Strange food for bass

Zach · **Joined:** Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:46 pm **Posts:** 15

Every bass ive kept so far this year has had atleast 1, 4-5inch bowfin/dogfish in its belly. Is this normal food for them? Ive never seen it before and its been the last 4 in a row. Also what lure would best mimic a baby bowfin? Been getting them on wacky worms but hey match the hatch ami right?

Comit · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:15 pm

That's interesting, don't they kinda look similar to gobies? These should work...

http://livetargetlures.com/freshwater/goby-paddle-tail
https://www.powerteamlures.com/3-6-4-8- ... estselling
http://www.xzonelures.com/site/shop/det ... al-slammer

I saw a bowfin the other day and the entire bottom side and fins were neon green. googled it and I guess that is the male spawning colors. looked pretty cool.

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4329

Recent lab work by Bruce Tufts and the Queen's University Dept have found that gobies represent about 40% of a bay of quinte largemouth diet.

ZachBerry · **Joined:** Thu Apr 13, 2017 4:34 am **Posts:** 49

100% bowfin guys! bony head with the elongated body, visable scales, toothy, froglike mouth, single fin along the body/tale. Very strange to see I thought goby at first as well

Comit · **Posted:** Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:23 am

I didn't doubt they were baby bowfin. Just some suggestions of Gobie lures that also could mimic a bowfin.

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