Year class bass
 

Last night in the full moon, I started catching some very small bass, like 14" micro-bass, was just about to move when the next two casts produced a pair of 25 lbers. Then right back to the very small bass again. All caught on rather large live eels.

Has anyone else ever have this happen? Do you think it was a school of small and a school of larger that happen to clash for a few minutes, or do very small and much larger bass school up?

I usually move if the bass are that small, but I'll think twice in the future.

the big ones were there to eat the little ones :devil:

bingo

biggest fish this year had a 18" schoolie in its stomach

Wow, that didn't occur to me.

Seems odd that the schoolies would continue to feed on my elvers while their elders would continue to feed on them.

This was a new area for me. Do you think that Large fish "hunt" smaller fish of the same breed, or is it rather just a case of them "happening upon" a school.

I am just trying to take a lesson away from last night. best night for me in quite some time.

nice, that'll put the weight on. my best this year was empty. last year i had a good fish with a 20" blue in her belly.

that's freakin' AWESOME, jimmySly!
:jump1: :jump1:

sounds like a hunt to me!

sooooooooo,

*by taking the big gurls we ARE preserving the fishery??*

who'd a thunk it? :bl: :bl: :bl:

did someone say big bass eat little bass....

There is some solid evidence.

yeah they are def cannibals, but that's a really good question, do they HUNT them?? :huh:

so next time you have a schoolie on are you going to think twice about swinging her in quickly? :tooth: