Full Bass?

[Crappie 1]

I went fishing this morning. I put out 2 tip-ups. Just about when I was getting packed up to come home, a flag went up. I walked out to it. I see the line off to the side and moving real slow. I take the tip-up out of the hole, take the line & set the hook. Pulled out a nice Small Mouth. I go to get my pliers to take the hook out, he spits my minnow out while I'm fumbling for tools. I pick up the fish and--what the heck--a 4" Bullhead is in it's throat that was ahead of my 4" Golden Shiner. That's a first for seeing that. I've seen them have fish in their throats, but never a Bullhead...

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[Cmj]

Flatheads love them. I cleaned a Crappie the other day that a 4" White Bass in her gut.


C.J.

[NIMROD]

Most species of fish are oppertunistic feeders. They will try to swallow anything that fits their mouth and sometimes more than they can handle. I have seen Bass, Catfish, and yes even Crappie choke on a meal. Sometimes their eyes are bigger than their throat thinks it is.

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[Cmj]

I watched a 10lb Brown Trout try to swallow a 16" Rainbow. Took him about ten minutes to catch him, I watched for about ten more minutes before I got bored. He still had half of the Rainbow hanging out of his mouth when I walked away.


C.J.