# Sly Sea Lion Outsmarts Fisherman

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 28, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454 "2013-10-28T15:58:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/1 "2013-10-28T15:58:02Z")

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It’s just too funny to get mad at, [plus you get a great story…](http://gawker.com/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman-snatches-monster-catc-1453305307)

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/2 "2013-10-28T16:11:04Z")

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Sure did not seem to bother the chef much.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/3 "2013-10-28T16:13:39Z")

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My wife and daughter will love this. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/4 "2013-10-28T16:43:18Z")

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Woah, he’s lucky Pancho didn’t grab his hand too.

I’ve brought mahi-mahi up to that pier before, thankfully though back before Pancho was a _Vill’an_.

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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/5 "2013-10-28T18:59:10Z")

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Did that look staged to anyone else?

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sly-sea-lion-outsmarts-fisherman/672454/6 "2013-10-28T19:51:56Z")

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> [@Finagle](#):
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> Did that look staged to anyone else?

The [reverse-gif](http://reversegif.com/gshs?hotlink) definitely did.