holy Crap’ was how one guy described it when they found themselves surrounded by a pod of Orcas that were going after their catch. After pulling in a whopper sized 81 inch tuna, they had a few moments to snap some photos of the Killer whales.

To read an account of the days events, visit the Bassbarn message board
To view additional photos, visit Risky Business Sport Fishing and Caveman Sportfishing
Photo from website

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Originally posted by Plan C

my boat won’t even run without fried chicken and cold beer

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Here you can see the tuna in the bottom right

From the bottom right you can follow the line to the mouth of the whale and see the blue of the lure and the tuna in the mouth of the orca

strip…strip…FISH ON!

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Incredible creatures for sure, used to do a lot of work with the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor WA., counting, photographing, etc… Had one once surface 3 feet away from my kayak about 3 miles from land and dang near soiled my waders untill it rolled onto its side and I was able to look directly into it’s eye, one look into its eye and one could just see the intelligence level present and it immediatly put me at ease knowing it had no bad intentions whatsoever, it dove then it’s small calf (9ft) surfaced right alonside me as well. Was truley a incredible experience, it was made me get involved with the research in the San Juan Islands.

Russ B.
www.joinrfa.org
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

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Originally posted by Top2Bottom1

Incredible creatures for sure, used to do a lot of work with the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor WA., counting, photographing, etc… Had one once surface 3 feet away from my kayak about 3 miles from land and dang near soiled my waders untill it rolled onto its side and I was able to look directly into it’s eye, one look into its eye and one could just see the intelligence level present and it immediatly put me at ease knowing it had no bad intentions whatsoever, it dove then it’s small calf (9ft) surfaced right alonside me as well. Was truley a incredible experience, it was made me get involved with the research in the San Juan Islands.

Russ B.
www.joinrfa.org
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

That would be incredible! I prolly would’ve soiled my drawers…No thinking…

quote:
Originally posted by Plan C

my boat won’t even run without fried chicken and cold beer

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quote:
Originally posted by Top2Bottom1

Incredible creatures for sure, used to do a lot of work with the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor WA., counting, photographing, etc… Had one once surface 3 feet away from my kayak about 3 miles from land and dang near soiled my waders untill it rolled onto its side and I was able to look directly into it’s eye, one look into its eye and one could just see the intelligence level present and it immediatly put me at ease knowing it had no bad intentions whatsoever, it dove then it’s small calf (9ft) surfaced right alonside me as well. Was truley a incredible experience, it was made me get involved with the research in the San Juan Islands.

Russ B.
www.joinrfa.org
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

That’s AMAZING!!

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quote:
Originally posted by Top2Bottom1

it rolled onto its side and I was able to look directly into it’s eye, one look into its eye and one could just see the intelligence

I think that he was trying to figure out if you were food or not.
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Beware of the Orca

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rZmN3nuVvM&NR=1

Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.

“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne

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Someone needs to alert the SAFMC or whatever bs govt agency is responsible for managing the bluefin to inform the orcas of their harvest limits…