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They really put on the pounds when they get packed full of lead weights! wink [/quote]

Ha! You are most correct...back in the 70's, a famous pro bass fisherman (won't mention his name, but he had his own weekly fishing show on TV) on the fishing circuit got caught weighing down his fish with lead weights....then in the late 80's a different pro (wont mention his name either) got caught weighting down his fish with ice (a much more subtle approach, I guess). The LMB regurgitated some the ice while on the scale. I guess is was hard to explain how that fish swallowed that ice in his live well....lol


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That's why $ tournaments XRAY.


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Originally Posted By: dlowrance
Originally Posted By: stickem'

Based on one that I caught back in 2012, I'd guess between 6 3/4 and 7 1/4#


Stick, 7 1/4 was my guess but like I said I've never caught a LMB that big so I went with Cecil's expert opinion...she's a fat pig no doubt about that.


Not sure if I'm anymore expert than anyone else here as I'm sure some of you guys that fish in bass tournaments have handled more bass than I have.

That said, pictures can make fish look both bigger AND smaller so I figure we should opt on the high end of the scale.

I've also found photos can change the coloration of a fish depending on the lighting, background, or if a flash is used.

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Took in a bass to mount once from a small local lake that did not have bass tournaments. It had a rock in it's digestive tract that was not only blocking it, but it was growing tissue around it.

Is it possible this fish struck and swallowed a rock? I know musky have been known to do it.


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Originally Posted By: Cecil Baird1
Took in a bass to mount once from a small local lake that did not have bass tournaments. It had a rock in it's digestive tract that was not only blocking it, but it was growing tissue around it.

Is it possible this fish struck and swallowed a rock? I know musky have been known to do it.


Cecil,
I'd say just about anything is possible.......maybe a big ole crawfish was crawling on the rock when she inhaled it...and the rock just got sucked up in the mix. I've caught many fish over the years with plastic worms and hooks intact in their stomachs.
Charlie

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Originally Posted By: stickem'
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Took in a bass to mount once from a small local lake that did not have bass tournaments. It had a rock in it's digestive tract that was not only blocking it, but it was growing tissue around it.

Is it possible this fish struck and swallowed a rock? I know musky have been known to do it.


Cecil,
I'd say just about anything is possible.......maybe a big ole crawfish was crawling on the rock when she inhaled it...and the rock just got sucked up in the mix. I've caught many fish over the years with plastic worms and hooks intact in their stomachs.
Charlie


Charlie,

Trout seem to swallow plastic baits and then not be able to pass them for some reason both here and where I lived in Massachusetts.


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that fish is a solid 7 to 7.5lbs

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Originally Posted By: Cecil Baird1
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Took in a bass to mount once from a small local lake that did not have bass tournaments. It had a rock in it's digestive tract that was not only blocking it, but it was growing tissue around it.

Is it possible this fish struck and swallowed a rock? I know musky have been known to do it.


Cecil,
I'd say just about anything is possible.......maybe a big ole crawfish was crawling on the rock when she inhaled it...and the rock just got sucked up in the mix. I've caught many fish over the years with plastic worms and hooks intact in their stomachs.
Charlie


Charlie,

Trout seem to swallow plastic baits and then not be able to pass them for some reason both here and where I lived in Massachusetts.


Cecil,
I never said she passed the hook and worm rig...lol...I've just caught several LMB over the years where the bait was still intact in their stomachs (weighted hook and all)...some looked like it had been there for a while based on the level of irritation in the internal cavity.


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