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Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:
Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon. Hard to comprehend what you're seeing. I'd like to score about 100 pounds of hi qual ambergris. A cool $455,520.00 at $10 per gram. Looked that up on the internets out of curiosity. Another thing I want to do is hunt meteorites. Probably just go fishing though. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
... On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote: Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon. Hard to comprehend what you're seeing. I'd like to score about 100 pounds of hi qual ambergris. A cool $455,520.00 at $10 per gram. Looked that up on the internets out of curiosity. Another thing I want to do is hunt meteorites. Probably just go fishing though. --Vic You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general, at least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard they make perfume out of skunk small also. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors. ![]() -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:27 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general, at least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard they make perfume out of skunk small also. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris Nope. Sell the ambergris to the perfume makers. Maybe Chanel or Fabrege. I'll find one. So's I can buy a boat and some bait with the proceeds. Already got the other fishing gear. Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors. ![]() Meteorites. Saw a Nat Geo or Discovery Channel piece on meteorites. Some are quite valuable, and there are folks hunting them full time. When they're not fishing, of course. I suspect they quit hunting the meteorites when they collect enough to buy a boat, then go fishing full time. That's what I'd do anyway. --Vic |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
... On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:27 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general, at least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard they make perfume out of skunk small also. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris Nope. Sell the ambergris to the perfume makers. Maybe Chanel or Fabrege. I'll find one. So's I can buy a boat and some bait with the proceeds. Already got the other fishing gear. Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors. ![]() Meteorites. Saw a Nat Geo or Discovery Channel piece on meteorites. Some are quite valuable, and there are folks hunting them full time. When they're not fishing, of course. I suspect they quit hunting the meteorites when they collect enough to buy a boat, then go fishing full time. That's what I'd do anyway. --Vic I meant meteors... you just have to look up. ![]() -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:
There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I wonder if they were doing their sonic/air bubble thing to herd the fish and krill? You didn't happen to hear a high pitched whistle did you? I've never seen blue whales, but I've been given to understand that when you see this, you can hear the high frequency sound waves. One other question - did you see much hash on the sounder? |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:09:27 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote: Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon. Hard to comprehend what you're seeing. Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street. 100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap. |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:09:27 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote: Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon. Hard to comprehend what you're seeing. Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street. 100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap. It's easy to imagine their size when they surface right next to your boat. I was getting a bit uneasy after see them busy feeding and not necessarily watching out for me. Talk about bad breath! And a lot of it. |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:54:41 -0800, Jim wrote:
jps wrote: On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:09:27 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote: Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon. Hard to comprehend what you're seeing. Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street. 100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap. It's easy to imagine their size when they surface right next to your boat. I was getting a bit uneasy after see them busy feeding and not necessarily watching out for me. Talk about bad breath! And a lot of it. Is there a law about proximity? Up here if you're caught getting close the fines are meaningful. What sort of bad breath? Anything to compare it to? It's awesome that you had the opportunity. I know the feeling of looking down into the water and seeing a big ship's propeller through the haze. It's other worldly. Seeing animals that size must be willies inducing. |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:
Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday. It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They are usually migrating, not feeding like these were. There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver. The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep. I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across. Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly the same scene. I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this. Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y Hurry with the video. Can't wait to see it. Where was this? -- John H |
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