Finally after hours of no strikes I found an area in 8' of water that produced excellent yellow perch, sunfish and a few bass.
One bass I caught had about a foot of mono line coming from its mouth. After I unhooked my lure, I figured I'd get the other hook out.
No hook was seen but I noticed deep in the gullet a small metal piece. I started pulling the line and out comes a swivel followed by that circle hook and 5" soft stick. The hook may have never been stuck in the fish's mouth, but it still broke the line. Here are a few shots of the fish and both of the lures it was
caught it with:
Soft stick:
The lure (Claw) I caught the fish with:
At least it won't starve to death.
One bass I caught had about a foot of mono line coming from its mouth. After I unhooked my lure, I figured I'd get the other hook out.
No hook was seen but I noticed deep in the gullet a small metal piece. I started pulling the line and out comes a swivel followed by that circle hook and 5" soft stick. The hook may have never been stuck in the fish's mouth, but it still broke the line. Here are a few shots of the fish and both of the lures it was
caught it with:
Soft stick:
The lure (Claw) I caught the fish with:
At least it won't starve to death.