Never thought this would have happened

[Catfish_Charlie]

I would have never thought this would have happened. I was catfishing Saturday evening. I was supposed to be sitting above 53 ft of water. Fishing with 6 dead small shad on the hook one ft above the river floor. I caught (according to my really old hand scale) a 7.4 pound largemouth.

I am not a bass fisherman, catfishing is my passion. I didn't think bass hang that deep, nor would take a bunch of dead shad. Would this be something that you guys would think would happen often or is this catch a fluke. Maybe it was just hungry enough or it may be a catfish trapped in a bass body. lol

 

[elwestb]

It can happen! I had an Aunt many years ago that caught a 5lb. 4 oz. Spot (Kentucky Bass) below Watts Bar Dam on a piece of Shad cut bait while cat fishing. They just thought it was a largemouth. She and my Uncle did not know what a spot was until they took it in to have it weighed at a local tackle shop and the owner told them.

 

[huntermercer.stud]

That bass is too deep for me to be throwing at it. Pretty cool catch

 

[churly]

yes, bass can be that deep and they eat dead shad when the opportunity presents itself.