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08-26-2009, 11:09 AM
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WOUNDED BLUE FISH
I took the boat in the river the other night to see if there was any bait hanging around. We see something spinning around on the surface. It was about a 30 inch blue fish. We pulled it into the boat to check it out and see what the problem was. It had a light ring around it's head right behind its gills going right around. Something had this fish in it's mouth. There were no teeth marks, blood or holes in it's lips. A seal,tuna or monster blue would have done some damage. Would a huge bass try eating a blue this size. The wound looked like an eel does after a bass hits it. I'm scratching my head. What do you guys think?
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08-26-2009, 11:12 AM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
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sounds like a gillnet more than something grabbing it.
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08-26-2009, 11:23 AM
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That didn't even cross my mind  |
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08-26-2009, 11:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by likwid
sounds like a gillnet more than something grabbing it.
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I've seen that before too |
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08-26-2009, 11:29 AM
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I'd agree with Ted too. Gillnet
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08-26-2009, 11:33 AM
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And yet another Scooby Doo mystery solved. Thanks guys!!!!!
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08-26-2009, 11:39 AM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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they gillnet on Brown's Ledge or used to.
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08-26-2009, 12:37 PM
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lots of old netting is still on the bottom.... in certain places.
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08-26-2009, 01:45 PM
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A 30" Blue is really big to be eaten...however, a few weeks back we were live lining Mackerel in a river. We couldn't catch any small macks so we were sending out 12-13" fish. We caught stripers from 26- 36 inches on those. A 26 inch striper eating a 12" fish....not hard to imagine a really big striper chasing a 30" blue. Maybe it decided it had bit off more than it could chew and dropped it.
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08-26-2009, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeBass
A 30" Blue is really big to be eaten...however, a few weeks back we were live lining Mackerel in a river. We couldn't catch any small macks so we were sending out 12-13" fish. We caught stripers from 26- 36 inches on those. A 26 inch striper eating a 12" fish....not hard to imagine a really big striper chasing a 30" blue. Maybe it decided it had bit off more than it could chew and dropped it.
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