A Fishes Memory

They do seem to have either good short term memory or they talk to one
another.

Sometimes, I'll go out to my little nearly private bass pond. I'll catch the
heck out of bunch of bass on some new lure. Suddenly..not a bite! Next day
and for weeks after, I can't get bit on the same lure under similar
circumstances. If I wait a year, or even a couple of months..that lure will
once again work... for a while..

Strange little beasts, aren't they???
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RichG
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

RichG wrote:


Strange little beasts, aren't they???

You ain't just whistling Dixie. I just read an interesting post on TFF
about bass behavior. copy/paste:




Jesse Parker did a survey on Lake Fork several years ago. He had a study
of several dozen trophy fish. He advertised a bounty for any bass
between 10 and 13 pounds that did not qualify for Share a Lunker program.

He had the angler complete a survey and then had local business donate
money for the fiberglass reproduction of the fish. He then tagged the
bass and released them all from the same location. On the tag was a
bounty for any angler who caught the fish again.

The second angler then completed the same survery, un-aware of the the
first survey. They were paid cash money for the second bounty as well.

The results were increadible. The first fish to be re-caught was caught
three days later. She had travel 17 miles by water, caught within
casting distance of her first catch.

Over the course of the next year, the majority of these fish were
re-caught. The results were almost identical for the most part. The vast
majority of the fish, came from the same area, during the same lunar
cycle, and most often, caught on the same or very simular type bait.

The results were published in an Angler's Choice magazine back in 1997
or so. I know Jesse personally and he let me review the surveys one
evening himself. It was quite increadible. Due to the expense of the
program, it only lasted one year. But when you have two anglers who
complete the same survey with no knowledge of what the other one said,
it was remarkable.

It really opened my eyes to how fish migrated and responded to
tournament pressure.

Thanks for sharing that Henry, That was very interesting
"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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RichG wrote:


Strange little beasts, aren't they???

You ain't just whistling Dixie. I just read an interesting post on TFF
about bass behavior. copy/paste:




Jesse Parker did a survey on Lake Fork several years ago. He had a study
of several dozen trophy fish. He advertised a bounty for any bass
between 10 and 13 pounds that did not qualify for Share a Lunker program.

He had the angler complete a survey and then had local business donate
money for the fiberglass reproduction of the fish. He then tagged the
bass and released them all from the same location. On the tag was a
bounty for any angler who caught the fish again.

The second angler then completed the same survery, un-aware of the the
first survey. They were paid cash money for the second bounty as well.

The results were increadible. The first fish to be re-caught was caught
three days later. She had travel 17 miles by water, caught within
casting distance of her first catch.

Over the course of the next year, the majority of these fish were
re-caught. The results were almost identical for the most part. The vast
majority of the fish, came from the same area, during the same lunar
cycle, and most often, caught on the same or very simular type bait.

The results were published in an Angler's Choice magazine back in 1997
or so. I know Jesse personally and he let me review the surveys one
evening himself. It was quite increadible. Due to the expense of the
program, it only lasted one year. But when you have two anglers who
complete the same survey with no knowledge of what the other one said,
it was remarkable.

It really opened my eyes to how fish migrated and responded to
tournament pressure.

alwayfishking wrote:
Thanks for sharing that Henry, That was very interesting

Makes me wonder.......... 17 miles? How did she navigate? Smell? Surely
she wasn't THAT familiar with that many square miles of water. I guess
there are different kinds of smarts. I know people who can get lost in a
small shopping mall, but I don't think you could fool them with the same
fake food over and over and over.

I know people who can get lost in a small shopping mall

The latest radio spot I heard for Onstar features a woman who can't find
her car in a parking lot. If you're that stupid, you have A, no business
driving, and B, no business making enough money to afford a vehicle with
that kind of technology.

"J Buck" wrote in message
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I know people who can get lost in a small shopping mall

The latest radio spot I heard for Onstar features a woman who can't find
her car in a parking lot. If you're that stupid, you have A, no business
driving, and B, no business making enough money to afford a vehicle with
that kind of technology.


I have lost rental cars in parking lots. Came out a different door at
McDonald-Douglas in Long Beach, CA. Would of loved an Onstar sytem, or even
a panic button to honk the horn. For those who have never been in the LB
area, the parking lot, probably can hold 15,000 cars. Couple of yours to
find that little car, between a camper and a truck.

Makes me wonder.......... 17 miles? How did she navigate? Smell? Surely
she wasn't THAT familiar with that many square miles of water

I took that comment to mean she traveled 17 miles in a boat, to be weighted,
then back to be released.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Makes me wonder.......... 17 miles? How did she navigate? Smell? Surely
she wasn't THAT familiar with that many square miles of water

I took that comment to mean she traveled 17 miles in a boat, to be weighted,
then back to be released.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

OK, trigger finger too fast. I went back and read it again, and see the bass
were all released at the same place, not carried back to where they were
caught. It is amazing they can get back home, especially that fast.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

On Sat, 28 Mar 2004, RGarri7470 wrote:
... It is amazing they can get back home, especially that fast.

Just remember all those eels from all around the world finding their way
to Sargasso Sea every year ... and still many people will tell you eel is
inferior to bass :-)

Cheers,
Nikolay