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    What fish are these?

    Humminbird 798. Lake is in central florida under a bridge. I couldn't catch any on a trap, crankbait, or swimbait. Any ideas what they are?

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    Gar maybe??? I would say big crappie but i would think they would of ate the trap.

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    gar would be much much longer, if i was crappie fishing i would have tried that spot, they way they are loosely schooled and suspended above the cover lends me to believe that as much as size, i would have thought the bass without bait present would have been closer to the cover

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    Quote Originally Posted by gobbler336 View Post
    gar would be much much longer, if i was crappie fishing i would have tried that spot, they way they are loosely schooled and suspended above the cover lends me to believe that as much as size, i would have thought the bass without bait present would have been closer to the cover
    I agree that normally gar are long.

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    Since the bridge pilings were recorded at the same time as the fish, you can use those as a size comparison.

    What is the diameter of the pilings?
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