Super User Sam Posted September 21, 2015 Super User Posted September 21, 2015 One of my bass fishing friends showed me a cell phone photo today of a baby copperhead's head poking out of a bass' throat. The photo was sent to him by another bass fisherman My friend told me that he had heard that there were 28 copperhead bites this year that occurred when Virginia bass fisherman lipped their catch. Anyone heard of this occurring anywhere? I am going to call another friend at the Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries and ask him if he knows about this. My bass fishing friend said that there were many, many copperhead births in Virginia this year and the bass are enjoying the baby snakes. I have no idea if this is true or not. Just asking if anyone out there has heard of this before. Thanks for the feedback. Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted September 21, 2015 Super User Posted September 21, 2015 28 copperhead bites from lipping fish? that sounds pretty outrageous to me. 5 Quote
BadBassWV Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 I'm not buying it. Ive seen a lot of copperheads in my life, I don't know that I've ever seen one swimming on the water. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted September 21, 2015 Super User Posted September 21, 2015 Seems a little far fetched, but I did see a photo going around of a baby snakes head sticking out of a bass' gullet. Jeff Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 21, 2015 Super User Posted September 21, 2015 Never heard of that. But check this out; Man catches 10 lb bass on Brazos R with a live rattlesnake for bait. http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/fishing/bass-fishing/2009/09/kayak-fishing-guide-catches-10-pound-largemouth-bass-liv 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted September 22, 2015 Author Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks guys. Sounds a little far-fetched to me, too. I have seen copperheads crawling along the bank and sunning on rocks but I don't think I have ever see them swimming. I think my friend is having a joke pulled on him. If there was only one bite while landing a bass then the VDG&IF would have released a warning and the bite would have gone viral on the Internet. Will let you all know what my VDG&IF friend tells me. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Snake bait I have some older packages of it. Quote
Helluva_Engineer Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 I've seen copperheads and rattlesnakes swim. No, I'm not crazy enough to use a real one as bait much less a live one. The number is not correct, though, I am sure. 1 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Hmm... In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they would seem to be the best candidates for some success. No responses that I recall. Quote
MDBowHunter Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 I saw probably the same pic you did, it's definitely not a copperhead in the pic I saw. They were claiming it was though, but it looked more like a garter snakes head to me. But I guess it could be possible, I'll try an attach the pic I saw... 3 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Don't bass usually swallow head-first? 1 Quote
MDBowHunter Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Here's another one, not the same fish or snake this is a guy on a MD hunting site: Quote
stkbassn Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Hmm... In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they would seem to be the best candidates for some success. No responses that I recall. I promise some good fish on my new ABT Baby Wake snake...I threw it on Saturday just to see the action and it's absolutely sick! A beast will come soon enough it better for what I paid!! Lol 1 Quote
Leonidas Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 This photo's been on several bass fishing sites. Sorta glad there's other folks finding it questionable, too. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 A copperhead bit me on the foot (dry bite thank goodness) while bass fishing this year, and I have heard of other fishing related bites in VA. But 28 from lipping bass, no way Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Do Florida bass eat baby gators??? Quote
quanjig Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 This is the stuff of urban legends!! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 22, 2015 Global Moderator Posted September 22, 2015 Hmm... In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they would seem to be the best candidates for some success. No responses that I recall. I promise some good fish on my new ABT Baby Wake snake...I threw it on Saturday just to see the action and it's absolutely sick! A beast will come soon enough it better for what I paid!! Lol My dad and I use to fish the Snatrix and caught a lot of fish on them. More recently, the Mann's Hardnose snake was a hot bait for me for awhile a few years ago. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Here's another one, not the same fish or snake this is a guy on a MD hunting site: That's more believable. Quote
MDBowHunter Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 That's more believable. You can believe this one, as I know this guy... Quote
MDBowHunter Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Do Florida bass eat baby gators??? I'm sure if a bass can get in his or her mouth they'll eat it. Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 28 copperhead bites from lipping fish? that sounds pretty outrageous to me. Grampa Casey always said, "believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see." Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Do Florida bass eat baby gators??? Yes, they do. A Nat Geo, or Discovery channel program showed a huge bass inhaling a baby gator. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 I have heard a couple of times of Big bass eating snakes, and an angler upon catching the bass is surprised to find a baby snake. Down here the story I heard was of a baby water moccasin. Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted September 22, 2015 Super User Posted September 22, 2015 Hmm... In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they would seem to be the best candidates for some success. No responses that I recall. My dad used to have a floating foam snake head, it was meant to be put in front of rubber worms instead of a bullet weight. It'd keep everything on the surface to make the rig imitate a snake. He had caught a lot of fish using that. Quote
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