what the??

zooker · 06-10-06, 01:24 PM

i had a freak occurance this morning about 5:20 am i hang a 3 pound bass on a frog-lovin the frog- set the hook. hauled him out of the weeds he come up and jumped then about 2 feet more he turned belly up and was stone dead by the time i got him in my boat..

the 4/0 ewg gammy was up thru the top of his mouth sticking out between his eyes..i cut the hook and removed it. i then put him in the live well-i figured him playin possum-with some rejuvinate let the areator run for 3 hours. i checked the fish just after i loaded the boat he was stone dead..i have never had a fish do this before. i guess the hook went thru his brain or some thing.. what do you guys think???

it is not very often a bass will suprise me on what they will or wont do. this was definatly something differant fer sure.specially seeing it was a very livly and apearing to be healthy bass..

zooker

flamez · 06-10-06, 01:31 PM

LOL always shootin bass between the eyes ehh zook? never heard of this happening b4 lmao :P

JB · 06-10-06, 01:57 PM

maybe its yor breath?

Rebbasser · 06-10-06, 03:18 PM

That would be my guess-hook through the brain. I've never heard of that happening, either.

dodgeguy · 06-10-06, 05:27 PM

hey zook,don't feel bad just eat it!!!

skeeter944 · 06-10-06, 05:54 PM

thats pretty weird!

WTL · 06-10-06, 07:03 PM

I did it once. Hooked a little smallie on the outside of the head. It was dead as soon as I set the hook...no fight, I just pulled it in and it was dead as Billy Idol's career.

zooker · 06-10-06, 07:14 PM

i aint one for feeling bad over any critter-except may be my dog-the reaction with this fish was totally strange and worth commenting

zooker

Lee Boy · 06-10-06, 07:39 PM

the same thang happen to me bud exept i set the hook reeled her in got the hook out she was jumpin like crazy bout 2 release and it was stiff as a board

dodgeguy · 06-10-06, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

I did it once. Hooked a little smallie on the outside of the head. It was dead as soon as I set the hook...no fight, I just pulled it in and it was dead as Billy Idol's career.

now that was funny!!!

KenDammit · 06-11-06, 04:47 AM

the brain is a pretty decent ways behind the eye and its protected by bone..so I dunno if you could really hook a fish through the brain and have the hook point exposed. Could have been an old fish or just had too much shock..heck..who knows.

1FASTLASER · 06-11-06, 07:22 AM

LOL! Stick a hook through your head and see what happens. LMAO!!!!

bassintom · 06-11-06, 11:21 AM

billy idol is faring much better than his former bandmates from generation X...he lives in malibu and still works on stuff with steve vai.john lydon(aka johnny rotten of sex pistols fame)lives near him and he is also doing well.
wish i had the kind of money they have even without a career.lmao.
i get this from a reliable source.
and i never landed a dead fish.

bassnman30 · 06-11-06, 01:13 PM

Have had fish die from the being hooked. I figured it was due to the hook getting into the brain. This fish was small (1 1/2 lb). But it rolled over as soon as I put the fish back (this was immediately) after catching the fish.

WTL · 06-11-06, 02:44 PM

Johnny Rotten lives in Malibu? Thats just not quite right.

bassintom · 06-11-06, 10:13 PM

he is still the punk he always was.......i admire him.but he really is a nice guy(or so i'm told,a friend of mine installed his security system).......getting off topic here.(hic)

FlyRod · 06-12-06, 03:31 AM

Circa too long ago, fishing one of these at Lake McQueeney TX, a small bass, no more than 13" long, attacked so violently that he drove the hook into his skull, from left to right, killing himself instantly. Too sad.
http://www.normanlures.com/nlstore/i...lkerSeries.jpg
Have no idea where that lure went to. You might check the dumpster.

FlyRod

betursweetbass · 06-12-06, 10:11 AM

I believe that bass are somewhat like the rest of us "life forms" with certain physical and mental attibutes that make up each individual, in this case, I would venture to say the fish might have died from a stress related heart attack maybe???.... Oh Hell, I guess maybe the hook did hit the brian, who knows?? Bummer anyway for sure.

treehugger8 · 06-12-06, 04:18 PM

Maybe u broke its float bladder thing. I cant remember the name but its what keeps them at certain depths. Im sure im telling u something u already know but thats what i would guess. I do know that if the come up too fast they can break but zooker u sound like a pro lol but i guess that coulda been a possiblity

WTL · 06-12-06, 05:28 PM

The one that I killed was in about a foot of water, heavy current. I don't see how it could have been a swim bladder, and considering that fish will still wiggle after you've stuck a knife in it...it would have to be an incredible heart attack.

No, considering that in the case of the fish I killed the hook penetrated directly above and behind the eye, I must think that I just so happened to hit the brain or some very important part of the nervous system going to the brain.

bassnman30 · 06-12-06, 05:38 PM

Check out his club stats. A pro, I think not.

zooker · 06-12-06, 05:45 PM

never said i was..

zooker

bassnman30 · 06-12-06, 06:00 PM

Who said that I was talkin about you ?

fishin fool · 06-12-06, 08:59 PM

Simple when that fish seen your ugly mug it went into shock and died of a heart attack. Heck I'm so ugly I can kill a squirrel just by lookin at em. My wifes even uglier than that not only can she kill a squirrel by lookin at em' she tears em up so bad there's nothin left to eat.

Be my guess you hit it's brain or nervous system. I set the hook on a smallmouth with a jig that penetrated through the top of it's head and killed it. Me and my buddy couldn't hardly believe it. Kinda bummed me out it was a 2.5 lb. smallie during a tourney. Cost me 8 oz. penalty at weigh-in. So you better believe I ate that sucker.

flfireman · 06-13-06, 05:34 PM

FEAR and FEAR ALONE!!!

06-10-06, 01:24 PM	#1
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	what the?? i had a freak occurance this morning about 5:20 am i hang a 3 pound bass on a frog-lovin the frog- set the hook. hauled him out of the weeds he come up and jumped then about 2 feet more he turned belly up and was stone dead by the time i got him in my boat.. the 4/0 ewg gammy was up thru the top of his mouth sticking out between his eyes..i cut the hook and removed it. i then put him in the live well-i figured him playin possum-with some rejuvinate let the areator run for 3 hours. i checked the fish just after i loaded the boat he was stone dead..i have never had a fish do this before. i guess the hook went thru his brain or some thing.. what do you guys think??? it is not very often a bass will suprise me on what they will or wont do. this was definatly something differant fer sure.specially seeing it was a very livly and apearing to be healthy bass.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-10-06, 01:31 PM	#2
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	LOL always shootin bass between the eyes ehh zook? never heard of this happening b4 lmao :P __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

06-10-06, 03:18 PM	#4
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	That would be my guess-hook through the brain. I've never heard of that happening, either. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

06-10-06, 05:27 PM	#5
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	hey zook,don't feel bad just eat it!!! __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

06-10-06, 07:03 PM	#7
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I did it once. Hooked a little smallie on the outside of the head. It was dead as soon as I set the hook...no fight, I just pulled it in and it was dead as Billy Idol's career. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

06-10-06, 01:57 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	maybe its yor breath?

06-10-06, 05:54 PM	#6
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	thats pretty weird!

06-10-06, 07:14 PM	#8
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i aint one for feeling bad over any critter-except may be my dog-the reaction with this fish was totally strange and worth commenting zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-10-06, 07:39 PM	#9
Lee Boy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southaven,Ms Posts: 28	the same thang happen to me bud exept i set the hook reeled her in got the hook out she was jumpin like crazy bout 2 release and it was stiff as a board __________________ ..Livin It Up..

06-11-06, 04:47 AM	#11
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	the brain is a pretty decent ways behind the eye and its protected by bone..so I dunno if you could really hook a fish through the brain and have the hook point exposed. Could have been an old fish or just had too much shock..heck..who knows.

06-11-06, 07:22 AM	#12
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	LOL! Stick a hook through your head and see what happens. LMAO!!!! __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

06-11-06, 11:21 AM	#13
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	billy idol is faring much better than his former bandmates from generation X...he lives in malibu and still works on stuff with steve vai.john lydon(aka johnny rotten of sex pistols fame)lives near him and he is also doing well. wish i had the kind of money they have even without a career.lmao. i get this from a reliable source. and i never landed a dead fish. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

06-11-06, 01:13 PM	#14
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Have had fish die from the being hooked. I figured it was due to the hook getting into the brain. This fish was small (1 1/2 lb). But it rolled over as soon as I put the fish back (this was immediately) after catching the fish. __________________ Lexington,NC.

06-11-06, 02:44 PM	#15
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Johnny Rotten lives in Malibu? Thats just not quite right. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

06-11-06, 10:13 PM	#16
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	he is still the punk he always was.......i admire him.but he really is a nice guy(or so i'm told,a friend of mine installed his security system).......getting off topic here.(hic) __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

06-12-06, 03:31 AM	#17
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Circa too long ago, fishing one of these at Lake McQueeney TX, a small bass, no more than 13" long, attacked so violently that he drove the hook into his skull, from left to right, killing himself instantly. Too sad. http://www.normanlures.com/nlstore/i...lkerSeries.jpg Have no idea where that lure went to. You might check the dumpster. FlyRod

06-12-06, 10:11 AM	#18
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	I believe that bass are somewhat like the rest of us "life forms" with certain physical and mental attibutes that make up each individual, in this case, I would venture to say the fish might have died from a stress related heart attack maybe???.... Oh Hell, I guess maybe the hook did hit the brian, who knows?? Bummer anyway for sure.

06-12-06, 04:18 PM	#19
treehugger8 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Carlisle Iowa Posts: 72	Maybe u broke its float bladder thing. I cant remember the name but its what keeps them at certain depths. Im sure im telling u something u already know but thats what i would guess. I do know that if the come up too fast they can break but zooker u sound like a pro lol but i guess that coulda been a possiblity

06-12-06, 05:28 PM	#20
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	The one that I killed was in about a foot of water, heavy current. I don't see how it could have been a swim bladder, and considering that fish will still wiggle after you've stuck a knife in it...it would have to be an incredible heart attack. No, considering that in the case of the fish I killed the hook penetrated directly above and behind the eye, I must think that I just so happened to hit the brain or some very important part of the nervous system going to the brain. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

06-12-06, 05:38 PM	#21
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Check out his club stats. A pro, I think not. __________________ Lexington,NC.

06-12-06, 05:45 PM	#22
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	never said i was.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

06-12-06, 06:00 PM	#23
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Who said that I was talkin about you ? __________________ Lexington,NC.

06-12-06, 08:59 PM	#24
fishin fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winfield,WV Posts: 65	Simple when that fish seen your ugly mug it went into shock and died of a heart attack. Heck I'm so ugly I can kill a squirrel just by lookin at em. My wifes even uglier than that not only can she kill a squirrel by lookin at em' she tears em up so bad there's nothin left to eat. Be my guess you hit it's brain or nervous system. I set the hook on a smallmouth with a jig that penetrated through the top of it's head and killed it. Me and my buddy couldn't hardly believe it. Kinda bummed me out it was a 2.5 lb. smallie during a tourney. Cost me 8 oz. penalty at weigh-in. So you better believe I ate that sucker.

06-13-06, 05:34 PM	#25
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	FEAR and FEAR ALONE!!! __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

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