This is crazy

Anyone identify the species?

fltsfshr

 

Fishus Suicidus

Wow, talk about lite tackle....

 

That's funny.

 

I can't tell because of the quality of the video and the fact that Clem didn't get a good closeup shot of the fish. But I'm going to guess something belonging to the shad family. They get a little wound up during spawning.

 

Yeah, they do look like Shad. Shad are known for having an irresistible attraction to human flatulence.

 

I get a mad mullet once in awhile that will jump into the boat. Fflying fish if there's light on the sail at night can whack you too.

When the video first started I kept waiting for something to swirl under them A mating ritual makes sense.

thanks

fltsfshr

 

From my experience (and I used to fish a lot):

Since they seem to be being pressed up against the bank and not reacting to the light - there is some sort of serious predation going on and herding of this school of fish toward the bank to prevent an easy escape. That would explain the launch behavior of the preyfish. I've seen this with many black bass/true bass species.

Had they pitched almost any topwater lure into the water, they would probably have caught several of the predator fish.

 

that's what I kept looking for but didn't see in the video was any sign of predation. Obviously they were very shallow, if there's big fish underneath I'd coouldn't see any indication of them.


fltsfshr

 

Ok, Shadis Suicidus.

Or Alosa sapidissima Suicidus for those who are picky.

 

Wow! That is unbelievable. Is that for real?