


January 26, 2010
Retro Caption Contest: The Trophy Dolphin
By Joe Cermele

Sorry to riff off the Fly Talk blog, but I came across this photo and it was too good to pass up. If I'm not mistaken, it originally ran in a 1912 issue of Field & Stream. And yes, that's a big old porpoise (a.k.a. "Flipper" if you want to make it cute), hanging on a Naples, Florida, dock like a marlin or tuna. Oh my, how things have changed.
So let's have some fun. Whoever writes the best caption wins a Sebile Crankmaster and Flatt Shad...two very fine lures good for bass, walleye, even redfish if that's what you're into. I'll announce the winner at the end of my blog post on Thursday, February 4th. Have at it. -- Joe Cermele
Comments (122)
Fred's dolphin was no peanut, that's for sure.
"...And similar to many breeds of dogs once one of these guys latches on it's near impossible to get em loose."
The dang thing just jumped up and swallowed my wahoo.
That'll teach ya to spray water at me. I don't care if it was a show.
"it seemed like a good Idea at the time but now..... what am I going to tell my wife!"
Sea World is no longer so aggressive in their species acquisition tactics.
Well, Mr Gore, I dont suggest you send this particular "fish" to the taxidermist. What? oh. I dont think the Peta folks would want it for the charity auction.
they say these things squeak, i don't hear a thing.
This man found his life's porpoise....
Good boy! Now do a flip off the hook and splash the kids a little then I'll give you another treat.
The tuna companies soon learned hiring bounty hunters was the most effective way to regain access to their fishing grounds.
What? I know it's not a shark. I caught this on porpoise.
Anyone else want to make fun of my hat?
They said if I hold on to his fin, he'll drag me through the water. This thing's broke.
The Captain offered me a beer. I said "sure,flip 'er over here" next thing you know this critter nearly jumped in the boat.Put up heck of a fight.
LLOYD WHAT DID YOU DO!?!
Naples Man Lands Huge Fish, Now Asking The Question,
"Witch Part Do You Eat"
"No, no, its a shark, it was in the cooler funny thats why his tail is crooked"
"How much does it cost to mount a whale!? Anybody know?"
quote from Jeff Foxworthy
If I wear my spats, this bowtie, and this funny hat nobody will think it was me who actually kept this, ah... fish.
HOLY EVOLUTION, Martha! This fish has a blowhole!
She didn't want to swim with me, so I showed her how we do things!
Perfect. Simply perfect example of Stupidity. For doing that and re-publishing the photo. Many in outlying areas took "Deliverance"as a tutorial or "What we're obligated to do!" This photo will certainly inspire mentally-ill near-humans to do the same. Until you have lived there, you can't possibly know what I'm talking about. Of course, the only way they they can eat is to be professional criminals. Some are big and fat. These are the sheriff's kinfolk. They can do anything they want. Anything. And there are a kajillion Crackers in Florida.
This Dolphin Certified Tuna-Safe
Although not too popular with the gang at the fishing pier...Joe was proud of his catch nonetheless.
Reggie was not going to deviate from his list of life-goal species no matter how much jail time was involved.
PS..blackdawgz, take a valieum, THE PHOTO IS FROM 1912!!!
"Dolphin" chicken of the sea!
"Really, blackdawgz, lighten up."
- A Big Fat Cracker in Alabama
well, at least i thought it was a shark.
When the phyciatrist told Bill to go out and find a purpose in life to stay calm I really dont think he meant porpoise. Oh well....
Thanks alot Uncle Jim, now PETA is gonna be on our butts for killing Flipper. Way to go
How many of these fit into a can of tuna anyway?
Daggone it ...my PETA reference has nothing whatsoever to do with blackdawgs post...it is a joke honest I say again a joke...Figured I might want to make a dsclaimer the way things have been going lately...Hey maybe my disclaimer will win...Ya think I got a chance lol
Is it fish or chicken? or Man those sea shephards are going to be pissed.
I totally agree things have changed JC. Who the heck wears white shoes anymore. Geesh!
That'l teach him vote Demmycrat
accidentally on porpoise
Sea World: Going Out of Business Sale!
Iowaguy just nailed it. LMAO!
Flipper Flopped
"Back in my day we used to catch dolphins as big as porpoises!!"
"If i make a man purse out of it will it go with my shoes"?
by the way, who won the last contest?
Shhhhh...... don't tell anyone, "I caught this here fish at Sea World".
Chuck "Whiteshoes" Connors, Sr. and Flipper practicing the famous tailwalk that became a hallmark in the porpoise's namesake 1963 movie and subsequent television series.
Connors's grandson, better known for his television role as "The Rifleman," played a starring role in the movie. Flipper is also the inspiration for the Miami Dolphins and is still profiled as the team mascot.
I just caught this dolphin, I meen shark right over yonder. Sorry, a little slip of thr tongue!
when he hit i almost peeeta'd my pants
Turns out dolphins aren't as smart as dogs after all
In fact, this photo lacks nothing for being entirely sickening. It stirs memories of photos from Nazi concentration camps. My old college roommate's father spent two years in one of those. He got down to 75 lbs. He religiously ate a bowl of ice cream every night after he got back. It gets worse, but that's all I'm gonna say...
Blackdawgz...Everyone is entitled to their opinion however..I think it is a crock of garbage to even think of comparing a fish caught, when it was legal to do so, with the plight of millions of innocent HUMAN's which suffered horrible miseries, pain and death...I bet your friend would not appreciate how you have cheapened his pain and suffering and that of the rest of the Jewish heritage,,,,No I am not jewish just find this garbage people will not always agree with each other but such an anology is well...garbage
Blackdawgz - all that for a dolphin? A single fish? Seriously?
Yes sir, baby sea otters really are the hot bait this time of year.
hengst and dukkillr- dolphins are mammals, not fish.
OH NO he caught FLIPPER
yes indeedy feed the needy
WAH i know kind of like saying antelope or pronghorn
Ladies and Gentleman , Boy and girls of all ages .. Step right up and see the worlds one and only Skippy do his amazing suspension act.....
He will thrill and amaze you with his antics and acrobatics.
Hengst- not really. dolphin is to fish as antelope is to iguana.
He's so smooth. So smooth.... so smoooth...
Sadly, Hank's elation over his catch in the shark tournament would end similarly to his entry of the black and white spotted deer in the Wisconsin heaviest deer contest.
To make matters worse, film of the fight revealed several good back flips, a waive of the flipper and a jump through a hoop.
I sure got him back didn't I, he picked all of the anchovies off the pizza!
This was the start of the 2007 Miami Dolphin's season. At least they got the 1st round draft pick...
They call him Flipper Fli..I mean Dinner Dinner
tastes like chicken..of the sea..
A young Bob Hope doing a guest spot on "Flipper"
The scary part of the picture isn't the killing of an innocent dolphin, it is those shoes and hat.. Did fishermen really wear stuff like that???
Bill Clinton saw that picture and said, "why couldn't i get that kind of lip service from monica?"
blackdawgz, you have issues, man!
Gary, i hear suirrelgirl wears shoes just like that when she goes fishing.
"Just hang on! I will put you back as soon as the picture gets taken"
Dolphin...The Other White Meat.
Dick, I didn't know you fished? Dick: What are you talking about? I'm just admiring this weird looking tuna.
Sure glad I had me BIG dip net by my side today!
You mean to tell me the tournament was yesterday!
I've have my share of dealing with blowholes, but this one takes the cake.
You think I freaked out, my wife Flippers. haha fail.
The best way to serve dolphin is ground into burgers. Cooking is very easy as the burgers "flip" themselves.
i told you a thousand times i wanted salmon
you should have saw what they did to shamoo
Oops...sorry...when you said Dolphin you really wanted Mahi-Mahi?
Gone are the days of "Tuna Safe" dolphin.
Tuna?
backlash and buckhunter have the best ones so far IMHO- let's have regular caption contests on the F&S home page, not just the Fly Fishing page- these are a lot of fun!!
More, more, more!!!!
"Luckily for fishermen and gamefish alike many laws have been changed since the days old...Formal attire and goofy hats are no longer required fishing tackle."
"Luckily for fishermen and gamefish alike many laws have been changed since the days old...Formal attire and goofy hats are no longer required fishing tackle."
I was hoping blackdawgz were biting.
it was backlashes second caption about the Wisconsin deer contest that I'm voting for....
"Yes, that's him detective. I knew I should've gotten the boy a Collie!"
That was the last time Bill was allowed to sit in the front row at Sea World.
Ones porpoise in life is fishing
Yup, got this guy right after he saved me from drowning and righted my capsized boat.
Yeah he was hard to reel in but what was really tricky was getting him back through the hoop, then getting him out of the pool..i mean water
People! Dolphins are mammals not fish. That would be like calling a pronghorn a lizard. Just to clear things up.
Finally some tuna like it used taste!
Not wanting the newly elected President Woodrow Wilson to feel bad about breaking his line on a big shark that day, his staff quickly put together this "Grip and Grin" photo op.
What do ya know, Grampa really did catch a 350 lb dolphin on that charter
I tried every lure I had and would you believe he hit on the Beach Ball ? Go figure !
CBS announced today that the long running, hugely popular series Flipper has been canceled. No explanation was given.
Pappy said he used to catch some big dolphin...I didn't know THIS was what he meant!
Next up on my bucket list...Lassie!
Soon after this photo was taken, Fred was found wandering the dock in a dazed state with both of those those white shoes stuffed in his mouth. Billy Jack had arrived...
When I heard they taste like manatee I had to find out for myself if they could really be that good!
The dolphins got their revenge in 1933 during the first annual Dolphin Noodlin'-O-Rama.
Hmmmm. Must be a Patriots fan.
Jacque Cousteau was leading a team of scientists to research mammals on one of his trips near Naples,Florida, when they captured an unusual porpoise. Its peculiarity was that it had feet. After they had photographed and measured the poor thing, they prepared to set it free.
"Wait a minute," said one of the scientists, "Wouldn't it be an act of kindness if our ship's doctor were to amputate the feet so that it would be like other porpoises?"
"No way," expressed the doctor,
"That would be defeeting the porpoise!"
The January issue of Field and Stream JAPAN now on news stands,,,,,,,,,
Hmm. do they make that in Canned version?
Revised:
What do ya know, Grampa really did catch a 350 lb dolphin on that charter. We should probably go get him from the asylum now.
So that's NOT a Mahi Mahi?
Dolphin....the other other white meat
The world's last dorkfish was caught today by Tad Dooley. In a stiking coincidence, a pod of dolphins were seen jumping out of the water all over the bay in what seemed like a grand celebration.
I'm just very grateful and proud of myself. My kids are so sick of sauteed Bald Eagle.
"I guess dolphins are into lip piercings too...and here I thought that was just a human fad"
Honest officer! It was self defense. Durn thing nearly swamped my kayak!
Honest officer, it was self defense! Durn thing punched me right out of my float tube!
I heard that new football team in Miami was looking for a mascot. Think they'll go for this ?
My last trip to Seaworld. Ever.
I was takin a leak over the side of the boat and this thnig came up and almost killed my little friend, and i wasn't gonna have none of that so i put a hot dog that i was gonna have for lunch on a hook and that fieaty little guy didn't waste any time, and here we are now.
-50 ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
My grampa was so old and feeble.....That by the time he reeled in this fish it had evolved into a Dolphin!
"darn. all I wanted was enough fish for a sandwich.."
oh well on being late..
Due to some network difficulties...LASIE caught her first big break.
turns out that it really is no big deal.
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Sea World is no longer so aggressive in their species acquisition tactics.
Reggie was not going to deviate from his list of life-goal species no matter how much jail time was involved.
PS..blackdawgz, take a valieum, THE PHOTO IS FROM 1912!!!
Blackdawgz...Everyone is entitled to their opinion however..I think it is a crock of garbage to even think of comparing a fish caught, when it was legal to do so, with the plight of millions of innocent HUMAN's which suffered horrible miseries, pain and death...I bet your friend would not appreciate how you have cheapened his pain and suffering and that of the rest of the Jewish heritage,,,,No I am not jewish just find this garbage people will not always agree with each other but such an anology is well...garbage
This man found his life's porpoise....
Sea World: Going Out of Business Sale!
Bill Clinton saw that picture and said, "why couldn't i get that kind of lip service from monica?"
blackdawgz, you have issues, man!
I tried every lure I had and would you believe he hit on the Beach Ball ? Go figure !
What? I know it's not a shark. I caught this on porpoise.
They said if I hold on to his fin, he'll drag me through the water. This thing's broke.
"Really, blackdawgz, lighten up."
- A Big Fat Cracker in Alabama
when he hit i almost peeeta'd my pants
That was the last time Bill was allowed to sit in the front row at Sea World.
Yup, got this guy right after he saved me from drowning and righted my capsized boat.
Anyone else want to make fun of my hat?
HOLY EVOLUTION, Martha! This fish has a blowhole!
"Dolphin" chicken of the sea!
"If i make a man purse out of it will it go with my shoes"?
Yes sir, baby sea otters really are the hot bait this time of year.
To make matters worse, film of the fight revealed several good back flips, a waive of the flipper and a jump through a hoop.
This was the start of the 2007 Miami Dolphin's season. At least they got the 1st round draft pick...
Sure glad I had me BIG dip net by my side today!
"Luckily for fishermen and gamefish alike many laws have been changed since the days old...Formal attire and goofy hats are no longer required fishing tackle."
Next up on my bucket list...Lassie!
The January issue of Field and Stream JAPAN now on news stands,,,,,,,,,
The dang thing just jumped up and swallowed my wahoo.
That'll teach ya to spray water at me. I don't care if it was a show.
Well, Mr Gore, I dont suggest you send this particular "fish" to the taxidermist. What? oh. I dont think the Peta folks would want it for the charity auction.
The tuna companies soon learned hiring bounty hunters was the most effective way to regain access to their fishing grounds.
The Captain offered me a beer. I said "sure,flip 'er over here" next thing you know this critter nearly jumped in the boat.Put up heck of a fight.
Naples Man Lands Huge Fish, Now Asking The Question,
"Witch Part Do You Eat"
"No, no, its a shark, it was in the cooler funny thats why his tail is crooked"
She didn't want to swim with me, so I showed her how we do things!
This Dolphin Certified Tuna-Safe
well, at least i thought it was a shark.
When the phyciatrist told Bill to go out and find a purpose in life to stay calm I really dont think he meant porpoise. Oh well....
Daggone it ...my PETA reference has nothing whatsoever to do with blackdawgs post...it is a joke honest I say again a joke...Figured I might want to make a dsclaimer the way things have been going lately...Hey maybe my disclaimer will win...Ya think I got a chance lol
I totally agree things have changed JC. Who the heck wears white shoes anymore. Geesh!
accidentally on porpoise
I just caught this dolphin, I meen shark right over yonder. Sorry, a little slip of thr tongue!
Turns out dolphins aren't as smart as dogs after all
hengst and dukkillr- dolphins are mammals, not fish.
Sadly, Hank's elation over his catch in the shark tournament would end similarly to his entry of the black and white spotted deer in the Wisconsin heaviest deer contest.
I sure got him back didn't I, he picked all of the anchovies off the pizza!
The best way to serve dolphin is ground into burgers. Cooking is very easy as the burgers "flip" themselves.
Oops...sorry...when you said Dolphin you really wanted Mahi-Mahi?
backlash and buckhunter have the best ones so far IMHO- let's have regular caption contests on the F&S home page, not just the Fly Fishing page- these are a lot of fun!!
More, more, more!!!!
I was hoping blackdawgz were biting.
it was backlashes second caption about the Wisconsin deer contest that I'm voting for....
"Yes, that's him detective. I knew I should've gotten the boy a Collie!"
CBS announced today that the long running, hugely popular series Flipper has been canceled. No explanation was given.
Pappy said he used to catch some big dolphin...I didn't know THIS was what he meant!
Soon after this photo was taken, Fred was found wandering the dock in a dazed state with both of those those white shoes stuffed in his mouth. Billy Jack had arrived...
When I heard they taste like manatee I had to find out for myself if they could really be that good!
Jacque Cousteau was leading a team of scientists to research mammals on one of his trips near Naples,Florida, when they captured an unusual porpoise. Its peculiarity was that it had feet. After they had photographed and measured the poor thing, they prepared to set it free.
"Wait a minute," said one of the scientists, "Wouldn't it be an act of kindness if our ship's doctor were to amputate the feet so that it would be like other porpoises?"
"No way," expressed the doctor,
"That would be defeeting the porpoise!"
Revised:
What do ya know, Grampa really did catch a 350 lb dolphin on that charter. We should probably go get him from the asylum now.
Honest officer, it was self defense! Durn thing punched me right out of my float tube!
Fred's dolphin was no peanut, that's for sure.
"...And similar to many breeds of dogs once one of these guys latches on it's near impossible to get em loose."
"it seemed like a good Idea at the time but now..... what am I going to tell my wife!"
they say these things squeak, i don't hear a thing.
Good boy! Now do a flip off the hook and splash the kids a little then I'll give you another treat.
LLOYD WHAT DID YOU DO!?!
"How much does it cost to mount a whale!? Anybody know?"
quote from Jeff Foxworthy
If I wear my spats, this bowtie, and this funny hat nobody will think it was me who actually kept this, ah... fish.
Although not too popular with the gang at the fishing pier...Joe was proud of his catch nonetheless.
Thanks alot Uncle Jim, now PETA is gonna be on our butts for killing Flipper. Way to go
How many of these fit into a can of tuna anyway?
Is it fish or chicken? or Man those sea shephards are going to be pissed.
That'l teach him vote Demmycrat
Iowaguy just nailed it. LMAO!
Flipper Flopped
"Back in my day we used to catch dolphins as big as porpoises!!"
by the way, who won the last contest?
Shhhhh...... don't tell anyone, "I caught this here fish at Sea World".
Chuck "Whiteshoes" Connors, Sr. and Flipper practicing the famous tailwalk that became a hallmark in the porpoise's namesake 1963 movie and subsequent television series.
Connors's grandson, better known for his television role as "The Rifleman," played a starring role in the movie. Flipper is also the inspiration for the Miami Dolphins and is still profiled as the team mascot.
Blackdawgz - all that for a dolphin? A single fish? Seriously?
OH NO he caught FLIPPER
yes indeedy feed the needy
WAH i know kind of like saying antelope or pronghorn
Ladies and Gentleman , Boy and girls of all ages .. Step right up and see the worlds one and only Skippy do his amazing suspension act.....
He will thrill and amaze you with his antics and acrobatics.
He's so smooth. So smooth.... so smoooth...
They call him Flipper Fli..I mean Dinner Dinner
tastes like chicken..of the sea..
A young Bob Hope doing a guest spot on "Flipper"
The scary part of the picture isn't the killing of an innocent dolphin, it is those shoes and hat.. Did fishermen really wear stuff like that???
Gary, i hear suirrelgirl wears shoes just like that when she goes fishing.
"Just hang on! I will put you back as soon as the picture gets taken"
Dolphin...The Other White Meat.
Dick, I didn't know you fished? Dick: What are you talking about? I'm just admiring this weird looking tuna.
You mean to tell me the tournament was yesterday!
I've have my share of dealing with blowholes, but this one takes the cake.
You think I freaked out, my wife Flippers. haha fail.
i told you a thousand times i wanted salmon
you should have saw what they did to shamoo
Gone are the days of "Tuna Safe" dolphin.
Tuna?
"Luckily for fishermen and gamefish alike many laws have been changed since the days old...Formal attire and goofy hats are no longer required fishing tackle."
Ones porpoise in life is fishing
Yeah he was hard to reel in but what was really tricky was getting him back through the hoop, then getting him out of the pool..i mean water
People! Dolphins are mammals not fish. That would be like calling a pronghorn a lizard. Just to clear things up.
Finally some tuna like it used taste!
Not wanting the newly elected President Woodrow Wilson to feel bad about breaking his line on a big shark that day, his staff quickly put together this "Grip and Grin" photo op.
What do ya know, Grampa really did catch a 350 lb dolphin on that charter
The dolphins got their revenge in 1933 during the first annual Dolphin Noodlin'-O-Rama.
Hmmmm. Must be a Patriots fan.
Hmm. do they make that in Canned version?
So that's NOT a Mahi Mahi?
Dolphin....the other other white meat
The world's last dorkfish was caught today by Tad Dooley. In a stiking coincidence, a pod of dolphins were seen jumping out of the water all over the bay in what seemed like a grand celebration.
I'm just very grateful and proud of myself. My kids are so sick of sauteed Bald Eagle.
"I guess dolphins are into lip piercings too...and here I thought that was just a human fad"
Honest officer! It was self defense. Durn thing nearly swamped my kayak!
I heard that new football team in Miami was looking for a mascot. Think they'll go for this ?
My last trip to Seaworld. Ever.
My grampa was so old and feeble.....That by the time he reeled in this fish it had evolved into a Dolphin!
Hengst- not really. dolphin is to fish as antelope is to iguana.
I was takin a leak over the side of the boat and this thnig came up and almost killed my little friend, and i wasn't gonna have none of that so i put a hot dog that i was gonna have for lunch on a hook and that fieaty little guy didn't waste any time, and here we are now.
-50 ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!
"darn. all I wanted was enough fish for a sandwich.."
oh well on being late..
Due to some network difficulties...LASIE caught her first big break.
turns out that it really is no big deal.
In fact, this photo lacks nothing for being entirely sickening. It stirs memories of photos from Nazi concentration camps. My old college roommate's father spent two years in one of those. He got down to 75 lbs. He religiously ate a bowl of ice cream every night after he got back. It gets worse, but that's all I'm gonna say...
Perfect. Simply perfect example of Stupidity. For doing that and re-publishing the photo. Many in outlying areas took "Deliverance"as a tutorial or "What we're obligated to do!" This photo will certainly inspire mentally-ill near-humans to do the same. Until you have lived there, you can't possibly know what I'm talking about. Of course, the only way they they can eat is to be professional criminals. Some are big and fat. These are the sheriff's kinfolk. They can do anything they want. Anything. And there are a kajillion Crackers in Florida.
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