Twin Northerns!

[DARK30]

Anybody see this floating around the net? I got it from a guy at work...You think its real?

[Oldtyme]

Woah. Freaky.

Wish they made all fish like that. 4 fillets.

(well, I'm not sure how they clean a pike, don't they make one big fillet? Beatza me..)

[beer batter]

Looks to me like the smaller one on the left just has its head stuck through the gills of the larger one. The left one is laying on its side too. Just a little trickery with the positioning of the fish I'd say.

[LEECH21]

beer batter...I think you hit it dead on! That same pic was actually floating around this forum last summer I believe. Everyone agreed back then that it was indeed two seperate fish.

[sami0115]

this was on hear last summer...

[TheIceFishingKid]

There is no way that those pike would be that big. They wouldnt be able to swime fast enough to get any fish.

[Stratosman]

Look closely, there is no way it is stuck through the gills of the other fish. you can actually see the tip of the second jaw starting to form off the main one also. It also looks like the body is rotated 180 degress from the head.

I have seen pigs born like this before, but they usually died within a week or so. I did not see this the first time it was on here.

[wastewaterguru]

here's the one from last summer.................

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=314983&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1

[riverrat56]

No way is the smaller fish stuck in the largers fishes gills, notice the eye sockets that are grown together? Im not say its a real picture it is probally photoshopped, but they smaller fish is not in the larger fishes gills.

[Granny]

Yup, the smaller one is under the gill of the larger fish. If you look at the stringer it is probably put through the lower jaw of the smaller fish. Then the bigger fish was just slid on the stringer through the gills. As you lift them up the smaller fish slides under the gill.

I don't think the eyes are growing together either. I think it just looks funny because the gill is pushed out so far.

Granny

[bassman186]

Yeah this picture was on here last summer and everyone had there opinion on whether it was 2 fish or one.

I believe its 2 fish, the smaller one is turned sideways and slid under the gill of the larger one, just enough to make it look as though it was 1 fish, Plus if it were 1 fish the little one being sideways would more than likely die anyway from being weaker and throwing off the swimming pattern.

~Matt Jung

[gunflint]

If you caught 2 of those would you be over your limit?

[Bassboy1645]

WHoa!!!!!!!!!!! I've never seen anything like it!!!! It is definetly one fish. There is no F***ing way that is tow different fish. A good artist could have put the fish together, but i doubt it. U can clearly see the two eyes and the mouth that is growing as one. Any body else got similar pics? Also people can be simesse, why cant fish????

[EBass]

I don't know, but don't drink or swim in the water that thing came from. I sure hope it's two fish.

[The Grebe]

Nope...this thing was pounded to death last season. Rope stringers ring is attached to the smaller fish, bigger fish was slipped onto stringer, little fish slid into the bigger ones gills.

The stringer goes into the big ones mouth, but it does'nt come out anywhere, because it is hooked to the smaller fish.

I'd bet that just about anyone that has ever used a rope stringer has had this happen...we just did'nt get any pics.

[BRULEDRIFTER]

its totally TWO different fish. look closely. there is no way those fish would grow to be that large if they were siamese fish. there would be no way it could function properly to feed and hunt.

[Granny]

I can't see how people think its one fish? Maybe they watch too many cartoons

Granny

[Mark Christianson]

100% hoax.

[1lkstage]

I beleive GRANNY is right. Look at the stringer, It has no ring, Its just one sting comming out the big mouth. Must have been around the smaller one lip and used to pull it thru.

[Dan Thiem]

Check out these replies.

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB43&Number=314995&Forum

[Fishook]

If this is real, the Northern on the left is really messed up. Looks to me like its head/eyes are not on top of the body where the dorsal fin would be but is actually upside down on the belly where the lateral fins are. Gotta think this is a made up picture.

[18 inch Crappie]

Fake, look at the stringr. It goes in but does not come out. If it was real the stringer would have a loop in it, plus how could it eat, 2 different stomacs, how would it share a fish that it cought. And how could they swim together to catch it......

[friendlyfisher]

One more thing, how often do fish sit with there mouth open? I never see them do that. If a northern or any other fish was sitting on the sidewalk, it would have its mouth shut. Unless it had something stuck through its gills. ff

[Northlander]

Photoshop Hoax! The eyes on the left fish arent even where they should be.