Did anyone catch Monster Quest on History Channel?

[Indigoiguana]

I just caught a bit of the show tonight about predator fish. Some cool video of a Mille Lacs muskie and other big fish like the groper. What your fingers... and your arm.

MS

[Ferg09]

I was amazed about that kid that got bit in the foot! How big would a fish have to be ya think to attack a person?

[deantre]

a two foot pike could attack a hand in the water easily, thinking it is prey. The fish is not attacking the person but the part of a person it perceives as prey, nothing like flashing white feet or hands to attract a hit.

[Jax]

I forget where I saw/read this at (video, book, etc....) but back in the early 1900's a 11 year old boy was almost killed when a monster musky attacked him while he was swimming in a river. Supposedly the people with him saw the fish and the boy would have drowned if the people he was with didn't drag him to shore.

[jkahler]

These stories sure will help future stocking efforts.

[Fred B.]

Sounds familiar...

[Indigoiguana]

Better be careful skinny dipping. They go for the gooey parts first...

MS

[jkahler]

Sounds familiar...

I've been wondering if that book is any good. Have you read it?

[MuskyMaven]

"These stories sure will help future stocking efforts."

My thoughts exactly. Sure would suck to see stuff like this being used by the "Anti's" as ammunition to support their positions.

[Ty Sennett]

I don't think these stories will be used by the anti stocking crowd. Not a big deal. There was a kid here on the Chip who was bit hanging his toes off the end of the dock a few years back. What are the odds of that. I'm sure we all have done it in our lives. I talked to a guy at Treelands one time that said he was pulling his daughter tubing and when she fell off there was a huge mucky rubbing agains her. He said she was screaming like crazy and the fish still just swam agains her. I asked him what color life vest she was wearing so I could pattern my baits after her.

[lil man tait]

I was fishing with the parents on the chip about two years ago and reeled in a small northern on light line. I bent down to pick up the pike from the water and about two feet down was a upper forty inch musky waiting to grab the pike and me!! It was curled in an "S" shape like they usually do before hitting. I quickly took my hand away and "fished" the northern back and forth. The musky took a lazy swipe and fleed.

tait

[Fred B.]

jkahler,

Yes, I have read the book. From what I remember, some parts were a little much for my tastes but overall it was fun to read. If you like sci-fi thrillers, you will probably enjoy it.