One of my bass fishing friends showed me a cell phone photo today of a baby copperhead's head poking out of a bass' throat. The photo was sent to him by another bass fisherman

 

My friend told me that he had heard that there were 28 copperhead bites this year that occurred when Virginia bass fisherman lipped their catch.

 

Anyone heard of this occurring anywhere?

 

I am going to call another friend at the Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries and ask him if he knows about this.

 

My bass fishing friend said that there were many, many copperhead births in Virginia this year and the bass are enjoying the baby snakes.

 

I have no idea if this is true or not. Just asking if anyone out there has heard of this before.

 

Thanks for the feedback.

28 copperhead bites from lipping fish?  that sounds pretty outrageous to me.  

I'm not buying it.  Ive seen a lot of copperheads in my life, I don't know that I've ever seen one swimming on the water.

Seems a little far fetched, but I did see a photo going around of a baby snakes head sticking out of a bass' gullet.

 

Jeff

Never heard of that. But check this out; Man catches 10 lb bass on Brazos R with a live rattlesnake for bait.

 

http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/fishing/bass-fishing/2009/09/kayak-fishing-guide-catches-10-pound-largemouth-bass-liv

Thanks guys.

Sounds a little far-fetched to me, too.

I have seen copperheads crawling along the bank and sunning on rocks but I don't think I have ever see them swimming.

I think my friend is having a joke pulled on him.

If there was only one bite while landing a bass then the VDG&IF would have released a warning and the bite would have gone viral on the Internet.

Will let you all know what my VDG&IF friend tells me.

Snake bait I have some older packages of it.

I've seen copperheads and rattlesnakes swim. No, I'm not crazy enough to use a real one as bait much less a live one. The number is not correct, though, I am sure.

Hmm...

 

In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not

associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake

lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they

would seem to be the best candidates for some success. 

 

No responses that I recall.

I saw probably the same pic you did, it's definitely not a copperhead in the pic I saw. They were claiming it was though, but it looked more like a garter snakes head to me. But I guess it could be possible, I'll try an attach the pic I saw...

Don't bass usually swallow head-first?

Here's another one, not the same fish or snake this is a guy on a MD hunting site:

Hmm...

 

In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not

associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake

lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they

would seem to be the best candidates for some success. 

 

No responses that I recall.

I promise some good fish on my new ABT Baby Wake snake...I threw it on Saturday just to see the action and it's absolutely sick! A beast will come soon enough it better for what I paid!! Lol

This photo's been on several bass fishing sites. Sorta glad there's other folks finding it questionable, too.

A copperhead bit me on the foot (dry bite thank goodness) while bass fishing this year, and I have heard of other fishing related bites in VA. But 28 from lipping bass, no way

Do Florida bass eat baby gators???

This is the stuff of urban legends!!

Hmm...

 

In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not

associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake

lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they

would seem to be the best candidates for some success. 

 

No responses that I recall.

 

 

I promise some good fish on my new ABT Baby Wake snake...I threw it on Saturday just to see the action and it's absolutely sick! A beast will come soon enough it better for what I paid!! Lol

My dad and I use to fish the Snatrix and caught a lot of fish on them. More recently, the Mann's Hardnose snake was a hot bait for me for awhile a few years ago. 

Here's another one, not the same fish or snake this is a guy on a MD hunting site:

That's more believable.

That's more believable.

You can believe this one, as I know this guy...

Do Florida bass eat baby gators???

I'm sure if a bass can get in his or her mouth they'll eat it.

28 copperhead bites from lipping fish? that sounds pretty outrageous to me.

Grampa Casey always said, "believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see."

Do Florida bass eat baby gators???

 

Yes, they do. A Nat Geo, or Discovery channel program showed a huge bass inhaling a baby gator. 

I have heard a couple of times of Big bass eating snakes, and an angler upon catching the bass is surprised to find a baby snake. Down here the story I heard was of a baby water moccasin. 

Hmm...

 

In all these years on this forum I have NEVER read a post from anyone not

associated with a product to have EVER caught a single bass on a snake

lure. I have challenged our Florida members to give them a try since they

would seem to be the best candidates for some success. 

 

No responses that I recall.

My dad used to have a floating foam snake head, it was meant to be put in front of rubber worms instead of a bullet weight. It'd keep everything on the surface to make the rig imitate a snake. He had caught a lot of fish using that.