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09-16-2008, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Taunton
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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.
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09-16-2008, 03:04 PM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
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the big ones were there to eat the little ones  |
"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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09-16-2008, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: somewhere on a rock
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clogston29
the big ones were there to eat the little ones |
bingo
biggest fish this year had a 18" schoolie in its stomach |
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09-16-2008, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Taunton
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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.
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09-18-2008, 07:29 AM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jim sylvester
bingo
biggest fish this year had a 18" schoolie in its stomach
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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. |
"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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09-18-2008, 04:50 PM
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Trophy Hunter Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: THE Other Cape
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jim sylvester
bingo
biggest fish this year had a 18" schoolie in its stomach
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that's freakin' AWESOME, jimmySly!
sounds like a hunt to me!
sooooooooo,
*by taking the big gurls we ARE preserving the fishery??*
who'd a thunk it?  |
"The first condition of happiness is that the connection
between man and nature shall not be broken."~~ Leo Tolstoy
Tight Lines, and
Happy Hunting to ALL!
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09-18-2008, 04:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: RI/NJ
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did someone say big bass eat little bass....
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09-18-2008, 05:20 PM
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Covered in Sawdust
Join Date: Jan 2008
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There is some solid evidence.
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09-18-2008, 08:59 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
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yeah they are def cannibals, but that's a really good question, do they HUNT them??  |
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09-19-2008, 05:51 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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so next time you have a schoolie on are you going to think twice about swinging her in quickly?  |
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