Fish with bloody tails

[Jbyrd]

I sure did filet the fish. It was hooked in the gills and died in the livewell.

Fish are like people, the older they get the less they are capable of reproducing. Just because you read somewhere that bass only spawn in ideal conditions does not make it a fact in the real world. Mega bass live by their own rules. I have caught spawned out bass in the middle of March and I have caught spawning bass in the middle of July. Maybe I am a feak of nature and only catch wierd fish but I know that the spawn does not always happen when all the factors are ideal. Also I don't believe that a large bass full of eggs cannot swim correctly and drags their tails causing them to wear off 1/3 of their tail. This would be a horrible affliction placed upon them by nature. If they cannot swim correctly how are they supposed to eat? The creatures they make food of have no problem getting around and these mega bass seem to be able to retain their body weights quite nicely so I am almost 100% positive that they do catch their share of prey to feed on.

If we had all the answers bass would have gone extinct many years ago.

So because it didn't have eggs in it you concluded it had spawned... As cold as the water was in March maybe they hadn't developed yet ,or as we BOTH have agreed mabye the fish was so old it was sterile and wouldn't have laid any eggs this year anyway.

Oh well who knows or really cares just making a point that a fish can have a bloody tail and not be on the bed....

[bullmerc]

So because it didn't have eggs in it you concluded it had spawned... As cold as the water was in March maybe they hadn't developed yet ,or as we BOTH have agreed mabye the fish was so old it was sterile and wouldn't have laid any eggs this year anyway.

Oh well who knows or really cares just making a point that a fish can have a bloody tail and not be on the bed....

I didn't say the fish was on a bed, I said it had already deposited it's eggss and it's tail was beginning to heal up.

I really don't understand what you are trying to say. Do you think I am a liar???? I said that I have caught 10 pound plus bass in March and the majority have already shown signs of spawning, flat belly and either a bloody tail or a healed up tail. Not al but more show the signs of a spawn that do not.

Just for sake of argument I caught an 8-4 last Friday out of Kentucky Lake and it showed no signs of having spawned and it't belly was massive. I didn't clean this one so I can't guarantee 100% that this fish hadn't spawned yet but from the evidence at the scene it appeared that it was still carrying it's eggs. MAYBE, it had just eaten a 3 pound crappie was the reason it's belly was so huge, I don't know.

And it's bottom tail lobe was fully intact.

[Jbyrd]

No not at all about the liar that is between you and God. If you would read the whole thread the point is that the females tail can and will be torn up from activity OTHER THAN FANNING !!!! All there is to point out, ALL there was behind this thread And it was brought up that some BIG fish don't spawn at all..........Think you brought up that point ?????

[Embrey]

not sure why youd wanna filet a 10 lb bass

[bullmerc]

not sure why youd wanna filet a 10 lb bass

The only reason a person would filet a 10 lb bass would be if the fish died. Better to eat it than throw it in the dumpster, in my opinion.

[WwiskerswW]

Hmm.............I would think a person's reasoning behind filleting any fish would be dinner. Is that not okay? I personally would turn'em loose, but wouldn't care if someone ate the fish they caught.

[FlyLie]

Think we are getting off TRACK. Go back to the orginal thread