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Old 03-18-2010, 09:05 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Whizz Bang View Post
I have no idea how big this guy/girl was. When he came up he was on his side and I had a good close look at the white throat ribbing's. Thats part of the reason I framed the photo the way I did because that is an 8 ft rod sticking up in my kayak and if you look at his wake on either side of me you can play the guessing game.
White throat ribbing's is a good clue along with the coloring of the fin itself. My guess is that it was a blue whale. I sent the photo to a friend who is a whale expert. We will see what she has to say.

Whatever kind of a whale it was, that was a once in a lifetime experience few of us will ever get a chance to enjoy. Whizz, maybe you need to change your nickname to Cpt. Ahab.

Bob
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