r/Fishing • u/11BigDaddyChris11 • Jul 01 '23

Saltwater Reported, documented, released immediately, etc. estimated 11ft length based off of distance between dock pylons. I know this is very rare but how rare exactly is it and any estimations on weight?

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u/opuntina Jul 02 '23

Go take a hook and put it in a glass of pond water. set it on your window sill. Do the same with a hook in seawater. Take notes, and report back.

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u/Cowboy_on_fire Jul 02 '23

Okay I have achieved the pond water, I am now looking for a willing benefactor to send me some seawater. To be continued.

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u/LilStinkpot IT’S NOT SIWASH 😆 Jul 02 '23

An at home replica of sea water can be made by mixing 35 grams of salt per liter of water. This should be sufficient for your experiment. Otherwise, stop by your local aquarium store and ask for X amount of salt water from their tanks.

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u/cdog0606 Jul 02 '23

Seawater is more like 32 ppt (high salinity) and isn’t composed of solely sodium chloride so sorry Charlie but not really

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u/LilStinkpot IT’S NOT SIWASH 😆 Jul 02 '23

Oh I know, but for the home experiment’s sake I figured it was close enough. We’re not keeping corals here, just rusting out some hooks for giggles and shits.

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u/losingtimeslowly Jul 02 '23

Don't fuck with science.

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u/LilStinkpot IT’S NOT SIWASH 😆 Jul 02 '23

Awww. But that’s my favorite pass-time.

Heh. Next time I go surf fishing I’ll bring some back and see if there really is a difference between the two when it comes to rusting. I love little projects like that.

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u/cdog0606 Jul 02 '23

Instant ocean from an aquarium store would be a more appropriate comparison… sorry didn’t mean to come off as condescending

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '23

How did you know his name?!