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re: never heard of a bass this big from SE LA marshes.....

Posted on 3/7/17 at 4:06 pm to
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
24742 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

it just doesn't look 10 to me


Agreed.

And I don't like the ol photo trick where you hold the fish right up to the camera.

That's a damn nice catch, no doubt, but I've caught a few around 8 that would look that big if I held them right up to the camera.
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 3/7/17 at 5:11 pm to


NO YETI or YETI Sticker? Come on kid!
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5139 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 6:26 pm to
The actuality is that we haven't had a large storm in a while. Bass have had time to grow. That is the number one thing that affects those populations down there (not catch and release)

That's the reason they got rid of the size restrictions in the basin. Fishermen catch and releasing slot fish had no impact.
Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
poolside at Cocal (UA since 2010)
Member since Dec 2009
2053 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 6:59 pm to
The damaged tail of that fish could be an indicator that the fish was confined in some type wire mesh cage or trap.
Fish that large and strong don't normally have their tail gnawed on by predators!
Posted by tipup
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:08 pm to
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Fish that large and strong don't normally have their tail gnawed on by predators!


What? Bitch has been on her bed.
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5139 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:14 pm to
The male fans the bed
Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
poolside at Cocal (UA since 2010)
Member since Dec 2009
2053 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:22 pm to
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What? Bitch has been on her bed.


Answer a couple of questions...
What are the dominant and sub-dominant substrates in SE LA marshes?
Even if this animal had been hovering over a spawning site within an area of highly abrasive substrate, its tail would show a more even wear pattern rather than the jagged appearance presented in the photo.

My other question...
What experience and training do you have as a fisheries biologist or ichthyologist?
Posted by LSUchuck
Member since Dec 2004
1546 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:23 pm to
There were a few large bass caught out of the spillway this past weekend during a tournament. One over 9 and another over 8.
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5139 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:32 pm to
Saw a presentation last year about the basin bass limits and why they were no longer. The graphs were almost perfect little waves showing bass populations and response to storms. Storm would come in and populations would go up
Populations would get high, storm would come in and they would get low again

See if I can find the graph

Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 3/7/17 at 7:38 pm to
We need Bossier to clear all this up.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 3/7/17 at 11:13 pm to
Bunch of jealous high fence deer hunters in this thread.
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
9135 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 2:13 am to
quote:


The male fans the bed


Correct, but the female has to use her tail to move around and remain upright while she is on the bed. This causes her tail to make contact with the bottom, leading to the abrasions.
Posted by Capt ST
Hotel California
Member since Aug 2011
12814 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:53 am to
Probably laying on top of old oyster bed.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30499 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 8:26 am to
i gotta dig up a pic of a big girl i caught in city park in 90s.. tail was nearly gone.... it happens...

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