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Title: What is this animal???
Post by: simplycook on May 19, 2017, 05:00:32 PM
I was at Bodega this morning pumping for ghost shrimp.  Looking for typical 1/2"-3/4" holes.  On my 3rd pump, this weird worm type thing came out.  Had to be at least 1.5" in diameter and about 6-7" long. 

I've never encounter this creature before.  Hoping someone can shed some light.  Scared the crap outta me when I initially saw it.

Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: alien on May 19, 2017, 05:04:12 PM
I looks like some kind of seaslug. Did you touch it?
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Duckguy on May 19, 2017, 06:03:53 PM
Urichus caupo, or Fat Innkeeper Worm Only member of its phylum (Echiura). Also known as McGinnity's Penis, you can kinda see why: It's not usually that big, but when it gets disturbed or irritated, it swells up and squirts. And no, I couldn't make this stuff up, but I do remember some of my marine invertebrate zoology class. For some reason this one stuck...

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Echiurids/index.htm
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Fisherman X on May 19, 2017, 08:42:56 PM
It looks like a chicken tender that fell off the grill
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Mojo Jojo on May 19, 2017, 10:00:45 PM
Urichus caupo, or Fat Innkeeper Worm Only member of its phylum (Echiura). Also known as McGinnity's Penis, you can kinda see why: It's not usually that big, but when it gets disturbed or irritated, it swells up and squirts. And no, I couldn't make this stuff up, but I do remember some of my marine invertebrate zoology class. For some reason this one stuck...

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Echiurids/index.htm
He said penis  :smt044 (in my best Bevis impression)
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Bushy on May 19, 2017, 10:04:58 PM
I was at Bodega this morning pumping for ghost shrimp.  Looking for typical 1/2"-3/4" holes.  On my 3rd pump, this weird worm type thing came out.  Had to be at least 1.5" in diameter and about 6-7" long. 

I've never encounter this creature before.  Hoping someone can shed some light.  Scared the crap outta me when I initially saw it.



So you saw that and you were ?PUMPING?
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: alien on May 20, 2017, 07:28:05 AM
I was at Bodega this morning pumping for ghost shrimp.  Looking for typical 1/2"-3/4" holes.  On my 3rd pump, this weird worm type thing came out.  Had to be at least 1.5" in diameter and about 6-7" long. 

I've never encounter this creature before.  Hoping someone can shed some light.  Scared the crap outta me when I initially saw it.



So you saw that and you were ?PUMPING?
:smt044 :smt044 :smt044
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: CGN-38 on May 20, 2017, 06:33:01 PM
 :smt005
  Hell to the no! I can't touch slugs without gloves, no friggin way i could touch the e'fin alien creature! :smt005 :smt044
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: eiboh on May 20, 2017, 07:45:29 PM
Urichus caupo, or Fat Innkeeper Worm Only member of its phylum (Echiura). Also known as McGinnity's Penis, you can kinda see why: It's not usually that big, but when it gets disturbed or irritated, it swells up and squirts. And no, I couldn't make this stuff up, but I do remember some of my marine invertebrate zoology class. For some reason this one stuck...

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Echiurids/index.htm
it's a mud slug
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: NowhereMan on May 20, 2017, 08:00:36 PM
It looks like a chicken tender that fell off the grill

Maybe a chicken strip from China?
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Jason B on May 20, 2017, 09:40:22 PM
Dayum!! What make was that pump!!!
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: isaac4545 on June 14, 2017, 10:39:26 PM
Yep - for sure innkeeper worm - corbinas in socal love them. Record corbina caught on one. I have not had much luck with them in norcal.
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Pompano120 on June 14, 2017, 11:30:31 PM
I saw one at Lawson Landing. Didn't think too much of it.
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on June 15, 2017, 05:28:04 AM
Dayum!! What make was that pump!!!

Doc Johnson!


How did it taste?  :smt044

Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: beerhunter on June 15, 2017, 05:36:49 AM
Dayum!! What make was that pump!!!
:smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: Bushy on June 15, 2017, 11:20:22 AM
https://youtu.be/ARXqNc5DGXU
Title: Re: What is this animal???
Post by: piski on June 15, 2017, 11:22:30 AM
Dayum!! What make was that pump!!!

Doc Johnson!


How did it taste?  :smt044

 :smt005  :smt044  :smt005  :smt044