Lets know each other.........

[mjacobs]

That bug was 17 1/2 pounds. I'm 6'1" for reference. Look at the claw size. That crusher claw is 5 to 6 pounds alone. I got one 15 pounds once, too. 2 - 3 pounds is considered sort of average here. I was going to post this on the lobster thread but just recently dug the photo out.
Mark

 

[Headlands]

wow nice bug , you name it Popeye?

 

[mjacobs]

Nope. Just poped him in the steamer.
Mark

 

[bdurrett]

Whoops!

Originally posted by mjacobs
That bug was 17 1/2 pounds. I'm 6'1" for reference. Look at the claw size. That crusher claw is 5 to 6 pounds alone. I got one 15 pounds once, too. 2 - 3 pounds is considered sort of average here. I was going to post this on the lobster thread but just recently dug the photo out.
Mark

Well now, THAT was embarrassing..... Pictures are a little hard to judge by but I didn't know I was that bad. :duh Shows you how much I know about Lobsters (Besides the fact that I like to eat them and, no, they do NOT taste "just like chicken!".

Bret

 

[Alison]

17 1/2lbs!!! Now thats huge Must admit at first glance I thought it was alot smaller too, untill I noticed the size of Marks hands in comparison

 

[island_sands]

now you know what they say about guys with big hands!

 

[Alison]

Big gloves?

 

[mjacobs]

It's all true. And I'm a Scorpio to boot. :thankyou
Mark

 

[bluecape]

Third try at this !! Apart from my diving, I have a passion for free-flight and birds of prey.

This is a pick of me with my favourite Black Eagle, his name is Mick.
( South African version of a Golden Eagle.)

Regards

jeff

 

[Sharky]

well it looks like you really know how to pull the birds.!!

 

[Murat]

Thats fantastic Bluecape....

You got MAJOR Majestic animal of the air I heard such "trained" animal cost quite a lot..

Did you catch him yourself? or bought it, then trained? What's yours favorite preys and how his intelligence and taking order??

 

[bluecape]

Hi Murat

Mick does not belong to me unfortunately !! He is housed with a friend of mine who does rehabilitation for injured birds. Mick was rescued from a nest as a chick, ( he was the weaker of the 2 chicks which means he would have been eaten) He has become a kind of ambassador for Black eagles, featuring in TV commercials, school talks etc. Mick is flown every day, he cruises over the mountains, then returns. He was fed as a chick by a puppet of an eagle, so he does know he is an eagle, as opposed to being raised as an 'imprint'.

Cheers

jeff

 

[naiad]

Jeff, that eagle is amazing!

I like birds too, but it wouldn't be possible for me to keep big ones, as they need lots of outdoor space for free flight, and in London :waterwork .

Lucia

 

[bdurrett]

<THUNK!>

That is the sound of my jaw hitting the floor.

What an exquisite bird! WOW! :mute

Absolutely gorgeous!

 

[Oldsarge]

Aye, Naiad, big cities choke the life out of the predatory human. London falconers have been pretty much restricted to sparrowhawks for a couple of hundred years, now, and they are flighty, delicate little killers. Unless you could manage to get access to a good rooftop to fly a peregrine on city pigeons, you're in difficult straights. On the other hand, falconry is less a sport than a religion! If you're not committed to daily bird work, stick to spearing. That's why I don't have one, either.

 

[bluecape]

Thats why you need to find a friend with a nice bird Lucia, you get to visit as often as you like!! :=) My goal is to oneday fly my paraglider with Mick.

One more picture, this is a shot taken from my paraglider, flying over my favourite spearfishing area, the venue is the Southern Cape coast, in Wilderness, a GREAT spearing venue, and my favourite Musclecracker hunting grounds

 

[Memo]

bluecape, those are awesome pics! The place in the 2nd pic. looks very nice

 

[Amphibious]

Bluecape - that raptor is way cool. just spent the day watching bald eagles feed on a gutpile (moose kill) can't get enough of those winged hunters

Originally posted by bluecape
Thats why you need to find a friend with a nice bird ........ hunting grounds

Hmmm..... we have lots of nice birds round here.... yum yum

 

[island_sands]

What are those birds? Will you eat them all?

 

[Amphibious]

Those are Canadain Geese and Malard Ducks. and yes. they will ALL get eaten. Infact had a bunch of them last night with a couple buddies and a case of beer I don't buy meat from a store (with the exception of fish as I'm now land locked and some deli meats).