bulldog
Well-known member
We had a great day of fishing yesterday catching 14 bass, 10 of which were keepers over 15". The day was awesome. My fishing buddy caught a 22.5" 7 pound beast on a lipless crankbait. We did not have it out of the water very long and we released it. About 10 minutes later the bass beached itself for no reason. i ran over to it to see what was wrong as the last thing I want is to have a 7 pounder die out of my honey hole. We tried to revive it for 20 minutes with figure 8's and making water flow through its gills but to no avail.
The only thing I can think of is the fish put up such a hard fight that the lactic acid killed it. I have been reading up on it and it says that especially during seasonal changes, specifically winter to spring, this happens. We ended up taking the fish with us and my buddy is going to get it mounted.
What are your thoughts? Has this ever happened to you?
The only thing I can think of is the fish put up such a hard fight that the lactic acid killed it. I have been reading up on it and it says that especially during seasonal changes, specifically winter to spring, this happens. We ended up taking the fish with us and my buddy is going to get it mounted.
What are your thoughts? Has this ever happened to you?