Leaping Barracuda Gashes Teenage Girl's Arm

[Stephen]

Published in Field and Stream.
Happened in Venice, FL.

Koral Wira, 14, was fishing with her parents and a friend near Venice, Fla., when a barracuda went for her dad's bait and ended up biting her instead. Her dad, Rob Parker, submitted these photos and Wira told the story.

After anchoring the boat 4 miles off shore, Parker baited his rod with herring. Wira switched seats to get out of the hot sun, and watched as her dad cast. Moments later, she heard a splash and saw a long silver flash in the air. A barracuda jumped from the water and opened its mouth. As it hit her left arm, it clamped down with razor teeth.

Some wicked teeth on that cuda ...

[Sublime-Steve]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/Sublime_Steve/barra8.jpg lol

[SierraPeaks]

Geez....the kid's got gashes that need medical attention and dad looks happiest about posing with the cuda.
The kid doesn't look like she wants this to be a photo-op...dad.

What a moron.

[NoHo ART]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b110/Sublime_Steve/barra8.jpg lol
lol to funny:ROFL::Nut Kick:

[tree]

Dad's happy as heck, the girl just wants to go home! ahahaha

I love this. From now on, bring your children as cuda bait.

[DarkShadow]

Father of the Year

[bergie berg]

wow, that thing puts our local barracudas to shame...just saying, hahaha

[Thisfool]

lol damn she is scard for life and dad has a nice trophy and to top it all off i heard that in FL you cant even eat the cudda

[smokehound]

lol damn she is scard for life and dad has a nice trophy and to top it all off i heard that in FL you cant even eat the cuddaYUP. Ciguatera.

[Thisfool]

YUP. Ciguatera.

lol i hade to google that big fancy word and its definition is exactly what was told to me why you cant eat FL cudda what a shame to cuz the cudda iv had from our waters is good eating.

[GeordyBass]

She's cute too.... lmao

just sayin'....

hahaha

[Thisfool]

She's cute too.... lmao

just sayin'....

hahaha

dude shame on you she is o like 16 at most.

[Danny300]

16 is legal in FL

[tpfishnfool]

My Money is she is done with going out with Pops... Her Mom prob gave the old dude hell for that trip.....

[WARRIORMIKE]

trip of a lifetime!! They'll look back at this in 10 years and laugh about it!!

[NoHo ART]

lol i cant get over her face hahahah:ROFL:

[Sublime-Steve]

Wahahahah!

[Lady Quagga]

Floridians eh?

Pictured: Rob standing with the one thing he's most proud of in this world, and the thing he will mount later on in the week. Guess which is which.

[smokehound]

Floridians eh?

Pictured: Rob standing with the one thing he's most proud of in this world, and the thing he will mount later on in the week. Guess which is which.:LOL: Eeeeeeeeewwww!

[fishinone]

Father of the Year

Oh come on. He killed the attacking monster with a fillet knife then cut his anchor loose and left it to get her back to shore and he got her the stitches she needed. That must count for something.:LOL:

She'll be glad later that she has pics.

[GeordyBass]

dude shame on you she is o like 16 at most.
yep and I'm 17 brotha :D

Totally legal haha

[GeordyBass]

16 is legal in FL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45CHLPg39Kg
:LOL:

or if You are 17 Hahahaha:Wink:

[evalrez]

Floridians eh?

Pictured: Rob standing with the one thing he's most proud of in this world, and the thing he will mount later on in the week. Guess which is which.

AAWWWWW....come on!
Her face says it all...hehehehe

[smokehound]

Not to worry though. The Great barracuda is also found in mexico. And great barracuda is MUCH safer to eat there.

Ciguatera is mainly only a threat around tropical reefs, which are fairly rare in the eastern pacific.

Same species as the ones you find in Florida.

[Daryl]

Interesting story. It's crazy how wild random **** can ruin your day.

[DarkShadow]

It's crazy how wild random **** can ruin your day.

Judging from the smile on the dad, doesn't look like his day was ruined one bit.