"Bycatch"

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[#0000FF]On another thread we have been having some fun with tales of "rock bass" and other incidental catches while fishing. Thought it might be fun to start a separate thread for fellow tanglers to share pics and tales of some of the interesting things they have brought up during their angling careers.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have caught lots of rods and reels from my tube, while bouncing jigs or dragging bait. But I have also caught plenty of sticks and other items. My rule is they have to be "forkhorn or better" to keep.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Here are a few of my more memorable catches. Among them is a string of "pop gear" I brought up from Deer Creek. Talk about a weird "fight" on the way in. I could feel the vibrations but it sure didn't feel like a walleye. Fought better.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Another interesting pic is of a branch, with the skeleton of a fish from a previous angler's run in with the same branch. Oh yeah, I didn't keep either the branch or the fish.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Then there is the "rock flounder" caught by UtWalleye...who now lives in Colorado.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Another cool pic is of the big perch pattern lure caught by Wiperhunter2 while trolling from his boat last year. "Catch of the Day" indeed.
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