Ignored Fish on a hook!!

[mahmichael]

Some fisherman didn’t fight to release a snag on his line so just broke the line and left, ignoring the other end where a fish was later hooked! The fish still had some life in it but the hook had moved deep into its body fighting for a long time. I couldn’t do much about this poor little fish!

 

[nwkiller]

is that a poor little pike minnow????????????? if so, shoulda smashed it into fertilizer....if it wasn't then good rescue job.....but it looks like a norther pike minnow "squaw fish" to me

 

[mahmichael]

Yeah I had to do that!
The picture is not showing well, that was a little crappie.

 

[nwkiller]

sucks, one time i got a snag and it happen to be hooked to a fish that was half decayed.....good size one too

 

[Coastaldweller]

That doesn't look like any crappie I have ever seen.

 

[the_intimidator03]

looks more like yellow perch to me

 

[troutdude]

Good for you, for attempting a rescue!

But, I have to agree...crappie are not elongated like many fish. It looks like a perch to me too.

 

[nwkiller]

i knew i seen somethin funny

 

[mahmichael]

You know I guess you're right! That's a perch!
Sorry I'm not good in fish species and crappies and perches are similar!

 

[troutdude]

Here is a crappie pic:

Google Image Result for http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/Fish/Black%20Crappie/crappie.jpg

And here is a perch pic:

Google Image Result for http://www.flatheadlake.name/fishing/images/yellow_perch.jpg

BTW...if you don't know what different species look like...you can wind up getting a ticket or two from a game warden. You owe it to yourself (and the fish), to know what they look like. And a warden will expect you to know.

 

[mahmichael]

Thanks for the links and warning. I usually release what I catch. Sometimes I keep a trout or a carp, which I know them!