Strange experience

[Bass-aholic]

I saw a strange thing whilst fishing at Oppiekoppie bass farm this weekend. We caught a bass and I saw something coming out from its backside and on closer inspection saw that its a piece of line about 30cm long. My first thought was that it had swallowed something and the line must have found its way out its backside. How dangerous is it for the fish? Do you guys think it will survive? Will whatever is stuck rust away eventually or can a bass regurgitate it somehow?

 

[arab]

ive seen a bass that had swallowed a hook and it had somehow... gotten processed and gone through its systme... and was coming out of its backside...

very ruggid fish

 

[Kipi die kingfisher]

We also found a weird looking thing at the back of a bass once, when we pulled it out it was a 4/o bass hook.

Fish are amazing creatures how stuff can go through the entire digestive system.

 

[Eatwell]

I'm pretty sure if we had no other options we would probably also be able to "process" a 4/0 hook.

Ouch! poor fish..

 

[100% African]

I've seen that on a rockcod. Just snip it about 2cms from the fish and realease. just so nothing tries to bite the line and injures the fish and further.

 

[Eatwell]

What happens to the bass that swallows a fluke or something? I've seen how those things swell up when hey have been in the water for a while... would it affect his appetite?

 

[100% African]

good question.... i know berkley soft plactics digest and dont harm the fish...

 

[Eatwell]

Maybe a good idea to stick to Berkley then. I just googled the internet machine and it says Zoom is also bio degradeable.