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 Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/10/21 10:14 PM
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FishmanDan
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A bit delayed in posting this, but though everyone would enjoy: At the end of October, my wife and I went out to our property to spend the weekend. When we got there in the afternoon, she went for a spin on her kayak on our 12-acre pond, while I did some chores around the barn. After about 15 minutes I heard her yelling from the far side of the pond - something about a big fish choking on a smaller fish. I replied with a 'no way' and a 'that's cool' and went back to my chores. She kept yelling after that, so I thought I better check it out. I hopped in my jon boat and motored across the pond, fully expecting to find a 3-4 pound bass having trouble swallowing a big bluegill, as I had seen this before. As I got closer it became clear that it was a lot bigger than 3-4 pounds. The bass on top of the water was 23-inches and approximately 9 pounds. I gently lifted her out of the water and noticed a large tail sticking out of her mouth. I used my pliers to extract a 13-inch tilapia! After a couple quick pics, I got her back in the water. It took five full minutes of moving her back and forth to get the water flowing through her gills, but she finally swam off. Sadly, the tilapia didn't make it...  Crazy - hope you enjoy the pics! ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/02/full-30065-84853-img_5517.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/02/full-30065-84854-img_5523.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/02/full-30065-84855-img_5527.jpeg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/02/full-30065-84856-img_5532.jpeg)
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
[Re: FishmanDan]
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02/10/21 11:47 PM
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Bass do not own mirrors, so they have no clue what size they are, and therefore have no preconceived notion on what might constitute "too big to swallow" until they try it - sometimes with undesired results.
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/11/21 01:39 AM
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Tommar
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US Army and TXARNG 1984-2014
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
[Re: FishmanDan]
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02/11/21 02:37 AM
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Well done job by you two! 
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
[Re: FishmanDan]
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02/11/21 07:21 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f4_2s.jpg) Phormer Phantom Phlyer
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/11/21 07:38 PM
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Great story and photo's.
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
[Re: FishmanDan]
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02/12/21 10:24 AM
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 Great post ! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/12/21 05:51 PM
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they can finish that, will take a couple days though.
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/13/21 02:26 PM
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/19/21 03:39 PM
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Cool! Do you stock the Tilapia? That must be one heck of a pond! Can we be bruhs? 
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/19/21 06:43 PM
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Cool photo's! Thanks for sharing.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/ckGplwut.png)
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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02/23/21 02:29 PM
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Great story. Job well done!
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
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03/02/21 12:39 AM
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Re: Eyes bigger than stomach?
[Re: FishmanDan]
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03/04/21 02:48 AM
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FishmanDan
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Fannin County. About 10 miles S of the Red River and a couple miles E of the new reservoir...
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