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Tiny bedding bass?
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05/08/15 01:14 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Ok. Been at this a long time. But, last night I caught what had to be the smallest bedding bass I've ever caught. It was a male that was about 10" long and way less than a pound. The female? Caught her too, she was closer to 2 pounds. Nothing big at all, but it got me wondering.... How big does a bass need to be (how old), to begin the mating processes and start to have the drive to build a bed to attract a female? This little bass I caught couldn't have been more than a year or so old.
On a side note... It, along with all the others I caught last night, were REALLY crushing rage craws and running strong with it. It wasn't a lazy "tap", it was as soon as the bait hit the grass, then slam! Or nothing.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 01:42 PM
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Hammbone
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You were fishing last night at Ray Roberts?
My hat is off to you, you truly have what it takes to be AOY !!
Mike Hamm, Lake Ray Roberts USMC (Retired) If you ain't Flipp-in your a-miss-in michael.hamm1@verizon.net
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 01:44 PM
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UTDmiller
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These kids are doing it younger and younger every year haha, I am also curious to when they start spawning
John Miller
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 03:27 PM
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Tugmaster
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Did you catch the buck bass guarding or could it have been a raider? Age can't be judged by size. If you didn't pull ototliths its really a guess and hard to gauge age. Could have been a stunted fish.
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 03:51 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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Ive seen pairs many times in the non keeper range. 10-14"
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 05:48 PM
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Mark Perry
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Little fish gotta get their swerve on too.
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 06:23 PM
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swalker9513
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It's not the size of the bass...
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
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05/08/15 06:39 PM
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361V
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Remember how old you were when you first started thinking about it?
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Re: Tiny bedding bass?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/08/15 07:06 PM
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Guide Richie White
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I found a pair a couple of weeks ago that may have been less than a pound combined. Way too young.
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