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 Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/09/11 05:10 AM
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Herron
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Caught my heaviest bass the other day. As I was bringing her in, I noticed something sticking out of her mouth.  At first, I thought it might be an air bladder or some sort of fungus. When I finally got ahold of her, I realized it was a partially digested fish. When I looked even closer, I discovered that she had swallowed a 9 to 10 inch bullcat.  I tried to pull it out but it was stuck. I couldn't see the stinger fins down in the gullet (they were already swallowed so I guess they were imbeded). Anyhow, I'm guessing she was a little over 7 pounds not including the catfish.  I assume that the catfish will keep digesting. Certainly a first for me.
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
[Re: Herron]
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03/09/11 05:16 AM
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Starless
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The largemouth's still eating, she can't be doing too badly.
Cool pics, nice fish.
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/09/11 06:14 AM
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Herron
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The largemouth's still eating, she can't be doing too badly.
Cool pics, nice fish. Yeah, I was wondering how she possibly could be hungry. Perhaps she struck more out of aggression?
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
[Re: Herron]
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03/10/11 01:22 PM
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ran_d
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/10/11 02:06 PM
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EvanVidal
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 They will definitely still eat with food in the gullet. This one at Amistad sure wanted my 5" swimbait!
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/10/11 09:42 PM
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Chad711
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So that makes me wonder. If a fish that size is in it's mouth do they remove any of it from the bass mouth before a weigh in at a tournament?
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/11/11 03:32 AM
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Herron
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I was wondering the same thing! I think it would have killed this fish so I let it be after a soft tug.
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/11/11 03:33 AM
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Herron
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I was wondering the same thing! I think it would have killed this fish so I let it be after a soft tug.
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/11/11 03:35 AM
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/11/11 04:16 AM
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ChickenWilly
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Congrats on the PB ! That is crazy though that she still hit your spinner bait!
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/11/11 01:50 PM
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i wouldn't wanna guess weight by those pics, but that is a beautiful fish...congrats
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/18/11 05:24 PM
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DRex
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wow...that is a really cool pic! I caught a bass last summer and hit stomach was rock hard...when i cleaned him i found a whole crawfish that could not have been in there more than a day.
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Re: Personal Best and a Bonus
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03/18/11 11:40 PM
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blooper961
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Nothing escapes that mouth.They are the ultimate predator fish.
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