Can't believe it

[Claude]

Looky what I caught:

I had no idea Smallies would take trout egg sacks.

I was actually fishing for steelhead :-[

But the creek I was at has a ton of little smallmouth bass (but nothing really over 6").

Anyone else ever caught smallie on an egg sack?

Thanks,

Claude

[Dan:]

I'm almost positive that isn't a smallie, it looks like a rock bass.

[Claude]

I'm almost positive that isn't a smallie, it looks like a rock bass.

It might be, that is the other thing in there, besides the steelhead.

[Dan:]

Yep, definately a rock bass

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/frockbass.html

[Troutfisher]

That, my friend, is a rock bass.

[Valascus]

Definately, definately a Rock Bass...definately.

I am not horribly surprised you caught it. Most bass species will eat almost anything they can fit in their mouth...and sometimes some things they can't.

[Bassassasin12]

rock bass, have em all over the place here. They love fat ikas too.

[5bass]

The very best way to identify a rock bass is to be alert as to what happens after the hookset.......the fish will fight for exactly TWO seconds,then float to the top to be reeled in like a body surfer,skimming across the water like a champ.

If that happens,its a rock bass for sure!

[Tom Bass]

Rock Bass for sure....fight duration may vary with location.

[RoLo]

The very best way to identify a rock bass is to be alert as to what happens after the hookset.......the fish will fight for exactly TWO seconds,then float to the top to be reeled in like a body surfer,skimming across the water like a champ.

They also smack bluegill poppers with a vengeance, then you reel'em in across the surface like little freebies ;D

Roger

[liquidsoap]

I caught a 14" smallie on egg sacks fishing for steelhead a few weeks back here in ohio!  ;D

Sad thing is a guy next me caught about an 18" smallmouth using skien!