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tylerreid1234
09-17-2012, 10:01 PM
Just saw this, and thought it was pretty interesting!

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19558405/fisherman-makes-rare-catch
MNfisher
09-17-2012, 10:51 PM
Crazy! That happened on Lake Minnetonka in MN a few years back. Also said it was probably someone's pet. Crazy though!
nofish
09-17-2012, 11:40 PM
It seems like you hear about this every few years. Surely they wouldn't survive the winter would they? I don't think they could but it would suck if they could and reproduced. I've had red belly piranhas and they would make short work of decent sized goldfish.
Travis C.
09-18-2012, 07:16 AM
Are they sure its not a red-bellied Pacu?

I mean with the great photography of the fish in the news article and all it should be an open-shut case.

MNfisher- can you please take their photos from now on...
MNfisher
09-18-2012, 07:25 AM
MNfisher- can you please take their photos from now on...

Ha, thanks for the compliment! I would love too, would beat cutting grass!
lforet2002
09-18-2012, 10:35 AM
That is not a piranha..Same family but not a piranha. Travis you are correct that is a pacu...When he say "his teeth are broke off" that was a dead giveaway..Pacu have crushing teeth so they are flat and not pointy..How much you wanna bet when the biologist gets there and identifies it as a pacu you won't hear a peep about it..How convenient though at the end he's says "it could be a pacu"...
MPD816
09-18-2012, 11:32 PM
I know I won't be skinny dipping in Priest for awhile.:D
Tennesseejugger
09-19-2012, 08:10 AM
I know I won't be skinny dipping in Priest for awhile.:D I would not worry about that, they can not bite what they can not see!...LOL
lupanfreitag
09-19-2012, 08:13 AM
A friend of mine, who fishes once a year, caught a huge Piracu from a dock in Percy this summer. It probably weighted 8 lbs. He have it to a Korean woman.
The DNR said it was an aquarium fish that survived and once or twice a year they show up. If global warming pans out, we might just have an Amazon in our back yard.

Mike,
Get your camera ready.
Travis C.
09-19-2012, 08:20 AM
If global warming pans out, we might just have an Amazon in our back yard.

Mike,
Get your camera ready.

I wouldn't be totally opposed to peacock bass in Old Hickory...:rolleyes:
Tennesseejugger
09-19-2012, 09:17 AM
I wouldn't be totally opposed to peacock bass in Old Hickory...:rolleyes:
Oh YEAH!
MNfisher
09-19-2012, 11:12 AM
I would not worry about that, they can not bite what they can not see!...LOL

Hahahahahaha!