Several years ago while paddling at night with a group in the inlet in front of the Castillo and Bridge of Lions in St Augustine, FL, A large fish launched out of the water and landed crosswise on my deck directly behind me. If I hadn't leaned forward, I swear it would have hit me. Since it was behind me, I couldn't see it very well in the dark. The force and weight lifted the bow out of the water. The person paddling behind me swore it was twice as wide as my boat. That would be about 4ft long. I always thought it was the lightsticks we had tied on our boats' bows and sterns that attracted it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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