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Texas un pescador atrapa una enorme tortuga caimán: "Todo se volvió loco
Por Ann Schmidt
Publicado el 01 de julio de 2022
Talk about the catch of a lifetime.
A fisherman in Texas reeled in a massive alligator snapping turtle while he was celebrating Father’s Day.
Justin Broomhall, de 25 años, de Longview, Texas, estaba pescando siluros en el lago Cherokee ese domingo por la tarde, sobre las 19.30 horas, con su hijo Lakestine, de 3 años, su padre Michael Broomhall, Sr., y el padre de su prometida, James Elliott.
Broomhall dijo a Fox News Digital que, al principio, el siluro parecía picar.
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"All of a sudden, they just vanished," Broomhall said.
Broomhall, who’s been fishing since he was 4 or 5 years old, said he then noticed a trail of bubbles moving across the water.
He assumed it was a large catfish, so he threw his fishing line into the water just ahead of the trail.
Justin Broomhall, 25 años, de Longview, Texas, estaba pescando siluros el Día del Padre cuando sacó esta enorme tortuga caimán y la levantó para hacerse una foto. (Justin Broomhall/James Elliott)
"That’s when everything went crazy," he said.
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La tortuga mordedora se apoderó del cebo casi de inmediato y Broomhall dijo que él y su padre lucharon con ella entre 15 y 20 minutos antes de volver a acercarla lo suficiente a la orilla para ver qué era.
Broomhall calcula que la tortuga mordedora de aligátor pesaba entre 150 y 160 libras. (Justin Broomhall/James Elliott)
When Broomhall realized he had caught an alligator snapping turtle – which is a threatened species, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife – he knew he had to let it go.
"I went to reach down in the water to grab him behind his head on his shell and the line broke," Broomhall said.
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Even though the turtle was no longer on his line, Broomhall still wanted to remove the hook from its mouth, which could give the turtle an infection, he said.
"There are still incredible things out there to be seen."
To make sure he got the turtle on shore, Broomhall stepped into the water and grabbed the turtle’s leg and tail – while his dad grabbed the belt loop on his pants.
"He pulled me back up to land, and I pulled the turtle up there and that’s when we realized how big he really was and how old he really was," Broomhall said.
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Broomhall calcula que la tortuga mordedora de aligátor pesaba entre 150 y 160 libras y podía tener 100 años, si no más.
"His eyes were already starting to turn hazy, like he was going blind," Broomhall said.
The massive reptile also had lots of scars, Broomhall said.
Broomhall cree que la tortuga mordedora caimán tenía al menos 100 años, si no más. Broomhall observó que los ojos del animal se estaban nublando, y podría haber estado ciega. (Justin Broomhall/James Elliott)
"It looked like an alligator tried to take a chunk out of his tail," he said. "He was already missing a couple of little fingers."
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After Broomhall got the hook out of the turtle’s mouth, he released it back into the lake. But Broomhall hopes this isn’t the last time they’ll meet.
"To see him return back into the wild and knowing he still lives back in that cove, I look forward to seeing him in a couple more years," Broomhall said. "Just to see him in the wild and see how he’s doing."
Como las tortugas mordedoras de caimán son una especie amenazada, Broomhall devolvió la tortuga al lago. Dijo que no habría capturado la tortuga sin el apoyo y el equipo que recibe de su tienda local de artículos deportivos, Wings & Whitetails. (Justin Broomhall/James Elliott)
Though he’s heard stories from his grandfather about alligator snapping turtles, Broomhall said he’d never seen one before.
"Aterrizar uno y ver lo grandes que son, fue increíble", dijo. "Y tener allí a mi padre y a mi hijo fue aún mejor".
"He’s my first son, so the experience with him was – that’s once in a lifetime right there," Broomhall continued.
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Broomhall said he’s glad he gets to share his catch with an even wider audience, too.
"I’m from a little bitty town, I’m somebody that barely graduated high school and to get my name out there and show the world that there are still dinosaurs that live in these lakes and stuff like that, just makes me happy," Broomhall said.
He added: "There are still incredible things out there to be seen."
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