04-08-2006, 01:55 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I did not keep it and do a postmortem. I took its picture, gave it a gentle nudge and sent it on its way to TRY to make more babies.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If I were to guess, I would say it was a male, still a ways from spawning readiness. The females start getting swollen tummies about now. Mid may is kind of a benchmark I have always used for the white bass spawn. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like most species, it is a combination of water temps and moon phase. The fish seem to gather and get nervous over a period of a couple of weeks. Every fish you catch is swollen with eggs or dripping milt. Then, BOOM, in a couple of nights it is over and all the fish are empty.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I went over several small schools of fish today that I suspect were white bass. But, I did not put away the bait and start flinging plastic again. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If I were to guess, I would say it was a male, still a ways from spawning readiness. The females start getting swollen tummies about now. Mid may is kind of a benchmark I have always used for the white bass spawn. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like most species, it is a combination of water temps and moon phase. The fish seem to gather and get nervous over a period of a couple of weeks. Every fish you catch is swollen with eggs or dripping milt. Then, BOOM, in a couple of nights it is over and all the fish are empty.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I went over several small schools of fish today that I suspect were white bass. But, I did not put away the bait and start flinging plastic again. [/#0000ff]
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