Has anyone caught a crappie with a leech on it?
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Has anyone caught a crappie with a leech on it?
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Yes
Scared me. I tried to step on it and bit my boot like a snake. My fishes leech was black.
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Not a crappie but a bream, I think I didn't eat fish for several months after that. Naw I lying maybe a month. Lol[emoji23]
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That’s a freshwater lamprey, probably a southern brook lamprey.
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I caught a 14" last February in Limestone Bay with a massive one on it.Quote:
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Wow, I didn't realize they were that common. I have fished a long time and that's the first one I have caught.
Have caught many with a parasite in them but none with a leach! Usually cut the blood spot out of the meat and keep the rest!
I wonder if it attached itself while it was that size or has it grown with it it's whole life
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Have caught several over the years in the Tenn River that had lampreys on them.
Yes, I've caught several
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Lamprey, not a leech. Squish it dead. Never seen one in Ga..
Man I caught several 2 summers ago at Guntersville Lake... freaked me out ESPECIALLY when they have leech holes all over them!
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The Tenn river is full of them..........
You should have put that lamprey on a hook. I bet that would be a terrific bait. Maybe not for crappie but for something.
No sir. That thing looked too much like a little snake.
Wow I didn't know lamprey's were in freshwater....pretty cool
Yep, I've caught several fish over the years with one on it. Just pull it off and throw the crappie in the bucket/live well. Lol