What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ?

PELAGIC PIRATE · 06-23-2008, 02:20 PM

Caught this guy friday out in the canyon and he had a strange hole in his head with a piece of bone protruding from it ?

I think a marlin tried to whack him in the head with his bill and he lived through it ? the bone looked to be his skull that was fractured when he was hit by the bill. You can clearly see a bill shaped dent in his head.

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Clay Peacher · 06-23-2008, 02:25 PM

Thats pretty wild. I agree with your assessment.

Who_Needs_A_Boat? · 06-23-2008, 04:03 PM

At a glance I thought cookie cutter shark, but now that I see the bone, I agree with the marlin bill.

BlackFlag · 06-23-2008, 09:52 PM

That dolphin is like the my name is earl of the fish world. He was lucky enough to survive a marlin attack only for you to gaff him in the forehead moments later. Kinda like winning the lottery then getting hit by a car. Real nice fish though. I thought we would run by some friday afternoon but no such luck

Feeding Frenzy · 06-23-2008, 10:25 PM

Yes. That would be a marlin or possibly a sword fish, because a swordfish has more of a tendecy to use his sword more than a blue. That is why it is called a sword on a sword fish and a bill on a blue.

Gulf Cart 205 · 06-23-2008, 10:29 PM

Cool !!!

I suggest not eating the head.:hungry

sniper · 06-23-2008, 10:37 PM

Fish are amazing what they can take and just shake off. It that was a human they would be crying and dying.

flyingfishr · 06-23-2008, 10:45 PM

Whatever happened to it, you did that fish a favor! He wouldn't have survived much longer longer with that thing. All that resistance, only a matter of time before it was culled by another gamefish.

showme parrothead · 06-23-2008, 11:09 PM

Can you say an "Excedrin" headache!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banghead

PELAGIC PIRATE · 06-24-2008, 11:24 AM

The fish actually had been hit in its body as well which is visible in some of the photos i took. When i cleaned teh fish , he had some servere damage along his spine , with blood that looked like beef jerky extending the length of the wound. He for sure had been in a fight for his life with a very large gamefish recently.

As for friday fishing , it was off the hook as they say . We lfet the Dolphin biting serveral times to find wahoo and mabye a triple tail or two.

06-23-2008, 02:20 PM	#1
PELAGIC PIRATE Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roswell Ga Posts: 279	What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Caught this guy friday out in the canyon and he had a strange hole in his head with a piece of bone protruding from it ? I think a marlin tried to whack him in the head with his bill and he lived through it ? the bone looked to be his skull that was fractured when he was hit by the bill. You can clearly see a bill shaped dent in his head. <img src="http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com...cked%20up2.jpg"> <img src="http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com...ed%20up1_1.jpg">

06-23-2008, 02:25 PM	#2
Clay Peacher Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 173	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Thats pretty wild. I agree with your assessment.

06-23-2008, 04:03 PM	#3
Who_Needs_A_Boat? Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? At a glance I thought cookie cutter shark, but now that I see the bone, I agree with the marlin bill.

06-23-2008, 09:52 PM	#4
BlackFlag Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 112	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? That dolphin is like the my name is earl of the fish world. He was lucky enough to survive a marlin attack only for you to gaff him in the forehead moments later. Kinda like winning the lottery then getting hit by a car. Real nice fish though. I thought we would run by some friday afternoon but no such luck

06-23-2008, 10:25 PM	#5
Feeding Frenzy Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 214	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Yes. That would be a marlin or possibly a sword fish, because a swordfish has more of a tendecy to use his sword more than a blue. That is why it is called a sword on a sword fish and a bill on a blue.

06-23-2008, 10:29 PM	#6
Gulf Cart 205 Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 46	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Cool !!! I suggest not eating the head.:hungry

06-23-2008, 10:37 PM	#7
sniper Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: P-Cola, FL Posts: 2,290	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Fish are amazing what they can take and just shake off. It that was a human they would be crying and dying. __________________

06-23-2008, 10:45 PM	#8
flyingfishr Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Pensacola Posts: 602	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Whatever happened to it, you did that fish a favor! He wouldn't have survived much longer longer with that thing. All that resistance, only a matter of time before it was culled by another gamefish.

06-23-2008, 11:09 PM	#9
showme parrothead Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 325	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? Can you say an "Excedrin" headache!!!!!!!!!!!! :banghead

06-24-2008, 11:24 AM	#10
PELAGIC PIRATE Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roswell Ga Posts: 279	RE: What do you guys think happend to this dolphin ? The fish actually had been hit in its body as well which is visible in some of the photos i took. When i cleaned teh fish , he had some servere damage along his spine , with blood that looked like beef jerky extending the length of the wound. He for sure had been in a fight for his life with a very large gamefish recently. As for friday fishing , it was off the hook as they say . We lfet the Dolphin biting serveral times to find wahoo and mabye a triple tail or two.

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