Catch and Release: I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged...

4DaFryer Loc: Romeoville, IL

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.

The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.

Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔

But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

4DaFryer wrote:

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.

The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.

Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔

But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

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4DF
Welcome to the forum that is a great story. Wildlife is way tougher than we give them credit for more often than not.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

Welcome aboard there 4DF. Nature is amazing to how thing adapt to their environment.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

4DaFryer wrote:

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.

The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.

Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔

But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I ... (show quote)

Good story 4DF, I guess that's the reason we call them Hawgs. When they're hungry they don't stop eating. Thanks for sharing.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

4DaFryer wrote:

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.

The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.

Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔

But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I ... (show quote)

Catch and release does work, I once caught a bass that was crapping out a rusted out hook. It had rusted away at the bend in the hook.
As far as catching the same fish, once I was fishing a tournament and following another down a bank fishing behind him while we talked. The guy in the boat ahead set the hook on a fish and broke his line, saying it was a big one. I fished right on through the area and got a bite and landed the fish around 2 pounds. When I took my bait out of it's mouth I saw a piece on line sticking out of it's mouth. Looked in it's mouth and there was the guy in the other boats jig in it's mouth. I ask the guy what color his jig was and he verified it was his.

FishfulThinking Loc: Venetia, Pa. 25 miles S. Of Pgh.

[quote=4DaFryer]I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.

Good story 4DaFryer. Maybe you have saved many fish a needless death.

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

Welcome 4df, great story. Apparently fish eat even when they’re full. A few weeks ago we were trout fishing and caught a couple good eating sized trout that my son wanted to take home and eat. As we were cleaning them, their stomachs were so full of bugs they were literally puking them up, but they both bit on night crawlers.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Equal opportunity eaters

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well, the impulse to feed is probably triggered by something outside the individual fish. When they get the urge to feed, they all get the same urge from an outside trigger; tide, shade or sunlight angle, time of day, something that triggers the instinct for them to feed. And when it happens, they feed! even if they've already had a good meal, they will eat another meal if it is presented to them. Just Sayin..RJS

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Welcome 4df to the stage,from Pa
Good peoples here,lotta knowledge

Gary Northrop Loc: Richland WA

I remember one time when we were using single salmon eggs to catch
rainbow trout --popular in the Northwest 60 years ago -- and I was fighting
a good fish and bringing it to the boat when it attacked and swallowed my
partner's bait that was hanging under the surface. Both of us actually reeled it in.
No lie!

JerryT

Good story 4aDFryer. I.m a close neighbor from Plainfield,Il, good to hear stories from our neck of the woods !

MuskyHunter Loc: Torrington, CT

4DaFryer wrote:

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.

The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.

Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔

But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

I always use catch and release for all the Bass I ... (show quote)

Good story. I have had similar experiences. Just so you know, the hooks probably won’t rust out in the fishes lifetime. I have caught several muskies with hooks left in them and they formed a growth over the hooks. That had to take a long time. I cut the hooks out and they were pretty much like new. It takes a long time for corrosion to waste away that metal in fresh water. I am guessing that this might be a different story in salt water.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

MuskyHunter wrote:

Good story. I have had similar experiences. Just so you know, the hooks probably won’t rust out in the fishes lifetime. I have caught several muskies with hooks left in them and they formed a growth over the hooks. That had to take a long time. I cut the hooks out and they were pretty much like new. It takes a long time for corrosion to waste away that metal in fresh water. I am guessing that this might be a different story in salt water.

And the materials the hooks are made out of.

GSMJr Loc: SoCal> Pflugerville (Austin), TX

When I was a kid I dropped some bait right alongside a dock. Pulled it up slowly with a blue crab grasping my bait in one claw and a small fish in the other claw. Kinda a greedy crab, he couldn’t choose so he took both.