Comments on: Thompson’s Sea Serpent Hunt

By: noobfun

noobfun — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:52:03 +0000

you should have seen the one that got away? Ann unknown? lol

By: Ann Unknown

Ann Unknown — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:03:03 +0000

The one he stuffed was 7 feet longer than the one he harpooned, too.

I do believe it, that it was destroyed because of its stench.

At least something here stinks. Must be a fish story.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:30:28 +0000

Interesting memorabilia.

There is a little bit of mystery about how the shark was destroyed though. The first articles says it was destroyed by Thompson due to its stench while the second claims it was fire that destroyed it accidentally.

Also, Thompson’s shark was bigger than the one from Pakistan. Why did it weigh only 30,000 lbs compared to 47,300? More mystery.

By: noobfun

noobfun — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:50:57 +0000

This does explain why a fisherman was pottering around with harpoons and firearms in his boat.

Good find Loren, clears those questions up nicely.

By: Lestat3407

Lestat3407 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:01:40 +0000

What I find amusing is the idea that Captain Thompson was qualified to look for sea serpents because he had been fishing with four presidents and a Vanderbilt. Of course he did catch the whale shark later, but this just tells me that Captain Thompson was a good fisherman with a lot of money so that he could buy the equipment to look for serpents and fish for whale sharks. If I had a few million to spre , I would definitely be doing some high tech searching for some lake monsters in clear water like Loch Morar or Lochy. Someone want to give me a loan? : )