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Here is the official reason for this bass Mr. Long, >From the photos that you sent us, the fish that you caught appears to be of a spotted bass with a deformed head. This type of deformity is not uncommon in fingerling fish but is not often seen in adult fish caught in the wild. This deformity can be caused by an injury to the fish during its larval stage or it could also be from a developmental or genetic problem during its embryonic development. We sometimes see fingerling fish exhibit this condition at our hatcheries but they usually do not survive long in the wild. This condition has been observed in a number of different fish species. Nick Nichols Assistant Chief of Fisheries Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries 64 North Union St. Suite 551 Montgomery, AL 36130

I sent "all" the photos to the state DNR fish biologist today. The guy holding the little guy, said he caught one just like it there two weeks earlier , heck might have been the same fish

I use the Wiggle rig 100% of the time,, even when others are not watching me,, I do it because no other method of fishing has ever beat it "PERIOD" ! When it has been tested head to head ( in the same boat, or next to other fishermen on the bank) against all other rigs and techniques, I have NEVER been out fished, not even by a pro. Most of the time my catch rate is over 5 to 1,, today it was over 20 to zero against 6 other fishermen Now i have a number of "years" experience with it, it is not something most people can totally master with a couple of times fishing it. Although in many cases , well actually all cases I am aware of, people have caught more fish using it than anyone next to them not using it, but they have still not mastered it to the point where it catches "every" bass that sees it, regardless of the conditions or the mood of the fish. I have not seen a bass in years, I have not caught. It is still just a rig so you need to choose the right lures for the conditions,, just like today, I started with a worm,, and 6 cast, no bass, switched lures, and had a bass on "every" cast. It takes fishing from 2 dimensions to 3 dimensions , You can totally control the action of your lures in "all" directions,, now knowing what action is needed, under what conditions, is the key to catching "every" bass. This takes a lot of practice. Sometimes it takes leaving the lure in one spot, and vigorously working the lure, other times leaving it in one spot and just the slightest amount of action every couple of sec. letting it lay still between those movements,, other times it's covering water, working the lure, like you have never seen a lure move before, it's like a live bait fishing struggling against a hook. Sometimes it is just the death quiver of a dying minnow, other times it's swimming a minnow lure on it's side in a tight circle, just like a shad with it's gills injured . Bass like to chase things,, no doubt about it, but they also prefer, over anything, a "free" lunch, when they are not interested in feeding at all, they will still "always" hit a small morsel of high protein the can "mosey" over to and inhale. On the Wiggle rig the tiny Dynamite worm (1/8 inch X 2 1/2 inches) has nailed some awesome bass that ignored everything else. I now fish with a fluke above this worm most of the time, I am really amazed at the huge bass that pick that tiny worm over that fluke, the only problem I have with using it,, everything hits that tiny "wiggling" worm, and I mean everything, bream, trout, perch, crappie, cat fish, and even carp. You never know what you will be reeling in. In most cases, BIG bass don't chase pray,, they feed by two methods, ambush, and opportunity, the Wiggle rig is an opportunity fishing technique, it gives the bass a meal they "know" is hurt, that can't run, that they don't have to waste energy on to eat. The reason live shiner, and live shad fishing is so productive is the struggle of the bait, the fish know it's hurt. The problem of fishing this way is,, having live bait, live bait does not really struggle very long as they get tired too quickly, and live bait is not legal in tournaments,, the other factor is many bass fishermen don't think live bait fishing is a sport, the fishermen has not "tricked" the bass The Videos of lures on my web site show a lot of motion that can be created using the Wiggle rig,, because, well,, those actions catch fishermen (also many bass when they are in the feeding mode), but it is not the most productive way to fish the rig "all" the time. You, the fishermen can control the action with the Wiggle rig,, never before have fisherman been able to control lures this way. Remember the Wiggle rig does "nothing" to a lure It just allows the fisherman to do "anything" to a lure. Now the fisherman's true skill can be placed into his lures. If you have not tried this thing, you have nothing to risk, because it is the only tackle in the world with a 100% instant "total" refund including S&H, if you don't like it,, and you keep the rig, you don't even have to send it back, heck you don't even have to buy a stamp, just email me and tell me you want your money back,, and I hit "refund payment" at PayPal. So far,, no one has ever asked me to refund their money, but i will do it in a heart beat.

What was even more weird is after I landed this thing,, no one, (6 other fishermen on the bank ) not even me, caught another fish

I started the day wiggling a worm,, 6 cast no bass,, changed over to wiggling a tiny fluke, caught over 20 , one on every cast, until I caught this bass,, not another hit after I landed this thing. All the bass were spots,, this one has a spots body,, but sure not a spots head and mouth. What the heck is this thing ????????????

We have Blue gill that get almost that black when they bed, is the fin structure identical to your gills ?

That is a total TRUTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never will forget when bream fishing on a privet pond one day, every time I reeled in (well three times in a row) A bass blew up on my red and white round bobber, I didn't even have any lures with me,, on the forth cast, I put the float on the end of my line where that little # 8 hook was, of course that bass didn't hit it any more. The problem is, bass are not always feeding, when we are fishing, this is when it requires skill on the fisherman's part to make them hit their lures

In the last few years, I have "never" fished with anyone that did not use my tackle. They may start with theirs,, but end up finishing the day with mine. Even when I'm bank fishing with total strangers. All of them end up taking my stuff home on the end of their rods

It's mid summer, the bite is tough at times,, well most of the time this time of the year, go to smaller lures, and fish slow like in the winter

Tommy toe tomatoes, just hook one up and toss it out there, their all time favorite is mulberries though,, if you can find some Dang good fish to eat by the way,, unlike the common carp

Had the same problem the last two days of bank fishing. I had to tell them it was a Felony in our state to, in anyway, interfere with someone who is legally fishing , or hunting, all it would take is me snapping a video with the camera around my neck, and making a cell phone call.. If you got a good enough camera phone that does video,, might work as well

Ok here it is The absolute best cover to plant,, might get you in trouble with the wife, but who cares : Laundry baskets take two plastic laundry baskets, fine some with the smallest holes, but any of them work, place a rock or brick in one, take the other, flip it upside down and place on top of the first. "use plastic wire ties" and tie them together. Chunk them where you want to make your honey hole. Here is what happens, the fish chase the minnows inside, but the fish can't go inside, but the sure can see all those minnows in there, they just hang around on the outside, waiting for a minnow to come out. I have seen one of these with a huge ball of minnows in it after just 24 hours, and dozens of crappie and bass on the outside of it with their mouths watering If you can find the tall plastic hampers built the same way, but have a lid,, these are even better, remember to wire tie the top on "after" inserting the rock. If you want to "draw" minnows to your little hideaway . Make a feeder from a 3 liter plastic drink bottle, and place near or even in your hamper, these feeders work as stand alones as well. Easy to make,, take a 3 L, put 4 to 6 holes around a 1/4 inch below the cap where the bottle starts getting big. Now place a single hole halfway down the side of the bottle (this is very important) Fill the bottle with dry dog food ( you might need to experiment with which brand,, you want something that melts in water, but not too quickly) Tie a short string to the neck of the bottle attach the other end to weight large enough to sink the bottle,, your bottle is going to be 1/2 full of air, so you need a good size weight. When you put this is the water, air is going to go out the side hole and water come in the bottom holes, but only up to that side hole, everything above that hole stays dry because of the trapped air. the lower dog food starts to melt and leak out the 6 holes, as the level of food drops more "dry" dog food falls into the water replacing it. These can feed the fish up to a couple of weeks depending on the type dog food you are using