23-11-2006, 01:44 PM
Arrgh...now that the engagement is done, I can try to get my brine fix.
Ha...laddie, I have heard of fish doing similar things. In britain FAT catfish sometimes attack dogs in creeks when their owners are walking them!
It is all about the bigger they are the more aggressive they get, trying to eat anything smaller than themselves. This is also the way they catch MASSIVE catfish in the US. By diving into a muddy river and luring a catfish out by wiggling their fingers in front of the hole then grabbing the catfish by the gills when it latches onto their arm! Google it, it is called Noodling.
Anyway the long and the short of it is: the bigger the beast the more brazen and if it works for big fish, I'd assume it is the same for big Octopii. That octopus was probably going to nip a nice chunk out of your hand with its beak if you had let it.
I once caught one on a line by accident, it felt like a starfish, but it was so flexible, it kept crawling out of the creel! So I dare say it may have gotten around your grip. Oh and the splashing I think would have attracted it too.
Some youth in tropical islands catch octopii by pairing up, where one boy is the 'bait' and goes down into the octopus' hole until it grabs hold of his face, then the other one quickly swims in and bites it right in its achilles heel: the collection of nerves right between its eyes, killing it instantly! Maybe try that next time...Hahahaha
Ha...laddie, I have heard of fish doing similar things. In britain FAT catfish sometimes attack dogs in creeks when their owners are walking them!
It is all about the bigger they are the more aggressive they get, trying to eat anything smaller than themselves. This is also the way they catch MASSIVE catfish in the US. By diving into a muddy river and luring a catfish out by wiggling their fingers in front of the hole then grabbing the catfish by the gills when it latches onto their arm! Google it, it is called Noodling.
Anyway the long and the short of it is: the bigger the beast the more brazen and if it works for big fish, I'd assume it is the same for big Octopii. That octopus was probably going to nip a nice chunk out of your hand with its beak if you had let it.
I once caught one on a line by accident, it felt like a starfish, but it was so flexible, it kept crawling out of the creel! So I dare say it may have gotten around your grip. Oh and the splashing I think would have attracted it too.
Some youth in tropical islands catch octopii by pairing up, where one boy is the 'bait' and goes down into the octopus' hole until it grabs hold of his face, then the other one quickly swims in and bites it right in its achilles heel: the collection of nerves right between its eyes, killing it instantly! Maybe try that next time...Hahahaha
Fresh air, tight lines, scales, slime and fins, 'tis the salty sea dog life for me. Arrrgh!