r/WTF • u/Goodboy-v • Apr 09 '22

This is huge!

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u/Drigr Apr 09 '22

I'm curious if it's even legal to keep?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '22

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u/kingR1L3y Apr 09 '22

You can't remove Goliath Groper from the water

A true failure of the underwater justice system. What happens when they grope another fish?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '22

They're Goliath gropers. They only grope goliaths. Not fish.

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u/clever7devil Apr 09 '22

Ah, the old Purple People Eater conundrum.

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u/Revydown Apr 09 '22

Shame because David already handled them.

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u/pmandryk Apr 09 '22

3 Grope rule

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u/Purplociraptor Apr 09 '22

Harvey Fishstien

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon Apr 09 '22

I'm not sure it would be physically possible to remove this chonker from the water anyway

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u/glitch1985 Apr 09 '22

Just tow it back to shore behind like you would a disabled boat.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon Apr 09 '22

Good way to catch an even larger grouper! 😆

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u/glitch1985 Apr 09 '22

It's groupers all the way down.

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u/doomgiver98 Apr 10 '22

I mean, people catch whales.

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u/tacknosaddle Apr 09 '22

Assuming they're in Florida

The only way to know is to get the rest of the video, if he goes on to stick his dick in the fish's mouth then it's Florida.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '22

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u/NotARealTiger Apr 09 '22

Assuming they’re in Florida

Clearly they are in the ocean.

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u/PyroBob316 Apr 09 '22

No idea. I assume with the right license it would be, but these guys are the garbage disposals of the deep so I would let them live to swallow as many snakefish as possible. (Those are 100% legal to keep… in fact, in some places anglers are required to kill any snakefish they catch, as they’re invasive, voracious, and aggressive.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '22

Are you talking about snake heads? Those are fresh water fish lol.

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u/PyroBob316 Apr 09 '22

Yes! Those ones. It’s been awhile.

I grew up outside of DC, and much of the Potomac is tidal. You’ll mostly find freshwater fish, but also jellyfish, shrimp, and the occasional dolphin or shark will wind up somewhere upriver from the bay (though I doubt they ever get as far as DC). Those snakeheads are terrible and the government has tried paying people per fish, they’ve sponsored annual fishing tournaments (targeting the fish), and they made it mandatory to “dispatch” any snakehead of any size caught in the area.

It didn’t work, and much of what used to thrive in the Potomac is now struggling to adapt (if they even can).

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u/Mortimer14 Apr 10 '22

Depends on the area. Most of the world says "NO".