STOMACH PAINS

[Pitchinkid]

RECENTLY I WAS FISHING A SMALL LAKE IN SOUTHERN WV. I WAS PITCHING A BLACK/BLUE EAKINS JIG W/A YAMAMOTO FLAPPIN HOG TRAILER ON SOME LAYDAY DOWNS. I SET THE HOOK ON A FISH AND GOT HERE IN. TO MY DISGUST THE FISH HAD A QUARTER SIZE HOLE RIGHT IN HERE STOMACH . I MEAN GUTS WERE HANGING OUT. I GUESS WHEN I SET THE HOOK I DROVE HER INTO A BRANCH UNDER THE WATER. SHE SWAM OFF BUT I KNOW SHE IS GONNA DIE. MY QUESTION IS HAS ANYONE EVER DONE THIS BEFORE AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THE FISH LIVING?

[Evan Pease]

Ive never had that happen but Ive had catfish and perch get gut hooked and do something similar.

[Big Tom]

Thats pretty odd.  I have never had that happen to me for sure.  Just one of those things you don't think about until it happens.  I hate killing fish...it really bothers me.

[hawghunter1744]

OW.. Were the wounds recent looking?? If not, it may have just been another fish got ahold of your bass. That'd make me feel better to know that I hadn't killed the fish... still would suck though.

[rondef]

It's unfortunate that this happened but don't let it bother you.

[Pitchinkid]

IT WAS DEFINATLEY FROM THE FIGHT OR HOOKSET. IVE SEEN BITE MARKS FROM MUSKIES AND TURTLES AND EVEN BIRDS BUT THIS WAS TOTALLY DIFFRENT.

[Pitchinkid]

IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY SHOT IT WITH A 9 MM. I DONT KNOW IF THE HOLE ITSELF WOULD KILL THE FISH OR THE INFECTION.

[Bassn Blvd]

I don't see how your hook did it.  She must have hit a branch or something.  Don't let it get to ya.

P.S  Take off the CAPS LOCk.....

[MARSH MASTER]

do they have bow fishin in your area? it will take alot of force to ram a stick in the side of a bass.

[Smallie4130]

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL.

[paangler3117]

if you htink a fish is gonna die, you can keep em to eat ya know!!!

I caught a trout with a hole through his "shoulders"(behind the head) from a heron, and he was doing fine, so you never know!!!! You might just get him again!!

Jim

[Pitchinkid]

I don't see how your hook did it. She must have hit a branch or something. Don't let it get to ya.

P.S Take off the CAPS LOCk.....

IT WASNT THE HOOK. IT HAD THE JIG SWALLOWED. AND I LIKE CAPS LOCK

[roadwarrior]

AND I LIKE CAPS LOCK

NO ONE else does.

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[Jimzee]

I was in the boat with A.J. when he stuck this fish.  We were both scratching our heads about the hole until he said it was impaled on a stick.  No wonder with the hookset this guy uses.  If it would have been a small fish, it would have been flying back at the boat.

[JShrock07]

AND I LIKE CAPS LOCK

NO ONE else does.

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