Monster Cat

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"I am still trying to figure out why the bigger fish actually took my jig. There did not seem to be any more room in it's belly."

[cool][#0000ff]Makes ya scratch yer head in wonder, doesn't it. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Actually, it is not all that uncommon to catch predatory fish with recent meals still protuding from their mouth and stomach. One theory I have heard is that fish often go on brief feeding periods and eat everything in sight for a few minutes. Then they become inactive and non-feeding until their big meal is mostly digested. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I know from personal experience and observation that is how walleye often behave. If you can time it so that you are in the right place, at the right time...usually at night...you can load up. But if you miss the night bite and fish later or during daylight the next day you would swear there were no fish in the lake. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Ditto for big brown trout...and apparently bigger cutts. I have seen big stream-dwelling brownies come out from under a bank and make several aggressive feeding dashes around a pool before retiring back to their lair. I suspect that usually happens more often after dark too...with browns.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never claimed to be able to figure out why fish do what they do. Anybody who says he knows everything about fish...or women...will lie about other things too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, it does seem ridiculous sometimes that you catch big fish on small lures when they have just finished gulping down a big "natural" meal. I have joked on a couple of occasions that they probably just wanted to "floss" after eating.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Nice fish.[/#0000ff]
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