This made my day

[trichard]

While crappie fishing the other day I caught this bass the that had what looked like a 8" crappie in it's throat ,I've never experienced this before, I wonder if bass fishermen ever see this? of course he was released.

 

[clwg97]

I found this bass back one day when I was younger. He was making laps just under the surface and was almost dead. He had about a 7-8" bluegill in his mouth. I dip netted him and he was dead before I could do anything.

 

[TheLBLman]

While crappie fishing the other day I caught this bass the that had what looked like a 8" crappie in it's throat

Just noting your crappie jig in the bass's mouth,
a speculative thought:

Wonder if that crappie hit your jig, and as that crappie appeared to struggle a bit,
the bass hit the crappie, hook came out of crappie, you wound up hooking the bass?

A bass has jaw force comparable to an alligator.
Certainly seems plausible a bass clamping down on a crappie would knock the hook loose from the crappie.

Yes, I've had bigger fish hit the smaller fish I was reeling in.

 

[double browtine]

That was a nice Bass you caught!

 

[Pilchard]

While crappie fishing the other day I caught this bass the that had what looked like a 8" crappie in it's throat

Just noting your crappie jig in the bass's mouth,
a speculative thought:

Wonder if that crappie hit your jig, and as that crappie appeared to struggle a bit,
the bass hit the crappie, hook came out of crappie, you wound up hooking the bass?

A bass has jaw force comparable to an alligator.
Certainly seems plausible a bass clamping down on a crappie would knock the hook loose from the crappie.

Yes, I've had bigger fish hit the smaller fish I was reeling in.

A bass' jaw force is comparable to a gator? Where did you hear this?

I have had many hooked fish eaten and it is extremely rare to hook the fish that ate the one you originally hooked. There is very rarely enough hook exposed.

 

['borohunter]

Two-for-One special I guess...

 

[rsimms]

Cool!