Ripping Lips?

[conorsixtakc]

It just boggles the mind that one guy could catch and disfigure enough bass that two others (dprice and Dirtracer35) could catch 70-plus of them. How many hundreds of thousands ... if not millions ... of bass are swimming in that 25,000-acre lake? The odds are astro-freakin-nomical.

How many of these disfigured fish are swimming around down there for TWO guys to catch 70-plus between them?

Me and a buddy caught +30 bass last weekend between crabtree and masters, all with healthy jaws. Sounds somewhat localized.

[dprice]

If you catch one take a pic

And give it to someone that will filet it.

dprice

[powerdive]

It just boggles the mind that one guy could catch and disfigure enough bass that two others (dprice and Dirtracer35) could catch 70-plus of them. How many hundreds of thousands ... if not millions ... of bass are swimming in that 25,000-acre lake? The odds are astro-freakin-nomical.

How many of these disfigured fish are swimming around down there for TWO guys to catch 70-plus between them?

Great question. Most of us don't really have enough info to arrive at an answer. We've never actually seen it--just one good, clear photo and one other, from dirtracer35--and beyond that it's hearsay. I believe them--perhaps the numbers are fuzzy, but there's clearly some kind of problem. The idea that someone could be intentionally mutilating fish is horrific.

It's good that the topic has come up...anglers and agents will be watching this, and hopefully through that effort we'll get the issue resolved.

[waterpossum]

Great question. Most of us don't really have enough info to arrive at an answer. We've never actually seen it--just one good, clear photo and one other, from dirtracer35--and beyond that it's hearsay. I believe them--perhaps the numbers are fuzzy, but there's clearly some kind of problem. The idea that someone could be intentionally mutilating fish is horrific.

It's good that the topic has come up...anglers and agents will be watching this, and hopefully through that effort we'll get the issue resolved.

Well stated Powerdrive. My observation if someone is intentionally doing this is: (1)They must fish a lot. (2)Fish all areas of the lake.(3) Must have a pretty good sucess rate in catching bass

[dprice]

Fish minnows tin the rocks ?

[Champ188]

Well said indeed, powerdive. You're alright for a darned ol' walleye fisherman.

[Dirtracer35]

If you can't catch a bass on Stockton. Just go home lol. I don't catfish. But have caught some big ones. Don't fish for crappie or whites. But I've caught some giants. Don't fish for walleyes. But catch a lot of them. Doesn't matter if you have a success rate. You'll catch them regardless. You never know. Somebody may already be a suspect. The person/s responsible may be watching this. Anything is possible.

The numbers aren't fuzzy. Just because after seeing dozens of fish like this makes a guy curious doesn't mean there's only one like this. The odds are high that more will be caught tomorrow. Many anglers don't use this forum and still catch fish..

[dprice]

Any more fish caught today?

[HYDE]

Hey smbasser did u see any like this last Friday night weighed in? I didn't remember anyone talking about catching any?

[smbasser]

There was none weighed in on the Friday night tournaments. We had 36 boats and no one reported any cut fish