does a fish fight scare off other fish 2024
bartoopuck reply :
So I fish in northern virginia, and theres a pond here with a creek that feeds it. I have pretty good luck in this creek. my question is, when i catch a fish, does the "fight"(me reeling it in) spook other fish. Should i move to another spot, or continue fishing there because I know other fish are there.
bigtimfish reply :
I think I have actually heard the opposite. I heard it puts the others into a frenzy when they see another one strike and fight. I don't know how true it is but, ya never know.
Tin reply :
From my experiences no, if anything it turns them on. I have caught numbers of fish out of the same tree or dock one after another. Also, especially with smallies, you will have groups of fish come to the boat with the fish you are fighting trying to get whatever they have in there mouth. I have watched a smallie try to eat the jerkbait out of the smallie I had hooked mouth and hook itself. So you have your buddy in the back cast to them right on the side of the boat or flip that fish in and get another bait to them asap.
CJ reply :
I have experienced what Tin said several times with largemouth and smallmouth. Mostly fishing ledges 6-20 ft. deep. I think it goes back to the way a fish thinks or "don't think". They just react.
Marty reply :
I don't know what it does to the fish, but I've often caught multiple fish from the same location in shallow water.
QuoteShould i move to another spot, or continue fishing there because I know other fish are there.
There's an old guideline that you should never leave biting fish and I'd recommend you stay where you are until a lack of activity tells you to move.
WRB reply :
Fish fighting doesn't usually alarm other predator fish, like bass, however your movements and noises can.
In streams and ponds an angler moving along the bank can alarm bass. Keep a low profile and back away from the bank while fighting the fish, then stoop down to approach the fish as it comes to the bank.
WRB
islandbass reply :
I think it can either spook or excite the other fish.
There have been quite a few times when I was fighting one and other fish went into a frenzy following the hooked fish as if to "steal" what it caught so that it could have or eat it. I also observed that the chasing fish (those not hooked) were of about the same size as the hooked fish.
Other times after I hook and land and release a fish, I go no other bites in that spot. Go figure.
Hook Set reply :
I've reeled in fish, only to get them to the boat to see another LMB that could "eat" the fish i had hooked, so my vote is no.
Lund Explorer reply :
I would agree with everyone here that the catching doesn't turn them off.
But I have seen a school shut down when you start releasing them. At least with schooling smallies, one or two tossed back or lost will kill the bite.
Tin reply :
QuoteBut I have seen a school shut down when you start releasing them. At least with schooling smallies, one or two tossed back or lost will kill the bite.
Maybe one of the good bio guys will help out but I believe they release something (stress signal or something to that affect) that can kill the bite. I have experienced it as well and I will keep as many fish in the well as I'm allowed in order to keep it going when fun fishing.
VABasser reply :
QuoteQuoteBut I have seen a school shut down when you start releasing them. At least with schooling smallies, one or two tossed back or lost will kill the bite.
Maybe one of the good bio guys will help out but I believe they release something (stress signal or something to that affect) that can kill the bite. I have experienced it as well and I will keep as many fish in the well as I'm allowed in order to keep it going when fun fishing.
Hmm, I've heard that before but didn't know whether it was true. I hope someone more knowledgeable will enlighten us
fishizzle reply :
Good thread. A couple weeks ago I got 4 bass in 4 casts from one exact spot 2 feet wide off the corner of a tree. They all hit a jig on the fall. 2 of them were over 3lbs and the other 2 were over 2. In the spring I had the same thing happen, 6 bass around 2 lbs in 3 feet water under one branch on a whole shoreline of brush. They were on a jig too.
When a bass follows another to the boat and sees you, do you think that fish will still bite after it returns to the depths?
Chris reply :
When a bass follows another to the boat and sees you, do you think that fish will still bite after it returns to the depths?
yes
NBR reply :
In recent years I haven't had enough large mouth action to comment. Smallies are a different matter and I think a fish on the line excites the others. When fishing with others when one has a fish on the other guy gets his lure in and pitches it right behind the hooked fish. More times than not there is another smallie right there. On a trip to Ontario a few years ago my partner caught the biggest of the trip that waas right behind the fish I had hooked.
Smallies are very competitive.
FordNFishinLover reply :
I've caught many fish in the same exact spot. So i would say that it doesnt scare them away.
SuskyDude reply :
"wolf pack" smallies is a pretty common occurrence during spring/fall on my river.
I usually catch most/all of the followers, so no, it doesn't scare them. Never had a problem from instantly releasing them either.
tnbassfisher reply :
If fish do get scared off wouldn't this take away the idea of your "honeyhole"?
Under the Radar reply :
The front went thru last night, mild as it was. Got out for about an hr this evening. 9 fish on consecutive casts in an area about 10 feet in Dia. Jumped off 3 more in the next 6 casts. Then it went dead. I'd say no to the fight scaring off other fish. BUT this is fishing and there are always exceptions to the rules.
1076 LMB so far this year
1> 7lbs
1> 6lbs
17> 4lbs
44> 3lbs
SAC2 reply :
nahhh there is nothin better then a good ol classic feeding frenzy! once you get one and the get goin crazy is when the fun really begins. its especially awesome when you got a buddy in the bite with you to make casts to the fish that are following your fish and double up! ive also tried the technique of fishing 2 flukes at once tied on leaders that come off a 3way swivel. more than once have i had a personal double!
Jighead70 reply :
Quite the contrary actually. I have had a largemouth at the surface,ready to lip em,and a bigger bass come up and try to eat him! I come from a Saltwater background,and I have seen this many times,especially Herring fishing. When I had a Herring on, I would just leave it there and before I knew it, I had a few more on the Sabiki rig.
avid reply :
there are times where it seems that all the fish in the lake are huddled into one area less than 50 yards accross. I have had days catching nice sized bass on every cast for hours without ever moving.
tnbassfisher reply :
Another reason that I don't believe this is true is because when I fish for a couple of hours. I rarely only catch one or two. I either: 1. Get Skunked 2. Catch quite a few normally all in the same period of time.
VABassin'14 reply :
I remember watching Skeet Reese catch like 14 fish on 15 casts, or something close to that, in a major tourney this past season. Therefore, I don't think it bothers them at all.
ORLANDO32819 reply :
next time your fishing with a buddy and he's reeling a fish in try casting right behind him. manys the time youll hook up riteaway. they seem to follow the fish being reeled in
stupid brim reply :
I did this with crappie once same spot same lure three cast 3 crappie im sure almost every fisherman has done this or will at some point
farmpond1 reply :
If I had to generalize, I'd say in clear, shallow water where the fish are heavily pressured I'd say yes, it can scare them. But otherwise, no, not usually. In fact, I'd say that a fighting fish can trigger a feeding "frenzy." Many of us have observed this phenomen where you haven't gotten a bite for many minutes (or even hours) and then suddenly had the fish turn on. I won't irrevocably state that it's always because we got the first fish to bite but I'd wager to say it is true part of the time.
Raul reply :
In my experience a fighting fish does not scare off other fish, on the contrary, you can see other fish swarming around and follwing the fighting fish as it 's reeled in.
deep_wormin reply :
I think it depends on the conditions like pressured lakes and weather conditions play a hugh factor in how fish will react. Fish can be real spooky in certain situations and alot of noise from fighting a fish in can affect the area (more so in shallow water). But with the perfect conditions (pre fronts, current, etc;) you could drive a truck off in your favorite hot spot and still catch fish around it. So I think it depends on the conditions you are fishing in.
RoLo reply :
QuoteDoes a fish fight scare off other fish
On the contrary, a hooked bass demonstrates hyperactive behavior
and that can only pique the curiosity of other predators. In both fresh and saltwater,
aggressive behavior is what ignites every "feeding frenzy".
In my opinion, a hooked fish is the best "fish-caller" in the world.
Particularly in spring, while leading a trophy bass to the boat,
my wife and I will often see one to three other bass of equal size,
excitedly following their tethered sister to within ten feet of our boat.
Bass know a great deal about their world, and they sense the difference between
natural and unnatural. But in my view, bass know nothing about hooks, fishing line,
boats and fishermen (lucky for us). Though you may not be aware of it,
bass often seek the shade directly beneath your boat while you're busy fishing.
I'd imagine that a hooked bass looks to another bass like a predator in hot pursuit
of some active meal, a completely natural event. Overcome by competitive instinct,
this might explain why we occasionally catch a 'doubleheader',
two bass on the same retrieve. Bass have no restaurants down there,
where they can buy food, so they instinctively know that too many missed opportunities
can cost them their lives.
Roger
Raul reply :
QuoteI'd imagine to a bass, that another hooked bass is a predator in hot pursuit
of some active meal, which is a completely natural event.
Yup:
"Looky he got something in his mouth ! let 's go after him just in case he drops it and we get a free meal"
bartoopuck reply :
Thanks for all the great responses.
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