Thread: Big king caught Sunday

What were we discussing... :-\

[/quote]Tarpon and mackerel aren't the same. [/quote]
Yep. Main one being poons breathe air. Kings not so much.

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[/quote]Tarpon and mackerel aren't the same. [/quote]
Yep. Main one being poons breathe air. Kings not so much.
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Yeah, mackerel can't handle the lower oxygen levels.

Speaking of, we actually own preserved jarred tarpon lungs my wife collected years ago when cleaning rodeo catches working with gary nelson. They are now "decorative" book ends. : She also created an interesting tarpon scale wind chime.

Extraordinary creatures, tarpon are. :bow:

Meanwhile, all these large kings, it wouldn't be surprising if the state record got trampled again this year.

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Speaking of, we actually own preserved jarred tarpon lungs my wife collected years ago when cleaning rodeo catches working with gary nelson. They are now "decorative" book ends.
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Now thats funny. I don't care who you are. ;D

Nice fish !

I saw at least a 20+pound King sky north of the Al point bridge, between the 1st sandy island and the mouth to Old River several years ago.

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Speaking of, [size=14pt]we actually own preserved jarred tarpon lungs my wife collected [/size]years ago when cleaning rodeo catches working with gary nelson. [size=14pt]They are now "decorative" book ends.[/size]
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I'd like to see a pic of those bookends.
\I didn't know this but here is some info on the Lungs of a tarpon. (Megalops is another name for tarpon)
One of the unique features of Megalops is the function of the swim bladder as a pseudo-respiratory organ. These gas structures can be used for buoyancy, as an accessory respiratory organ, or both. In Megalops, it is an unpaired air holding structure that arises dorsally from the posterior pharynx. Megalops uses the swim bladder as a respiratory organ and the respiratory surface is coated with blood capillaries with a thin epithelium overtop. This is the basis of the alveolar tissue that is found in the swim bladder and is believed to be one of the primary methods by which Megalops “breathe”. Megalops are obligate air breathers, and if they are not allowed to access the surface they will die. The exchange of gas that occurs is done at the surface through a rolling motion that is commonly associated with Megalops sightings.