View Full Version : Octopus caught in Ohio River.
BloodThirsty
08-09-2006, 9:28 AM
Surely it had to be released there. I'm surprised it lived even for a short time.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060809/NEWS02/308090045
walaboom
08-09-2006, 9:44 AM
If it was actually eating the bait and caught by the fishmen, I would think it has been in the river for awhile. Amazing....
Ghost_knife
08-09-2006, 10:09 AM
moved to GCC...
Lady G
08-10-2006, 2:10 AM
HOLEY CR*P, that would be crazy....go fishin and reel in a octopus (IN OHIO)!! Someone had to of released it, did you read the part that say's it's not legal to own them but it IS legal to release them into the wild
sophiecat22
08-10-2006, 10:50 AM
HOLEY CR*P, that would be crazy....go fishin and reel in a octopus (IN OHIO)!! Someone had to of released it, did you read the part that say's it's not legal to own them but it IS legal to release them into the wild
I think you got it backwards its legal to own them, but illegal for you to release them into the wild.
"It’s not illegal to own the animals, but releasing it into the wild is, said Mark Farmer, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources."
FreddytheFish
08-10-2006, 1:06 PM
I don't think someone released it....that thing was a monster, someone'd have a hard time raising it to get that big.
fishman1979
08-10-2006, 4:22 PM
6 feet from tip to tip... thats huge. if someone was going to raise it what size tank would they need? i just couldnt imagine...
fishcatch22
08-10-2006, 4:28 PM
maybe 500 gallons, I don't know. :huh:
Lady G
08-10-2006, 9:36 PM
A saltwater swimming pool???
BTW: Yes I did get that backward..SORRY!! (suprised the tread wasn't closed for that) :p:
fish_freak
08-10-2006, 9:55 PM
A saltwater swimming pool???
BTW: Yes I did get that backward..SORRY!! (suprised the tread wasn't closed for that) :p:
Nothing like trying to start trouble.
FreddytheFish
08-10-2006, 10:30 PM
Nothing like trying to start trouble.
Lol.