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]

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]

lol

lol to funny

[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 cudda

YUP. 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.