isnt there a way - Page 2

lovinfishin9 · 11-10-05, 09:03 PM

ive never actually paid any attention to how sharp they were, next time i go out fishing ill have to look for it, ill try out your theory pnj, it makes sense to me

KH. · 11-10-05, 10:38 PM

Also, Sometimes You Can See Deep Scratches On The Head Of Bass, Obviously From A Crawfish Trying To Grap Hold Of It

KenDammit · 11-11-05, 01:15 AM

scratches can come from just about anything, though. Rocks, tree branches, toothy fish, birds, turtles..just about anything that can possibly gash or cut a fish has to be considered then.

I don't think most crawfish have a chance to even pinch a bass because of the way a largemouth opens up to eat. Their mouths get pretty huge, and they actually suck prey in, rather than bite down on it. I guess it would be possible if the crawfish got sucked in and the bass was tryin to situate it for swallowing...but I dunno. I'd stick with the teeth as a baseline indicator of the main type of prey in a body of water.

NCYankee · 11-11-05, 08:17 PM

Today is the first time I've been fishing since hearing about the "teeth" test. I caught three bass. All three were about 1.5lbs. I caught two in the same area in shallow water near a drop off in the main body of the lake on Mann's Baby 1-. The bass had sharp teeth. I caught the other on a Mad Man craw on a stand up jig in a channel that leads to a flat and ultimately a creek. It had virtually no teeth. Maybe there is something to the teeth thing, maybe not. By the way, I told my buddy about the teeth thing after I caught the one on a craw, and he switched to a Mad Man craw. The next bass he caught in the channel was about 2.25lbs. Coincidence? Unfortunately, it threw the hook as he reached for it. We'll never know about its teeth, but I have a good guess.

zooker · 11-11-05, 08:22 PM

hey nice to see your back nc yankee... as ken said it is a useful baseline..

zooker

11-10-05, 09:03 PM	#26
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	ive never actually paid any attention to how sharp they were, next time i go out fishing ill have to look for it, ill try out your theory pnj, it makes sense to me __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

11-10-05, 10:38 PM	#27
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	Also, Sometimes You Can See Deep Scratches On The Head Of Bass, Obviously From A Crawfish Trying To Grap Hold Of It __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

11-11-05, 08:17 PM	#29
NCYankee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 188	Today is the first time I've been fishing since hearing about the "teeth" test. I caught three bass. All three were about 1.5lbs. I caught two in the same area in shallow water near a drop off in the main body of the lake on Mann's Baby 1-. The bass had sharp teeth. I caught the other on a Mad Man craw on a stand up jig in a channel that leads to a flat and ultimately a creek. It had virtually no teeth. Maybe there is something to the teeth thing, maybe not. By the way, I told my buddy about the teeth thing after I caught the one on a craw, and he switched to a Mad Man craw. The next bass he caught in the channel was about 2.25lbs. Coincidence? Unfortunately, it threw the hook as he reached for it. We'll never know about its teeth, but I have a good guess. Last edited by NCYankee; 11-11-05 at 08:24 PM.

11-11-05, 08:22 PM	#30
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	hey nice to see your back nc yankee... as ken said it is a useful baseline.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-11-05, 01:15 AM	#28
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	scratches can come from just about anything, though. Rocks, tree branches, toothy fish, birds, turtles..just about anything that can possibly gash or cut a fish has to be considered then. I don't think most crawfish have a chance to even pinch a bass because of the way a largemouth opens up to eat. Their mouths get pretty huge, and they actually suck prey in, rather than bite down on it. I guess it would be possible if the crawfish got sucked in and the bass was tryin to situate it for swallowing...but I dunno. I'd stick with the teeth as a baseline indicator of the main type of prey in a body of water.

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