Yet another reason to only fish freshwater!

[Andrew Zuber]

From CNN.com:



LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British family's holiday was rudely interrupted when a 30-foot (9-meter) whale crashed onto their sailing boat off the east coast of Australia.



The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water and pulled the rigging and mast along with it as it slid down the boat, British media reported on Wednesday.



"I was below deck when there was a hell of a crash from port as it leapt out of nowhere," said Trevor Johnson, 61, who was on the boat with his wife, two sons and a son's girlfriend.



"It's amazing that no one was hurt or killed, but it was a terrifying experience," he told The Daily Telegraph.



The 40-foot boat was 10 miles away from the shore and the radio equipment did not work.



They were eventually towed to dry land after using a mobile phone to ring for help.



The family, from Coventry, chartered the

 

[Marke Cicero]

I think Rob has a similar story about Champy....LOL

 

[Larry Harp]

No big deal....I have that happen to me all the time up at Bellcow Lake. LOL



Harpo

 

[Michael Snow]

How does a 10 ton whale "come out of nowhere"?

 

[Marke Cicero]

Hey Mike,



Haven't you ever been deep sea fishing?? Believe me, whales can "come out of no where". I've had humpbacks and blue's breech right in front of me. When you're not expecting it, it will make you have to change your tighty whities....LOL Whales are probably the most impressive creatures that you will ever see in the wild. Simply AWESOME!!!

 

[fatrap]

In financial leaner times I had a part time job as a lifeguard at the local country club. I didn't see any ten ton whales jummping out of the pool but I sure saw some close to that jumping in.

In reality we had whales rubbing their sides on our ship when I was in the Navy. They are truely impressive animals.

fatrap

 

[Steve Flattem]

summertime....and the living is easy...fish are jumpin'