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#4124676 - 11/06/09 11:24 AM
Bass Question, ( this is strange )
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 09/24/09
Posts: 20
Loc: Alvin, Texas
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the other day before that large cold front came in i went to Tom bass park in S Houston and the fish were very agressive i caught several good sized fish, but here is the wierd part... they had bloody tails just like they were spawning... i kept a couple and sure enough when i got them home they had eggs in them... has anyone ever heard of this happening in the fall. the only thing i can think of is the drout we had might have made them have an early spawn... but either way, wierd to me...
i have a pic, but i dont see how to add it...???
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#4124767 - 11/06/09 11:54 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: mikey01]
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Green Horn
Registered: 07/22/09
Posts: 13
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I saw the same thing about 2 weeks ago on a bass at Amistad
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#4124809 - 11/06/09 12:07 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: Mark Cashion]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 12/24/04
Posts: 776
Loc: Channelview,Tx
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There were some ponds up in northern Oklahoma I used to fish regularly years ago. Seven ponds, the far north and the one just below it, water never went below 60s.
Winter time, snow on the ground, catching bass on fly rod poppers was sort of strange, but lot of fun.
First 2 0r 3 ponds, spawn was pretty disorganized, some early year, some later on, guess it was the little-changing water temperatures.
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#4125287 - 11/06/09 02:10 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: northchannel]
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Angler
Registered: 05/01/08
Posts: 494
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Definitely possible. Bass in Florida lakes are pre-spawn in Nov/Dec.
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#4125414 - 11/06/09 02:40 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: Kyle46N]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 08/22/01
Posts: 2615
Loc: Haslet TX
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They might have been scraping up crawfish. Just a thought.
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#4125463 - 11/06/09 02:52 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: buda13]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 09/24/09
Posts: 20
Loc: Alvin, Texas
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yup, went back today and caught another one and it was actually dripping blood out of her tail and she hit my lure right at the bank... scared me to death...lol but yea, the fish the other day had eggs in them so stirring up crawfish could not be it... Apparently they are able to spawn early... oh well right... more bass... 
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#4125956 - 11/06/09 05:29 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: mikey01]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 04/26/02
Posts: 4977
Loc: terrell texas usa
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A fall spawning season is not unusual at all, especially with weather like we've been having recently. I cleaned 6 bass Monday that had eggs.
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#4126104 - 11/06/09 06:06 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: roadtrip]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 02/24/09
Posts: 500
Loc: Austin/ lavaca co./ gonzales c...
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completely normal
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#4126622 - 11/06/09 09:10 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: Brandon A]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 12/19/04
Posts: 1123
Loc: forney, tx
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almost all fish SHOULD have eggs in them by now, the same eggs they lay in the spring. this is completely normal.however, some do go through the spawning ritual in the fall but dont actually spawn, i think.
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#4127341 - 11/07/09 07:58 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: buzzzfrog]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 04/26/02
Posts: 4977
Loc: terrell texas usa
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[quote=mikey01]Im not saying the female will never have red tail,but its usually the male. Similar to humans, except in humans the redness is caused by the female chewing on the male's tail.
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#4132411 - 11/09/09 12:28 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: mikey01]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 07/29/09
Posts: 66
Loc: Houston
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but yea, the fish the other day had eggs in them so stirring up crawfish could not be it... Apparently they are able to spawn early... oh well right... more bass... Don't see how there can be more bass if you are keeping them and depleting the breeding stock. Not against keeping fish, but you have to be very careful in urban environments. Not only you, but other fishermen can quickly change the dynamics of a pond if there are no restraints, even on posted limits.
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#4132523 - 11/09/09 06:19 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: Bass Junkie]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 09/24/09
Posts: 20
Loc: Alvin, Texas
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but yea, the fish the other day had eggs in them so stirring up crawfish could not be it... Apparently they are able to spawn early... oh well right... more bass... Don't see how there can be more bass if you are keeping them and depleting the breeding stock. Not against keeping fish, but you have to be very careful in urban environments. Not only you, but other fishermen can quickly change the dynamics of a pond if there are no restraints, even on posted limits. bass junkie, They were put on this earth for us to eat not to mention i pay alot of money for my fishing lic. and im entitled to keep five bass per day, the money i pay goes to texas parks and wildlife who stockes this pond EVERY year with LM bass, trust me they dont seem to be hurting at all... having said that i havent kept anymore since the other day when i found eggs... so CHILL OUT.
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#4132627 - 11/09/09 07:37 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: mikey01]
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Green Horn
Registered: 11/06/09
Posts: 6
Loc: Anna, TX
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I agree with the pond situation for removing the fish. i fish several golf course ponds where u can catch 40 fish an hour and they'll all be 1#.
This is the same thing that had happen to ray robt's where the TPWD removed the slot. Too many small fish eat the forage for the big ones.
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#4135776 - 11/09/09 10:12 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: mikey01]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 07/29/09
Posts: 66
Loc: Houston
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so CHILL OUT. Didn't mean to to ruffle your feathers. I am very chilled  . Fishing alot does that for the soul, as well as a relationship with the #1 fisherman. Just hate to see honey holes get fished up, especially in urban areas. Then everyone loses. I think the Tom Bass Pond is about 25 acres, I have seen that an average lake will hold about 50 bass an acre, if managed correctly. If by law you can harvest 5 fish a day, that is over 1800 fish a year, just for you. So by law you would be able to deplete the entire lake of its bass in less then a year, if you only kept your legal daily limit. I am not trying to get on your case. Just making a point that with the amount of pressure urban ponds receive, they can be fished out legally very quickly. I hope that doesn't happen to your pond.
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#4138711 - 11/10/09 05:54 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: Bass Junkie]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 04/26/02
Posts: 4977
Loc: terrell texas usa
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so CHILL OUT. Didn't mean to to ruffle your feathers. I am very chilled . Fishing alot does that for the soul, as well as a relationship with the #1 fisherman. Just hate to see honey holes get fished up, especially in urban areas. Then everyone loses. I think the Tom Bass Pond is about 25 acres, I have seen that an average lake will hold about 50 bass an acre, if managed correctly. If by law you can harvest 5 fish a day, that is over 1800 fish a year, just for you. So by law you would be able to deplete the entire lake of its bass in less then a year, if you only kept your legal daily limit. I am not trying to get on your case. Just making a point that with the amount of pressure urban ponds receive, they can be fished out legally very quickly. I hope that doesn't happen to your pond. This scenario assumes the bass won't be reproducing.
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#4140132 - 11/11/09 07:50 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: roadtrip]
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Registered: 01/13/09
Posts: 73
Loc: Round Rock, TX
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so CHILL OUT. Didn't mean to to ruffle your feathers. I am very chilled . Fishing alot does that for the soul, as well as a relationship with the #1 fisherman. Just hate to see honey holes get fished up, especially in urban areas. Then everyone loses. I think the Tom Bass Pond is about 25 acres, I have seen that an average lake will hold about 50 bass an acre, if managed correctly. If by law you can harvest 5 fish a day, that is over 1800 fish a year, just for you. So by law you would be able to deplete the entire lake of its bass in less then a year, if you only kept your legal daily limit. I am not trying to get on your case. Just making a point that with the amount of pressure urban ponds receive, they can be fished out legally very quickly. I hope that doesn't happen to your pond. This scenario assumes the bass won't be reproducing. .... Also assumes that he fishes everyday. Who gets to do that????
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#4140533 - 11/11/09 09:52 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: roadtrip]
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TFF Team Angler
Registered: 04/10/07
Posts: 3099
Loc: Garland, TX
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[quote=mikey01]Im not saying the female will never have red tail,but its usually the male. Similar to humans, except in humans the redness is caused by the female chewing on the male's tail. I think a few missed this one, but I got it. 
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#4166529 - 11/18/09 08:46 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: SoCal Tom]
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Green Horn
Registered: 09/12/09
Posts: 6
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off topic but which area of tom bass park is the best to fish around? thanks
Edited by joshuabtran (11/18/09 08:47 PM)
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#4166651 - 11/18/09 09:15 PM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: joshuabtran]
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TFF Guru
Registered: 04/21/05
Posts: 27750
Loc: Crandall, TX
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Yes, there is evidence of some Bass spawning in the Fall. It happens on Fork. Ask some of the experts that have caught them off the beds this time of year.
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#4167768 - 11/19/09 09:34 AM
Re: Bass Question, ( this is strange )
[Re: RedTopLady]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 09/24/09
Posts: 20
Loc: Alvin, Texas
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the other day before that large cold front came in i went to Tom bass park in S Houston and the fish were very agressive i caught several good sized fish, but here is the wierd part... they had bloody tails just like they were spawning... i kept a couple and sure enough when i got them home they had eggs in them... has anyone ever heard of this happening in the fall. the only thing i can think of is the drout we had might have made them have an early spawn... but either way, wierd to me...
i have a pic, but i dont see how to add it...??? still dont see it... infact i dont see any photos on any new thread on this site... 
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