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Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/26/19 11:10 PM
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wsimpson
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I’m now very confident that I can identify underwater loons with my electronics. They practically ran me out of Little Mustang Bay...
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/26/19 11:38 PM
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NickHasty
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 12:12 AM
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fishnfireman
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Curious---- were you using a Hydro wave ?
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 12:29 AM
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Rayzor
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Loons? Are you sure those weren't cormorants or anhingas?
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 12:34 AM
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NickHasty
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Does you have photos, sounds cool, I’ve had a loon or two around the boat sometimes, never more than 2 or 3 at a time.
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 01:02 AM
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wsimpson
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No hydrowave but over solid schools of bait from 8-18’ in 24-32’ of water. No pics but envision a strong mark (similar to a V) from top of the water column towards and tracking your bait. In three different locations over a mile apart in the same bay, I had a single loon or other species (not cormorant) hassle me...
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 01:14 AM
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NickHasty
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You saw them come up? That’s cool, I guess everyones gotta eat!
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 01:17 AM
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greenen
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They like to hang out with you at Stillhouse.
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 01:30 AM
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Loons aren’t far from bait fish. Big fish aren’t far from baitfish.
There was a loon during the shad spawn pattern on Conroe one year. Loon equaled 6#+ bass.
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 02:30 AM
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wsimpson
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Loons? Are you sure those weren't cormorants or anhingas? After reviewing and comparing internet photos, they very well may have been anhingas? No offense intended towards the loons...
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 02:44 AM
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A loon Resembles a comet going through the bait balls on the graph I got a picture somewhere but I can’t find it at the moment
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 12:09 PM
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ForkedJames
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Loons have been on Fork for many years now...here is a young one near Indian Creek
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 02:53 PM
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HARD WORKN HAROLD
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There's several loons that hang around the sink hole in the back of Williams.
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 03:29 PM
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fishnfireman
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No hydrowave but over solid schools of bait from 8-18’ in 24-32’ of water. No pics but envision a strong mark (similar to a V) from top of the water column towards and tracking your bait. In three different locations over a mile apart in the same bay, I had a single loon or other species (not cormorant) hassle me...
I asked about the Hydro wave because I've noticed on several occasions a loon or two diving very close to my boat. And they seem to stick around longer than normal. I've cast a hard bait past them many times hoping there were fish under them. They will go after a bait at times.
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Re: Fork: Ok, who on here is training the loons to shadow the boat?
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12/27/19 05:28 PM
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Fish2222
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I fished the mouth of Williams and Little Mustang....saw several loons (not anhingas, they have a longer beak) each time I saw them there were bait fish on my graph.
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