Posted by fishdoc January 16, 2013 11:28am PSTReply | Report Abuse

Just a comment on the a**hole who you featured noodling a tarpon off the dock at Robbie's Marina in the Keys. Those fish are trained "pets" and are hand fed by bus-loads and car-loads of tourists each day. Tarpon at Robbies frequently engulf hands of the feeders, but they just slide off - and it's fun to watch. There's no skill or bravery or brain needed to grab one of the 100's of trained tarpon hanging around the dock waiting to get fed. There's certainly no need to grab a tarpon with both hands on the gills and haul in onto the dock unless you're a testosterone-driven idiot. That type of damage to gills can kill a fish, and killing a tarpon (without a $50 permit) can result in a big fine. The fool who did this appeared to get escorted off the dock by Robbie's personnel, and probably got booed all the way out of the Keys for being a classless lout.

Posted by 2tellthetruth December 21, 2012 09:24pm PSTReply | Report Abuse

Hey Pete,

I noticed you seem to really exagerate when you write about something. Why? Can't you just tell the truth as it actually is? Some things you write about are just NOT TRUE. You must of been a good story teller as a child. No wonder Yahoo publishes your stuff.

Posted by jbear November 5, 2012 05:17am PSTReply | Report Abuse

coincidence ? the day the bigfoot provo video was posted was the same day dir. Edwardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) bigfoot movie "Exists" locked picture - weird huh

Posted by angelcaprice November 16, 2011 07:21pm PSTReply | Report Abuse

Hello Pete! What an AWESOME Blog "Deputy carries frightened deer from road to safety".
It was heartwarming to see people like Deputy Ryan Swartz still exist...
please....write more Blogs like this!! :)
Thank you so much!

AngelCaprice Wright
www.AngelCaprice.com

Posted by betsy howe June 10, 2011 12:54pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

Hiya Pete, I enjoy your blog and would like to tell you about a giant sturgeon caught in the late 1800s on the Plumas River, Cal. It was so big the angler had to hook up his horse to pull it out of the water. No scales were handy but he figured it to weigh 1200 lbs, more than the horse!
I read about it in the paper so it must be true! Enjoy life and thanks for the insights,
Betsy, Whitmore, Ca

Posted by reaper6677 April 13, 2011 12:36pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

love that cat in the video

Posted by islagalvez August 5, 2010 12:52pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

I wouldn't go as far as calling the marlin incident an "attack"
-just saying
Doug
Beantown,MA

Posted by lori896 April 1, 2010 08:56pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

Hi Pete,

Just wanted to comment about your Manatee blog; For someone that is not a 'Floridian' and doesn't live here, your description of Manatees and how we feel about them was spot on. I've read other blogs and articles from people and they never quite captured how lovable Manatees are and what an extraordinary experience it is to see one or have contact with one in their natural habitat. It's very memorable, I'll never forget my "belly-rub" experiences with Manatees, astounding because THEY come up to you too. By the way, I'm just assuming, based on your profile, that you are from Cali...

Anyway, I'm just sayin' :-) Nice blog..

Lori
Sarasota, Florida