Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Forget about sharks watch out for this guy!          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message bpaul Since 13 May 2009 42 Posts   Thu Jun 09, 11 3:32 pm    Forget about sharks watch out for this guy! I pulled these teeth out of the mouth of a large eel-like creature that was washed up on Manzanita beach last weekend. They are long, flat and super sharp - daggers! Perfect for kite puncturing and line slashing, maybe I should carry them instead of my kite knife! The head was separated from the body and the body was pretty mangled (seagulls were fighting over it). All I could make out was it was impressively big with a dorsal fin running the length of its back. I was not like any eel I have seen before: moray, wolf or conger. Anyone able to identify it?    IMG_20110605_055313.jpg  FlyDunes Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster Thu Jun 09, 11 3:44 pm     If you'd found it way south, I'd have guessed a barracuda. Those things are nasty. In Puerto Rico, a lot of divers think they are worse than sharks. Sharks typically circle before they attack and give you a chance to back off. Barracudas just flash in out of nowhere, bite off a fist-sized chunk, and split... _________________ Lets FLY bpaul Since 13 May 2009 42 Posts   Thu Jun 09, 11 4:02 pm    Barracuda Barracuda did cross my mind too but I don't think there are too many in the North Pacific and the long dorsal fin pretty much rules them out... WINDUDE Since 10 Jun 2010 558 Posts GORGE! Addicted Thu Jun 09, 11 4:02 pm     GOOOOOOOOSH! _________________ i like to kite the board piperdude Since 05 Sep 2009 28 Posts   Thu Jun 09, 11 4:36 pm     Honey badger? Mark Since 20 Jun 2005 3678 Posts I need my fix because I'm a Naishaholic Thu Jun 09, 11 6:06 pm     Wolf eel. _________________ Cleverly disguised as an adult... www.naishkites.com Gman Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped Thu Jun 09, 11 7:12 pm     Mark wrote: Wolf eel. No barracuda unless it bred with rattlesnake _________________ Go Deep! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2pBpQolKE bpaul Since 13 May 2009 42 Posts   Fri Jun 10, 11 6:42 am     Don't think it's a wolf eel. Their teeth are shorter and conical: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/hershman/4871983150/ Maybe a new species: the Honey badger eel        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum