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Went out from 1 30 to 3 05 with one rod equipped with a double jig presentation to look for crappie and the other with a pig and jig to look for a monster. Walked around the entire lake with no fish caught, but I did catch a duck. Duck?!? Is this a first for the forum or has someone else caught a duck?
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No records for catching a duck since that would be an illegal catch.
But at least you had some pullage!
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Pacemaker wrote:
No records for catching a duck since that would be an illigal catch.
It wasn't on purpose and it got away!
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I have caught and released a duck and a pelican before. Neither in Ashburn though.
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That's a new one one me...if you manage to hook a duckling in spring/summer, you may land your largest bass even trying to gulp down the excited, injured, and splashing morsal!
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The duck was stupid though, because I threw a three piece crappie rig in the water and I guess it thought it was food so it swam right on top of it when it hit the water and got hooked in the wing.
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The one I caught took a home made deer hair fly. It probably thought it was popcorn. The pelican hit on some shrimp. It was a liitle scary taking the hook out of him. He was not happy.
I have also heard of guy's catching seagulls on the surf.
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Curly caught a comorant that was diving and mistook his jig for a herring. That was up above Chain Bridge a few years ago.
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Fishing with Capt Jeff last winter near Smith Point Light, we caught this cormorant on a deep line off the transom. Parachute was 25 - 30' down and he was hooked in the beak. Put up a good tussle and was very upset till Jeff got him by the neck. Flew away no worse for wear.
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Capt Jeff and Russell told us that story when we went out with him.
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