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parker23 · 10-02-2006, 03:41 PM

I cleaned two bass on Saturday. Larger fish was empty. Smaller fish had 3 lobster claws, no body at all. These were pretty big claws, at least from a 1.5#lobster. Where did the body go? These claws were still blueish, so they were recently eaten. Maybe this fish likes claw meat only.
It also had at least 5 green crabs and mussel shells.

Eels are few and far between. Maybe 5 in my 30 years of cleaning fish.

I have found sinkers, hooks and plastic bags. Rocks, seaweed and shells are common.

I once found a good size conch in the belly of a mid 30# fish.

10-02-2006, 03:41 PM	#9
parker23 No Trolling allowed iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Kingstown, RI Posts: 414	I cleaned two bass on Saturday. Larger fish was empty. Smaller fish had 3 lobster claws, no body at all. These were pretty big claws, at least from a 1.5#lobster. Where did the body go? These claws were still blueish, so they were recently eaten. Maybe this fish likes claw meat only. It also had at least 5 green crabs and mussel shells. Eels are few and far between. Maybe 5 in my 30 years of cleaning fish. I have found sinkers, hooks and plastic bags. Rocks, seaweed and shells are common. I once found a good size conch in the belly of a mid 30# fish.