1inStripes Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 There is a certain dink that i have grown accustom to on my favorite lake. He is always in the same little patch of pads and i catch him every time i'm on that lake! On the same size and color lizard! I have even considered naming him now, LOL! I seriously doubt this to be true. Maybe you catch a fish there every time, but to say you catch the same exact fish every single time you go fishing is kinda of out there. Figured dinks would grow up quick in Florida. :-? Not if they just eat artificial... Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 To say that you have caught the same exact fish in the same exact place every single time you go fishing is pretty ridiculous. I'm pretty sure at one point in its life it would move, and if the fish has been there long enough for it to be classified as a fish you catch "every time you go fishing" then it has definitely been there long enough to grow, and more than long enough to where it would actually move. Fish move. That fish may relate that patch of pads as a place he likes to hang out, but eventually he wouldn't be home while you were fishing, whatever the reason may be. How can you call me a liar when you do not even fish my lakes!?! I think calling someone a liar when you have no idea what you are talking about yourself is ridiculous! Quote
dave Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 Caught a 5 pounder last Saturday on a Paca Craw. Caught the same fish today on a Sugar Shad. I know it was the same fish because of a very distinct marking on the body. Quote
Madd Lunacy Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 I would believe that, i caught the same 6# twice in 4 days, not on a bed or anything. Me too. The first time I caught her she was 6lbs 6oz and about 2 weeks and 200 yards further down the lake I caught her again and she weighed 6lbs 10oz. Caught her on 2 different lures too. Fist time was a rage tail frog on topwater and the next time I was using 3/8oz jig with a craw pappi trailer. Quote
mase088 Posted May 26, 2009 Posted May 26, 2009 How can you call me a liar when you do not even fish my lakes!?! I think calling someone a liar when you have no idea what you are talking about yourself is ridiculous! I don't need to know about your lakes. It's just general knowledge that I'm drawing my conclusion from. I'm saying that your most likely wrong about the identity of the fish, or you are lying. Because the way you explained it, depending on how often you fish, you have probably caught the same fish 20+ times. I seriously doubt a fish would survive that many times being caught, especially with soft plastics. Not to mention the fact that you have never failed to catch this fish on any of your fishing trips. There are a ridiculous amount of variables that would have to all be in place for this to happen, as well as dumb luck to be able to stroll up on this fish at the same time he is there.If this were all true then you should quit wasting money on fishing and play the lottery, because you sir are the luckiest man alive. I apologize if my disbelief upsets you, but far fetched and often untrue stories like this are one thing that gets at my nerves a little bit. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted May 26, 2009 Super User Posted May 26, 2009 The average is more than likely well below 1 time in a basses lifetime. The reason is; well over 75% of the bass population is never caught, life is very hazardous and they don't survive to grow to be large adult bass. Those adult bass that do survive become wary in a highly pressured small lake. The aggressive bass that can be caught several times may be caught by a fishermen who keeps it and removed. Catch and release doesn't mean release and survive. 25% of the bass you think you released OK, don't live. The 75% that do survive become less aggressive towards striking lures. WRB Regarding how many times we hook a bass, WRB's comments are pretty much in line with what I've read as well. I know we've all caught the same bass more than once if we've been fishing for awhile but the average is way down. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted May 26, 2009 Super User Posted May 26, 2009 some fish are more vulnerable than others, so some will be caught more than others, i used an article for a source for one of my papers for school about this...the experiment took place over the course of 20 years i think..i will try to find the link so you guys can read it..it a really good article just found the link www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news4747.htm This was posted a few weeks ago. This is a very interesting study. Quote
CODbasser Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 some fish are more vulnerable than others, so some will be caught more than others, i used an article for a source for one of my papers for school about this...the experiment took place over the course of 20 years i think..i will try to find the link so you guys can read it..it a really good article just found the link www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news4747.htm This was posted a few weeks ago. This is a very interesting study. im glad someone finally read it!! lol.. Quote
fishing1971 Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 My recent experience with Black Bass in PNG suggests that they rarely get caught twice, too smart and too many up there. BB Quote
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