Cor! What a pair!!

[phonebush]

I question this photo as valid. The stringer and size of the fish is the giveaway.

Phone

[Colin Brett]

Polly:

Amazing what you can do with a computer and the right software isn't it?

The thing I thought was strange was the angle of the left hand body to it's part of the head!

 

If it is a fake, it's a good one!

Wish I was that clever!

 

Colin

[Colin Brett]

phonebush:

I question this photo as valid.  The stringer and size of the fish is the giveaway.

Phone

Phone,

I might be thick here, but how do you mean?

 

Colin

[phonebush]

Colin,

I have never seen predatory fish similarly joined reach equal size. They must be singular in the attack. Unless this fish(s) was hand fed One side would be much larger than the other. They appear to be hooked at the head so blood supply would be the only source of nutrition for the other one. GEEZ, how confusing can I make it. But I think you will get my drift. I have seen large salmon with extra body parts. Facing the fish they are almost always on the left side. Now maybe someone can answer that delemia.

Phone

[Richard Harvey]

Hi, I think these are two seperate Pike that have been carried hanging on that string, the smaller Pike was put on the string first then the larger pike was added. This means the head of the smaller pike was forced up under the gill plate by the weight of the larger pike and held in place by the sharp gill rackers, then the days 'catch' was layed on the deck for a photo before taking them home for the pan,you can see the shape of the gill plate covering the smaller pikes head.

Thats my opinion anyway ! A good photo anyway:)

Richard

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

phonebush:

Colin,

I have never seen predatory fish similarly joined reach equal size. They must be singular in the attack. Unless this fish(s) was hand fed One side would be much larger than the other.

My best guess would be that the pike on the right weighs about twice what the pike on the left does, given that both length and girth on the left are rather smaller.

 

 

quote:

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They appear to be hooked at the head so blood supply would be the only source of nutrition for the other one.

Although joined at the head it appears from the picture that the fish on the left does have a mouth shared with the fish on the right. Perhaps it does take some of the prey fish.

 

I would certainly guess that the image has not been doctored. If it has then the job has been done very well. On most doctored photos unless done by a real expert there is usually some discrepency with the background. This one appears to me to be genuine. There is no sign of poor anti-aliasing around the fish (even one or two pixels) - often a give away. Also no sign of the background having been joined anywhere in the vicinity of the head which is where any real image manipulation would need to have taken place.

 

The one part of the image which does puzzle me slightly is the straight line running from the tip of the left pikes upper jaw to the right eye of the right pike. There is a colour change here which even when viewed at 1600% appears to be almost straight. However I cannot see what relevance that could have to creating this image.

 

My opinion for what it is worth is that this is a genuine fish.

[M.K]

Notice how they share a eye...

[Colin Brett]

M.K:

Notice how they share a eye...

I have just noticed the hand one seems to have a straight line or defining line just behind the gill cover! Any thoughts on that?

 

Colin

[phonebush]

Nick,

We've (Arizona) got an old bridge set-up out in the desert. Could I interest you in a purchase?

Phone:D:D

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

Would that have towers on it?