well its a popular debate whether or not a bass can live afte its been gill hooked or had damage done to the gills.well today i caught a dink (maybe 1.5) and while trying to get the hook out i notice its gill it ripped in two.at first i ws worried i didnt it until i realized my lure was at the edge of his mouth an there was no blood.as i looked at it more closely i came to the conclusion that this was an old injury and that the fish had made of just fine.i had always believed htey could live through a gill injury but im lad that i finally have some proof even tho i know that not ll will live but at least ts possible

p.s couldnt get a picture(spent to much time removing hook)

i think one and a half pounds is a little big o be a dink

thats just a rough guess and yes i must agree.he had the lenght tand body of a 1 but was fat  ;D,very healthy i might add.some days yes  but he was my biggest today so he looses the label  

There are rare exceptions to everything (well almost anything). Although this ONE fish lived, I'd say 9 out of 10 easily would die. Although I have never ripped a gill (THANK GOD), If I do (or once I do), I'd keep it. I hate to keep bass more then anyone, and in the past 10 years have kept ONE bass in my life (The first bass I ever caught).

You caught a true fighter.

I wish I would have taken a better picture of it, however, look behind this fishes gill plate. The little piece of pink is acutally a gill, it was ripped off at one end and had healed fine.