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What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 05:56 PM
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 06:18 PM
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fivebites
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 06:19 PM
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fivebites
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Probably gar. Or bowfin. Got any gators in there? Maybe small gators too.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 06:44 PM
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5Redman8
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Infection in tail from spawning
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 06:51 PM
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avid_basser
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That's called fin rot from spawning. They fan the beds pretty hard and doing so it rub it's raw opening their tail area for infection. That fish should be healthy in a few weeks pending it was released back to continue life.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 08:20 PM
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jnogreen
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 08:22 PM
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361V
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Dang nice fish regardless! Private water? And I have caught some spawning bass through the years that had some pretty worn down/bloody tails but that second pic sure looks chomped on!
Last edited by 361V; 04/28/20 08:25 PM.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 09:09 PM
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/28/20 09:28 PM
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Ken A.
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Wow Doc that top fish is a Hog!
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 02:05 AM
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Statton48
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Not saying you did it or if thatโs what it even is..... but looks like a bad snag mark to me. 2nd one, no idea.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 03:56 AM
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Donald Harper
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Wow! No telling what caused that on the second fish.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 05:09 AM
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Flippin-Out
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I think a turtle is too slow. Gators won't chase fish very much even as they're lazy, not that Texas has a lot of gators. My vote goes to alligator gar.
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 12:25 PM
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Okie Poke
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That's what you call "Workin' a bed to the bone"!
Great fish, btw....
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 05:15 PM
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bloo_rainger
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I had to trim that tail a couple of weeks ago so it wouldn't be in the slot...โฆโฆ...
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Re: What's biting tails off. Snapping turtle?
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04/29/20 08:16 PM
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Duck_Hunter
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I had to trim that tail a couple of weeks ago so it wouldn't be in the slot...โฆโฆ... With a hatchet?
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