A good freind of mine just caught this 9" monster while fishing for halibut off of Pt. Dume in the Santa Monica Bay. They incidentally caught 10 of these guys and he decided to keep a large one to bring back to me in case I wanted to try raising it.
I plan on setting it free in the morning.
Put your middle finger and your thumb tips together and thats about the girth of this thing. WOW!
We're finding more and more of these bugs of late extending to the Channel Islands and maybe even further north.
I understand its a tropical critter thats quickly spreading north into our temperate climate.
Makes you wonder if they are either evolving, wether or not our ocean climates are changing somewhat or perhaps they were a part of a migratory movement thats more associated with the el nino.
Man, if you guys could only see this thing in person...
I plan on setting it free in the morning.
Put your middle finger and your thumb tips together and thats about the girth of this thing. WOW!
We're finding more and more of these bugs of late extending to the Channel Islands and maybe even further north.
I understand its a tropical critter thats quickly spreading north into our temperate climate.
Makes you wonder if they are either evolving, wether or not our ocean climates are changing somewhat or perhaps they were a part of a migratory movement thats more associated with the el nino.
Man, if you guys could only see this thing in person...