Weird Bites

[cdunlapb12]

I'm assuming it's a turtle, but I'm not really sure. For the past two days, when I was jig fishing on the bottom, I've been getting bites that almost feel like a vibrating phone is on the end of my line. When I pull it back up, some of the appendages on my pit boss's are missing. I've caught turtles before but nothing has ever felt like that. Anyone have experience with this?

[Jon G]

My guess is that its bluegill nipping at it.

[Bluebasser86]

I've had crawdads grab a bait and try to flip away with it, it's a crazy feeling when they do. 

[BooyahMan]

Kind of sounds like a small fish like a sunfish nibbling at the bait. 

[tatertester]

I recall , many years ago, I was petrified at the thought of using the texas rigged worm. At that time I was usinga floating rapalas and spinnerbaits....I caught a fair number of bass ,but, knew it was time to progress to the dreaded plastic worm.......I had read about worm fishing in the fishing magazines , Fishing Facts , and others, so off I went to the bait shop for supplies. Got the worm hooks,worm weights, the worms,some 10 lb test trilene , and a new Lightning rod. $49.00 for the rod was a reach in those days. Bought an Ambassador reel , and I was ready for combat......I distinctly remember those first few casts along a shoreline with mixed weed growth. I was like a spring ready to set the hook. I must have set the hook 20 times, but, no fish. Then I noticed some bluegills chasing my worm.....I wish I could say my worm fishing took off like a jet, but NOT!.....After much trial and error, many false hooksets,much practice and a lot of research,it all started falling into place.......Now I use plastics 70% of the time, and occasionally the floating rapala is put in service ,with many fond memories........Oh , almost forgot, it's likely sunfish giving you those nibbles. Amazng how sunfish rat-ah-tat-tat so fast.

[RoLo]

Yeah, I've had my share of weird bites,

but believe me, the girl was weird too    

 

Roger

[*Hank]

Sounds like a Bluegill.

[Choporoz]

Assuming they are bluegills, the bright side is that you're feeling those bites!

[Nice_Bass]

suspended shad or baitballs hitting (swimming into) your line between your jig and rod, bluegill, or crayfish.  Any turtle I have caught slams the bait better than most fish ever would.