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Old 07-03-2012, 11:44 AM   #1
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Question Anyone Else >>>>>>

Notice F/U silversides .?????

The 1st of the week I was watching a school & 8 out of 10 had large, gross sores /// mostly on their top back , but some had them other places .
Now I just came pack & its low tide where their is a current & there were a descent amount of different schools swimming in the currrent ......... same deal .most of them had the sores ...I,ve never seen this on silersides . They seem to be swimming perfectly healthy .

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Old 07-03-2012, 12:27 PM   #2
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The ones near me in the east bay have the same deal, but all the ones ive seen have been being harassed by baby blues too.
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:01 PM   #3
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Clammer, did the growths almost look like weeds or algae growing on their backs? I have been seeing this a lot down the cape this year. I haven't seen it before... No idea what it is.

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Old 07-03-2012, 01:11 PM   #4
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Clammer, did the growths almost look like weeds or algae growing on their backs? I have been seeing this a lot down the cape this year. I haven't seen it before... No idea what it is.
I've noticed that all over the cape too
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:44 PM   #5
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yEAH , SOME had like a string on them , but I,m not about to go catch them to check it out ..

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Old 07-03-2012, 04:24 PM   #6
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I've been seeing it too. I thought they were anchor worms, like you see on bunker. It seems to be on the biggest spearing. Never noticed anything like it on those baitfish before.
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Old 07-03-2012, 02:02 PM   #7
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Probably from elevated water temps
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Old 07-03-2012, 02:33 PM   #8
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Saw a bunker with red string like parasites hanging off of it here in west haven yesterday. There is a potential for a huge fish kill down our way right now and we just hit July
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Old 07-03-2012, 02:45 PM   #9
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We have some macs with scars/sores, but I have been assuming they had been attacked by squid....

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Old 07-03-2012, 03:14 PM   #10
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Anchor worms.
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:29 PM   #11
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I saw the bunker last fall with the red stringy stuff / they were gross ><><><

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Old 07-04-2012, 09:56 AM   #12
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I saw the bunker last fall with the red stringy stuff / they were gross ><><><


Nothing wrong with those.....they're up from Jamaica and those are dredge-locks,,,, yah mon, we be jammin, smell their fins.....smells like sensimilia,,,, and the sores,,,,just a minor case of herpes. You know how that goes Clamma....didn't they used to call you Herpe the Luv Bug???


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Old 07-04-2012, 11:31 AM   #13
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BC ..............You,ll never get that close again ><><><

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Old 07-04-2012, 11:40 AM   #14
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Mike, #^&#^&#^&#^&y L was asking for ya. Seems like you have been MAI everywhere.

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Old 07-03-2012, 04:07 PM   #15
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stop posting and go slap minnie mouse for me........dirty mouse......
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stop posting and go slap minnie mouse for me........dirty mouse......
But when I'm posting it means I'm not spending thousands of dollars! This place is expensive as he'll. Btw leave the fish with eating disorders alone, will ya! Lol
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Old 07-04-2012, 06:23 AM   #18
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Clammer. Bunker near your house yesterday and the ones I got looked fine.

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Like toaster said, if it's stringy things they are anchor worms.

Him and I were on a mullet/bunker blitz in 2010, and most the fish had em.

I did a thread about it with pics.

All the bunker that stay in the providence river are covered in them.

You'll see the fish rubbing itself along the bottom or against rocks, which causes more damage to the fish.
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All of the bunker ark bait has been getting and the ones we have been snagging have them. It's been like this for a few years. I have never seen them on silversides though. You must have some kind of recipe for them? Anchor worm burger? Charge $50 bucks and I'm sure People will buy them. Lol


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Like toaster said, if it's stringy things they are anchor worms.

Him and I were on a mullet/bunker blitz in 2010, and most the fish had em.

I did a thread about it with pics.

All the bunker that stay in the providence river are covered in them.

You'll see the fish rubbing itself along the bottom or against rocks, which causes more damage to the fish.
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