hey guys, this has me baffled

kennsandy · 10-03-07, 10:36 PM

so my friend and i went to this lil lake in holly mich tonight. we fish this lake alot this year, mostly largemouth, few pike, and a scarce smallie. tonight i caught 2 fish that i assumed were smallies, only thing that thru me off was that both of these fish we more slender than most smallies i have caught, and they both had red eyes. now i know rock bass have red eyes, but my first one was like 16 inches long, and the next was prolly close to 14. the coloring of the fish almost reminded me of perch.

anyone have an idea what they were, i think they were smallies, but the red eyes thru me off big time.

thx for your help,
ken

otto · 10-03-07, 11:12 PM

Smallmouth in my area have red-rimmed eyes much of the year, maybe it's a seasonal thing. They sound like they're too long for rock bass and it would be hard to confuse the two anyway.

islandbass · 10-04-07, 03:02 AM

some smallies I've caught have red eyes. Since you don't think they are rock bass, I'd go with your gut.

JB · 10-04-07, 12:00 PM

only the rock bass out this way have the red eyes. if you exclude them mother naature smokers

smallmouth bass (black bass) eyes are black

kennsandy · 10-04-07, 04:51 PM

i assumed that they were smallies, was just curious because one the michigan DNR website, rock bass record sized was like 20 inches. sounds sick, but its there, lol, thought it was like deja vu, lol.

you guys are gr8, quick to respond, and sounds like each person has a quality opinion, at least worth reading, lol. i look forward til the next time i am puzzled and cant figure out my *** from a hole in the ground, lol.

ken

JB · 10-04-07, 05:12 PM

ken, all kidding aside, most of the smallies here from time to time have the red ring around the eye

bassfisher02 · 10-04-07, 06:01 PM

Bring a camera along with you next time and take some pictures, thats the easiest way and most accurate way we can help you out. Keep us posted!

Wags · 10-04-07, 07:03 PM

Hey Guys.....I am the fishin' buddy Ken mentions....Ken was in continuous "fart" mode all the way around that area of the lake, you should have seen my eyes!!!!!!!! All kidding aside, I have enjoyed reading the postings on this board for the past few days since I have signed up. I am not half the talker Ken is.....and maybe not half the fisherman either (don't tell him though). I will be an avid reader of the postings....and an occasional poster when I have a good question. Good luck to all of ya.....have a great fall season.

zooker · 10-04-07, 07:08 PM

hey wags..

zooker

kennsandy · 10-04-07, 08:31 PM

as funny as that may seem, i was just trying to get us around the lake without using up all the battery on the trolling motor, lmao.

i did have my camera phone with me, but havent figured how to download to my computer, so i didnt bother, stupid me, lol.

i dont know about better, but i do catch my share of fish. this outing yesterday was very good for only fishing 2 1/2 hours, but wags still caught between a 3 - 4 pounder, i caught more, but nothing close to that size. we work well together for sure, just hope to utilize in a few tourneys next year.

til next time,
ken

10-03-07, 10:36 PM	#1
kennsandy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: grand blanc, mi Posts: 86	hey guys, this has me baffled so my friend and i went to this lil lake in holly mich tonight. we fish this lake alot this year, mostly largemouth, few pike, and a scarce smallie. tonight i caught 2 fish that i assumed were smallies, only thing that thru me off was that both of these fish we more slender than most smallies i have caught, and they both had red eyes. now i know rock bass have red eyes, but my first one was like 16 inches long, and the next was prolly close to 14. the coloring of the fish almost reminded me of perch. anyone have an idea what they were, i think they were smallies, but the red eyes thru me off big time. thx for your help, ken

10-04-07, 03:02 AM	#3
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	some smallies I've caught have red eyes. Since you don't think they are rock bass, I'd go with your gut. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

10-04-07, 06:01 PM	#7
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Bring a camera along with you next time and take some pictures, thats the easiest way and most accurate way we can help you out. Keep us posted! __________________ Good Fishin'

10-04-07, 07:03 PM	#8
Wags BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Swartz Creek, Michigan Posts: 163	red eyes??? duh.... Hey Guys.....I am the fishin' buddy Ken mentions....Ken was in continuous "fart" mode all the way around that area of the lake, you should have seen my eyes!!!!!!!! All kidding aside, I have enjoyed reading the postings on this board for the past few days since I have signed up. I am not half the talker Ken is.....and maybe not half the fisherman either (don't tell him though). I will be an avid reader of the postings....and an occasional poster when I have a good question. Good luck to all of ya.....have a great fall season.

10-04-07, 07:08 PM	#9
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	hey wags.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

10-03-07, 11:12 PM	#2
otto BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 90	Smallmouth in my area have red-rimmed eyes much of the year, maybe it's a seasonal thing. They sound like they're too long for rock bass and it would be hard to confuse the two anyway.

10-04-07, 12:00 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	only the rock bass out this way have the red eyes. if you exclude them mother naature smokers smallmouth bass (black bass) eyes are black

10-04-07, 04:51 PM	#5
kennsandy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: grand blanc, mi Posts: 86	i assumed that they were smallies, was just curious because one the michigan DNR website, rock bass record sized was like 20 inches. sounds sick, but its there, lol, thought it was like deja vu, lol. you guys are gr8, quick to respond, and sounds like each person has a quality opinion, at least worth reading, lol. i look forward til the next time i am puzzled and cant figure out my *** from a hole in the ground, lol. ken

10-04-07, 05:12 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	ken, all kidding aside, most of the smallies here from time to time have the red ring around the eye

10-04-07, 08:31 PM	#10
kennsandy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: grand blanc, mi Posts: 86	as funny as that may seem, i was just trying to get us around the lake without using up all the battery on the trolling motor, lmao. i did have my camera phone with me, but havent figured how to download to my computer, so i didnt bother, stupid me, lol. i dont know about better, but i do catch my share of fish. this outing yesterday was very good for only fishing 2 1/2 hours, but wags still caught between a 3 - 4 pounder, i caught more, but nothing close to that size. we work well together for sure, just hope to utilize in a few tourneys next year. til next time, ken

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