At least we need not worry about polar bears in Puget Sound!

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At least we need not worry about polar bears in Puget Sound!

Post by G-Man » Wed May 19, 2010 5:21 pm

I'm sure some of you may already have seen this video, but for those that have not, check it out.

Polar Bear Steals Salmon

I've seen seals do this, heard of orcas doing this, but holy smokes where did that bear come from?
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RE:At least we need not worry about polar bears in Puget Sound!

Post by Amx » Wed May 19, 2010 5:29 pm

I'm glad I only fish in fresh water.
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Post by salmonslayer117 » Wed May 19, 2010 5:29 pm

Wow, that's nuts! A polar bear?... And where did it come from?
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RE:At least we need not worry about polar bears in Puget Sound!

Post by jbball50 » Wed May 19, 2010 6:03 pm

It's not a polar bear, it's a sea lion, seen it on youtube before.
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RE:At least we need not worry about polar bears in Puget Sound!

Post by Blackmouth » Wed May 19, 2010 6:16 pm

Come on guys, thats a Sea Lion...

I'm no expert but the range of Salmon in the Pacific doesn't really extend far enough north to be in Polar Bear country....

On another note, that crap happens all the time in the sound these days with the increased aggression of the Sea lions....
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Post by Toni » Wed May 19, 2010 8:16 pm

It is a sea lion.
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Post by bubba800 » Wed May 19, 2010 8:36 pm

i think its common sense that its a sea lion because polar bears dont dive underwater and wait too steal your fish :)
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Post by G-Man » Wed May 19, 2010 8:53 pm

Come on now, isn't it more fun to say a polar bear stole my salmon?

Sea lions come in as many colors as humans do, that one just happened to be of Scandinavian descent like the ones in this pic.
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Post by salmonslayer117 » Wed May 19, 2010 9:20 pm

I just liked the polar bear idea... Gave it a new mystique. I'm tired of the sea lions gettin' all the credit.
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Post by Marc Martyn » Thu May 20, 2010 7:53 am

This is one of the problems with Youtube, mass emails and blogs. Many times the facts are skewed to make it more interesting. I could take a video of a Tiger Muskie cruising the shoreline in Newman Lake and title the clip "Huge Tiger Muskie Found In Manito Park Pond" and someone would believe it without any question.
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Post by spindog » Fri May 21, 2010 9:21 pm

Stellar sea lion most likely, I would have dropped my rod forsure. He was hiding under the boat, they are able to hold thier breath up to 16 minutes.
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Post by Matt » Sat May 22, 2010 1:57 am

Polar bear or sealion that **** always SUCKS! Had plenty of seal bites myself, sucks sucks sucks. Even worse is they lost that sweet net :(#-o
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