Never seen this before...

[BoroBass]

Was fishing with a buddy today and he had a fish on the line that was heading for a huge clump of weeds and submerged branches near my part of the boat so I grabbed the net to get him. While I was doing that I saw a fish hit my line and tried to set the hook with 1 hand while I was concentrating on getting the other fish in the net. Needless to say I missed it and it ended up taking the worm clean off the hook. I got the other bass in the boat though, so I guess that was good.

Anyway back to the story, about 20 minutes later I had a fish on and I pulled him in and lipped him. I took the hook out with the worm still on it and went to throw him back then I did a double take. Lo and behold still in his mouth was my other worm from earlier, still in-tact.  ;D

It was in the deeper part of the pond and he took the bait about 30 yards apart, so I doubt it was a bed or anything. Anyone know why he would strike again with the other worm still in his mouth? Really, really hungry maybe?  ;D

[brian_82]

yup, just feeding. Ive seen fish with bits of everything still in their mouths.

[jaskoh]

Did you atleast take back your property that was stolen from you?    

[Jig Man]

I had a smallmouth take a beaver off a jig last week.  On the next cast my partner caught it and got my beaver back.

[IdahoLunkerHunter]

yesterday I had been fishing a spot for about 15 minutes and a hog kept toying with me. So, of course, my wife strolls down the beach a little bit closer to me. She hooks the fish I had been working for about 5-10 minutes. Low and behold, it's a little under 5 lbs with a $10 Crank in its mouth. The only thing that would of been better is that I woulda caught it. Gotta love fishing with the wife, you can't get mad at her for walking up on ya, atleast I got a $10 crankbait off the deal.

[Trevor in Burke]

i wouldn't call it highly uncommon, i've caught fish that I lost a hook in not too long after the incident, and this has happened to me more than once....

[paulc]

Caught a 14" smallie 2 weekends ago and it regurgitated an old senko.  I think there is salt in them and this one looked like it had all leached out.  

If i was to geuss it was in him for about a week.  Never spit it out.  thought it was food.

[Fisherman]

[Either reaction or hunger]

Caught the same sub 1# largie with three different baits within a 15 minute span....

[rdneckhntr]

I was fishin with a friend n he caught a bass.  I looked over and saw something shoot out of its mouth.  It ended up being a tube.

[Cajun1977]

perfect example of a reaction bite

[Guest avid]

Did you atleast take back your property that was stolen from you?    

[jomatty]

amazing what bass will have in their mouth and gullet and still be feeding.  im sure a lot of you guys have caught bass that had multiple shad pouring out of their mouth but they still hit.  

[Triton21]

My PB came at Lake Fork this spring on the Forum trip.  I broke it off on the frist bite an threw back to the same place it hit and caught it on the second bite.  It had my Wacky Sticko and hook in it's mouth.  Frist time I ever caught the sme fish on 'back to back' casts and I have been fishing 60+ years.  Was 8lb 9 oz.

Kelley

[Wildbillb]

When they are hungry they are hungry.....I've only ever caught one before that had just eaten...had the pinchers to a crayfish sticking out of his throught.  

[Kimbro]

I once met a couple of friends that had been fishing all day with no luck.  I pulled up, casted my senko and first cast caught a nice LM with a crawdad about six inches still in his mouth.  Off topic but I lost a rattle trap once to a tree.  About a week later a friend and I were fishing the same spot and he pulled in his rattle trap hooked to the one I lost.  He offered to return it but I declined.  The fishing gods must have wanted him to have it more than me.  He tied it on and caught a nice LM a cast or two later.

[jwo1124]

Sort of the same thing happened to me last summer. I was fishigh with my brother and we caught two different bass still digesting an earlier meal. One had a crayfish it its throat and the other had a frog. I not only found this very interesting, but I found it very useful. That day was a very productive summer day when everything along and in the pond seemed active. The dragon flys were a buzz, we saw minnows being chased clean out of the water by hungry bass below. And I found out that the bass at that certain pond liked to dine on crayfish and frogs. Now I hope to get lucky throwing topwater hollow bellied frogs and texas rigged soft plastic craws.