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Guernsey 2011

Thread Status: Hello , There was no answer in this thread for more than 90 days.
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I think bass do scavange, saw some schoolies mobbing food off a large wrass a while ago, and actually found a piece of plastic bottle in one last year. The bass I had last week, had definitely been hunting, it had a sprat, 4 small crabs, and a plaice the size of a playing card in its stomach.
 
Forecast is looking good for the next few days...
I'm hoping to do a kayak dive on Saturday morning/lunchtime for more flatty bashing... Andy / anyone want to join me?
 
Fingers crossed jonny!
I hope to get in over the next few days but I have been given several new (to me) boat fishing marks that I am desperate to try, my mate has been catching giltheads like they are out of fashion from these marks!!
 
Good luck with the Gilts mart. I have been lucky enough to dangle some off the shore in the past to 5lb 10oz, and they are the finest most tasty fish I have eaten.
 
Thanks all for the scavenger information and debate. Just goes to show you that even among people with passion & experience, there is still much to debate.

I'll probably be checking in much more often now. Writing is moving foreword at last. And I just got the iPad application that let's me read and write to these forums easily. I'll probably have some different typographical errors now. ;-)
 
Eric, some of the guys are saying bass are scavengers - I guesse you could say all fish are opportunist & most will even take a piece of dead fish hanging from a hook however to describe in your book that bass are scavengers - I feel would be very misleading.
Bass are generally regarded as predators!
 
Thanks again, Foxfish. I won't have bass scavenge, if I specifically mention them at all. That's one of the things about this research. Most of it will be telling me what is impossible. Though there's a decent chance scavenging will be mentioned. I just am not required to produce a comprehensive list.
 
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