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Bass stuck in weeds

Smithurr
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I caught a 3lber and released it into some thick weeds. It managed to get like 3 feet from the shore but it looked stuck. I gave it a bit of shove with my pole and then it must've went under the weed. I didn't see it swim off and away from the weed. So not sure if it was able to escape. Can they swim through thick weeds?

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    That bass is not stuck in weeds, and will never get stuck in weeds.  That bass is eternally grateful to be free!

     

    On the other hand, when a bass gets lodged in a weedbed during the fight,

    the odds are inordinately high that said bass will never see the inside of your boat.

     

    Roger

     

     

     

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    10 minutes ago, RoLo said:

     

    That bass is not stuck in weeds, and will never get stuck in weeds.  That bass is eternally grateful to be free!

     

    On the other hand, when a bass gets lodged in a weedbed during the fight,

    the odds are inordinately high that said bass will never see the inside of your boat.

     

    Roger

     

     

     

    Totally agree with Roger..

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    Thick algae is the only one that seems to really bug fish because it can completely bog them down and almost encases them like a spider's web and probably makes it difficult for them to breath also. It doesn't have canopies below it like other vegetation does and can be completely solid vegetation.

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    Oh yah, no problem for a bass!

     

    (A funny story) I once caught a two pound bass that I released in great shape from the bank.  As soon as I dropped this bass back in the water it swam right into an open empty potato chip bag that was discarded by some nitwit in the shallow water.  With just the tail sticking out, the bag moved out into deeper water.  I watch the bag swim around and occasionally dive and then come back to the surface.  Ten minutes latter the bag moved back onto the shallow bank.  I ran it down, and with my rod tip, I reached out and removed bag from our little friend.  It was funny to watch a potato chip bag moving around the lake like a UFO.  Could have been a great, America's Most Funny Video.  This was before cell phone cameras!

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    Those weeds can either be a blessing or a curse. 

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    I don't think it was stuck, probably swam into the weeds for safety

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