03-12-07, 09:37 PM | #1 |
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Do bass eat just about anything?
I was fishing last year, and I ran out of worms and corn after fishing the whole day. So, I didn't want to be done after I caught one more fish, so I took a white little puffed up flower (it was about the size of a dime) from the ground and put it on my hook. To my surprise, I cast out my line, and within a few minutes, I had something tug on my line. It tugged hard, and I had to fight for it. My point is, do bass eat anything that looks like a fly/is shiny/food?
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03-12-07, 09:41 PM | #2 |
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Yeah, once anyways. They're probably a lot like toddlers or little kids. They'll put anything in their mouths once. If they don't like it, then they probably won't eat it again.
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03-12-07, 09:43 PM | #3 |
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what a good metaphor
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03-13-07, 06:44 AM | #4 |
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Yes, bass will eat a variety of things. I recently received a comprehensive list from a friend. Send me your Email addy and I'll forward same FR Still a step ahead of the rest, but tiring rapidly. |
03-14-07, 01:58 PM | #5 |
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If a bass eats the plastic bait I invented (the daddy long legs) from my site ( http://www.mymomisbecky.com then they will eat anything. although it does have awesome action, it doesnt resemble much, except maybe a squid.
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03-14-07, 04:15 PM | #6 |
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Definately not bass, but a friend of mine has caught a catfish or two on a paintball.
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03-14-07, 04:28 PM | #7 |
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a paintball....?
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03-14-07, 05:58 PM | #8 |
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i have caught a bluegill with one of those flowers. a paintball seem stanger than a flower. i think im gunna give that one a try
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03-14-07, 06:05 PM | #9 |
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well they do have fish oil in them....
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03-14-07, 06:08 PM | #10 |
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i thought paint balls had paint in them....?
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03-14-07, 06:12 PM | #11 |
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but they have a lot of fish oil in them so is non-staining if they were real paint it would stain real bad. not all brands have fish oil tho, i think its just nelson brands now. most of them the main ingredient is water, it makes them water-souluble
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03-14-07, 06:14 PM | #12 |
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Ah ok, are fish attracted to fish oil?
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03-14-07, 06:31 PM | #13 |
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yes... thats why WD-40 works good as a scent too..
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03-14-07, 07:01 PM | #14 |
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Once, when prey fish stocks were low, somehow our flasher starting ringing. Then we heard a bass ordering a pizza (Pan Crust!) from P.Hut. Honest!
That proves they will eat darn near anything. Sure enough, less than 30 minutes later, some kid with SCUBA gear and a large white and flat box appeared nearby, dove, then surfaced w/o the box but with a generous tip in his hand. Amazing, ain't it? FR |
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i heard tell of a certain forum member catching a bass on a dill pickle..
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i have caught bass and bluegill off of Cigarette Buds (dont smoke found one on the ground when i was very young, still fishing with nightcralwers for bass and blues or any fish lol, picked it up hooked it on and a bluegill hit, then a bass fun stuff lol)
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03-14-07, 11:30 PM | #17 |
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i read somewhere nictotine turned fish off
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just telling what happened, and my dad seems to think it turns them on, he smokes and when not catching fish lights one up and then gets a fish lol, who knows, i always tell him not to
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This is off subject, but I was reminded of it from the first post in this thread.
I don't think it is good to use corn to fish with. A friend of mine was fishing for trout. He kept them and when he was cleaning them out, their stomach's were FULL of corn. I think fish like to eat it but can't digest it. Just like we can't really. Only their butt hole isn't big enough to crap it out. I may be way off base in my thinking but I think it's not good for the fish as bait and definatley not good to chum with. |
03-15-07, 03:29 PM | #20 |
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yea they even try to eat each other, pulled a 12" bass out of a 16" bass's mouth yesterday, they were flopping on top of the water, both swam off well
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03-15-07, 09:22 PM | #21 |
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shoulda named the bass mikey the bass will eat anything
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03-16-07, 11:26 PM | #22 |
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Ya, they will eat almost anything.
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03-19-07, 07:38 PM | #23 |
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I used corn for trout in NC.
Worked great.
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03-19-07, 07:58 PM | #24 |
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Corn catches catfish in the morning really well, just cast it (without a weight) and let it sit there. Morning is around 9am - 12pm
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03-19-07, 09:31 PM | #25 |
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bass eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Bass grew to 6 feet in length then NOTHING or ANYONE could go in the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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