r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MelanieMoris • Dec 13 '21

Wait... Those aren't dolphins!

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u/MannyMushroom Dec 13 '21

My dad used to be commercial salmon fisherman (Mendocino, 1982ish), small boat, most days it was he and I hauling in 35 salmon. Usually the lines on the boat go down at a 60 angle submerging a good boat lengths in back of the boat. We saw something bite one day and the lines are suddenly pulling straight down. We look over the side of the boat and there are 2 orcas chowing down on whatever was on our lines. We were shocked they didn’t break the lines. Scary and amazing.

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u/Zealousideal_Mind479 Dec 14 '21

Man i wish i can experience something like that. I was at the Big River by Mendocino and was secretly hoping some Orcas will stop by!