Wayne in BC
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My buddy was fishing the other day, after catching a bottomfish and getting it to the surface, this strange "Yankee" bird came to take his fish but missed and tangled the lure around one talon!
After a mighty battle the Canadian guy triumphed, removed the hook and sent that bad boy home! He said that the bird kept threatening to tell the "King" or sumptin on him, i told him i reckoned the bird meant "Royal"
All kidding aside, the Eagle was fine and left with only some of his dignity ruffled and wet feathers, he sat on the back of the boat for a while quite calmly drying off.
[attachment 22850 Eagle5.jpg]
In this pic you can see the lure that tangled around his talon, my buddy reached out with a sidecutter (very carefully cause that "Yankee" bird was very Poed) and cut it off successfully.
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After a mighty battle the Canadian guy triumphed, removed the hook and sent that bad boy home! He said that the bird kept threatening to tell the "King" or sumptin on him, i told him i reckoned the bird meant "Royal"

All kidding aside, the Eagle was fine and left with only some of his dignity ruffled and wet feathers, he sat on the back of the boat for a while quite calmly drying off.

[attachment 22850 Eagle5.jpg]
In this pic you can see the lure that tangled around his talon, my buddy reached out with a sidecutter (very carefully cause that "Yankee" bird was very Poed) and cut it off successfully.
[attachment 22852 Eagle6.jpg]