09-23-2011, 11:14 AM
[quote albinotrout]I would think the jaws fish would be one of those northerns we always hear about but never see? Interesting having a fish attacked like that. Sure sounds like the way a northern would act.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Northern pike was the first guess I would have made too. They got the dental credentials to do that kinda stuff and I have seen similar "surgery" from them when fishing them with live bait in other states. Walleyes have teeth but they are staggered and designed for capture and holding...not slicing. And catfish have strong jaws but don't have teeth capable of cutting through a bait that cleanly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Funny story though. Earlier in the morning Parrmark had a runner that dropped the bait before getting hooked. We speculated on whether it was a catfish or one of the pestiferous white bass. I told him that TubeBabe's law was that a fish can be anything you want it to be...until and unless you bring it in for positive ID. Parrmark replied that it was probably a barracuda under those rules. Later, when I brought in that "cut bait" I told him that I just had a run-in with his barracuda.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Northern pike was the first guess I would have made too. They got the dental credentials to do that kinda stuff and I have seen similar "surgery" from them when fishing them with live bait in other states. Walleyes have teeth but they are staggered and designed for capture and holding...not slicing. And catfish have strong jaws but don't have teeth capable of cutting through a bait that cleanly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Funny story though. Earlier in the morning Parrmark had a runner that dropped the bait before getting hooked. We speculated on whether it was a catfish or one of the pestiferous white bass. I told him that TubeBabe's law was that a fish can be anything you want it to be...until and unless you bring it in for positive ID. Parrmark replied that it was probably a barracuda under those rules. Later, when I brought in that "cut bait" I told him that I just had a run-in with his barracuda.[/#0000ff]
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