Mainebass1984 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I do believe that these pics are of the same fish. Earlier this spring 5/4/15 weighed 5 lbs 10 oz This past weekend weighed 5 lbs 4 oz The markings next to my index finger appear to be the same in both pics. Pretty interesting. In my view that is the same fish. Catch and release ! 3 Quote
Super User webertime Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 Fisherman looks decidedly grumpier... It's the same one for sure. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 I don't know about the fish, but pretty sure it's the same guy. 2 Quote
Super User webertime Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 TOP picture before GF moved in BOTTOM after... 2 Quote
Mainebass1984 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Posted July 30, 2015 TOP picture before GF moved in BOTTOM after... Ha you are funny Quote
Preytorien Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 That sure is convincing, those markings are identical I've wondered how often I might catch the same fish within the same area, might be more often than I think Quote
Mainebass1984 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Posted July 30, 2015 That sure is convincing, those markings are identical I've wondered how often I might catch the same fish within the same area, might be more often than I think That fish was miles away from where I caught it in the spring. Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 Pretty sure that's the same fish. Cool! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 That's Very interesting - especially since the two catch locations were so far apart. I've caught the same smb with a knot on it's head like 3 times in 5 years - not a very smart fish thankfully but very cooperative, which I appreciate. Did you catch that one on the same bait both times or were they different ? A-Jay Quote
BennyB Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I was going to ask how far were the 2 locations from each other? What baits, depths, time of day? This is awesome Maine! Quote
Super User webertime Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 There are only 98 Confirmed Largemouth that live in the waters of Maine. Nate was bound to double one up sooner or later. 2 Quote
KyAngler_1120 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I have caught the same fish two years in a row now, but both occasions have been in the spawn and at the same locations. He is a very distinctive fish with one eye and major jaw damage from when he was a much smaller fish. It can happen! Quote
papajoe222 Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 I was involved in a catch, tag and release program on one of the lakes I fish. I caught 28 fish that week-end. Three of those fish I've caught (and released) twice since and five more a second time. They were initially caught during the pre-spawn and only one was re caught during the same time period. Different times, different lures, same fish and same angler. Talk about a testimonial for catch and release! Quote
Mainebass1984 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Posted July 31, 2015 That's Very interesting - especially since the two catch locations were so far apart. I've caught the same smb with a knot on it's head like 3 times in 5 years - not a very smart fish thankfully but very cooperative, which I appreciate. Did you catch that one on the same bait both times or were they different ? A-Jay I caught that fish on the same exact bait both times. A jig of course. I was going to ask how far were the 2 locations from each other? What baits, depths, time of day? This is awesome Maine! The two locations are about 5 miles apart. In May I caught that fish around 10 am in 8 ft of water near current. This past weekend I caught it a mile or so off shore in 10 ft of water off of an isolated sunken tree at around 1 in the afternoon. Both times I caught the fish on a jig. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted August 1, 2015 Global Moderator Posted August 1, 2015 It would be a pretty huge coincidence to catch two fish with that identical split in the top, back fin like that. Quote
Last_Cast Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 does look like the same fish...lucky lucky Quote
MaineBassMan Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 That's awesome, Catch and release works. We had a bass that we called "ole crooked tail" he had a weird S-bend in his tail we caught him 4 times over the years. When we first caught him he was over 3 lbs the last time we caught him he was almost breaking 5 lbs. Haven't seen him in a few years, I wonder if he is still out there? That fished traveled too. The lake we caught him in runs into a river system and we caught him at one end of the lake and them the other end and the last time he was miles up the river. Quote
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