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What's eating my bait??
Hi guys,
New here I tried fishing at a small river last night. It's a tributary that goes into the Raritan River (about a mile away). I had bluegill cutbait on a 2/0 circle hook and got bites almost instantly. Water was pretty murky and maybe 3'-5' deep? The rod tip would keep getting tapped and when I pull, nothing. But the cutbait was all ripped up. I tried with worms on smaller hooks and still couldn't get a hookset. The rod tip wouldn't ever stay bent but something does seem to carry the bait just a bit before it drops. Any ideas what this might be? |
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Re: What's eating my bait??
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Re: What's eating my bait??
Eels, you would be surprised how many there are.
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Re: What's eating my bait??
Yeah ive had similar nights on the d and r and millstone. Eels are definitely annoying some nights
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Re: What's eating my bait??
Ooh interesting. I'll try downsizing my hooks and bait? Thanks for the input
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Re: What's eating my bait??
I'll try catching those then I guess
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Re: What's eating my bait??
Catch the eels, stun them a bit, stick a hook through their head and toss it back in!
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I've had bluegills pull on a bait and drag a small bobber for quite a distance without ever getting close to the hook. It's hard to offer a legitimate answer to your question. Were you fishing with a split shot of some sort or were you using a bobber? Did the fish run with the bait or did it just nibble? My guess is that it was a small fish of some sort or even a bunch of small fish that were chewing on the meat. Next time, use a live sunny on your 2/0. You might be very surprised! |
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Re: What's eating my bait??
What's eating my legs?
Wet wade fishing in the Delaware River, I've had schools of minnows nipping at the hairs on my legs. And, something bigger gave a good nip to the back of my thigh. That was startling! It happened again and I got a glimpse of the culprit,.....an eel. I was standing still, fishing w/crawdad tails for channel cats. The minnows thought my leg hairs were worms, the eel probably thought I was dead meat. |
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