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post #1 of 1296
8/25/08 at 10:21am
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It fascinates me to see the stomach contents of striped bass. From massive amounts of peanut bunker and lobster to lead. Post some pics of the stuff you found inside your bass.
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post #2 of 1296
8/25/08 at 10:30am
if i had a scanner at my house i'd throw up one of the most amazing pictures ever, the fish was like 40 pounds, my mother caught it on a date with my father beforethey were married. the fish had like 3 small togs, 2 bunker, 2 lobsters, a fluke, anda few crabs. i'll have to scan it on later.
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post #3 of 1296
8/25/08 at 10:33am
I had a 30 lber once that had a trout, two croaker, and a couple big bunker in its belly, another one I caught had a big rock in its belly?
sorry no pics
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post #4 of 1296
8/25/08 at 10:33am
fish was about 13#'s +/-
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post #5 of 1296
8/25/08 at 10:38am
I never thought to photograph the stomach contents, but I had a 20 pounder, this year, that had a whole lobster and a really big herring inside. This year I've also seen more crabs inside the stomachs of stripers than in previous years.

Valentine
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post #6 of 1296
8/25/08 at 11:28am
I've cleaned a bunch of fish, but more times than not, their bellies were full of grass shrimp and spearing. I fish in the backwaters most of the time and only find other species in the stomach contents towards the fall when the fish are heading south. I do find it interesting that I rarely clean fish full of peanut bunker, even though I usually fish under the bait balls most of the time. Either they digest those small bunker very quickly or they just don't eat them like I thought they would.





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post #7 of 1296
8/25/08 at 11:33am
This thread is extremly interesting i love reading about stuff like this
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post #8 of 1296
8/25/08 at 11:35am
this is great it gives a deep insight into bait and what they love... hrm now if only the price of lobster went down... or if someone can make a lobster lure...
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post #9 of 1296
8/25/08 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by echopeus View Post
this is great it gives a deep insight into bait and what they love... hrm now if only the price of lobster went down... or if someone can make a lobster lure...


Check out the Hogy immitators. 8" 4 oz lobster.
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post #10 of 1296
8/25/08 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by BrianZ View Post
fish was about 13#'s +/-



yo brian when i saw that picture i almost ***** my pants, i was like *** is my truck doing on here... hehe i totally forgot you took pics.
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post #11 of 1296
8/25/08 at 3:32pm
34# not a morsel in it. ate a 12" eel
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post #12 of 1296
8/25/08 at 3:41pm
I tried doing that with a deer once.... No pictures

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post #13 of 1296
8/25/08 at 3:52pm
wow awesome pics, also never thought to photo the stomach. will note for future
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post #14 of 1296
8/25/08 at 3:54pm
I've found rocks in the bellies of numerous bass and blues. I guess they may have been swallowed accidentally while foraging on the bottom. Anyone else find stones in fish?
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post #15 of 1296
8/25/08 at 4:04pm
I had one a couple weeks ago that was full of mussels.
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