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SPECIMEN OR NOT

#1 Post by beachcomber »

For argument sake say one catches a pollock, the pollock weighs 12lb 2oz. Attached is a lamprey or similar parasite which weighs at least 2.5 oz maybe more. The lamprey remains firmly attached. Is the pollock a specimen?
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#2 Post by carpets »

I would not like to think so but i could be wrong
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#3 Post by The Austrian »

Nope - you can't add up the weight of 2 different species in order to claim one of them as a specimen. Amen :mrgreen:
I remember a case of a well known boat angler who was hoping to claim a specimen ling after a couple of lads stuffed it with at least 5 mackies :P - didn't work :lol:
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#4 Post by Rampent Wreckfish »

The Austrian wrote:Nope - you can't add up the weight of 2 different species in order to claim one of them as a specimen. Amen :mrgreen:
What if the pollock eats the lamprey :D
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Rampent Wreckfish wrote:
The Austrian wrote:Nope - you can't add up the weight of 2 different species in order to claim one of them as a specimen. Amen :mrgreen:
What if the pollock eats the lamprey :D
answer in the above post :lol:
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#6 Post by Jayball10 »

What if ya catch a pollock wearing a pair of steel toe doc martins but he cant take them off cause he has no hands...
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#7 Post by The Austrian »

Jayball10 wrote:What if ya catch a pollock wearing a pair of steel toe doc martins but he cant take them off cause he has no hands...
no self respecting pollock would wear steel toe doc martins, they are totally out of fashion :lol:
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