Just For The Photos

[Wind Dancer]

Great Pictures
Cheers david

[Tassie JR]

Ha ha scotty it wasnt funny at the time , but what can u do. Its done now.

cheers Dan

[Liberty]

Excellent shots Franko, wonderful photography.

Now having got that out of the way ...

>> The photos show you how the poor bait fish are attacked from both the top and bottom at the same time.

That's a tautology Franko. Of course they are!

The only reason that the birds are getting a look in is that the predators have pinned them against the surface to make them easy to catch.

This is self-evident if you think about it;

1. Food is relatively scarce and there are no soup kitchens for fish
2. A predatory fish would only share lunch if there was something in it for them
3. When predators chase bait to the surface, the birds get a portion of their lunch
4. Fish don't share out of "nice"
5. Therefore predators only chase bait to the surface because it makes dining easier - a 2 dimensional proposition instead of 3, and therefore easier to catch
6. No self-respecting baitfish is going to go anywhere near the surface for the hell of it, because;

a. he has less avenues of escape
b. he is silhouetted from below
c. he can be seen from above
d. he now has to contend with being eaten from both above and below

7. The only reason bait is at the surface is because they are being chased from below

8. Therefore the only reason you see birds on bait is that there are predators underneath them.

As I said, a tautology.

But not to be churlish, brilliant photos!

Now get off your arse and get them published.



Nigel

[Frank OO]

Holy Catfish Nigel,

You have a way about you. Your description sounds a bit like business at the moment. If you don't get out and look from above, some other person will get it from below and there is nobody there to take the pictures.

I will ask around and see if there is somebody interested.

Frank OO

[Liberty]

Yeah fair enough, sorry about that.

Having a shtty day/week/year ... Jees I love banks ...

Think I needs to go fishing!

Be out there on Sat if weather allows.

[Big_Ren]

Talk about make a man jealous.....cripes Haven't been lurking on the saltwater boards for a while as it turns me to tears since I've sold the offshore rig. Group 1 photos as per what we have come to expect. Catch up for a bite soon mate. Been a bit pre-occupied of late.

Cheers
Paul