Strange Sand Bass 5/4 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MrPatrick · 05-04-2012, 09:24 PM

I caught an almost black Sand Bass today. It was charcoal grey with black bars, not the normal silver with grey bars. The front of this fish on its underside was a pinkish color. To top it all off the anal and tail fins had a blueish hue to them. It wasn't a spot/sand hybrid, I've seen those before.
Has any of you seen a melanistic sandy like this?
Oh yeah the fishing was good today.

jorluivil · 05-04-2012, 09:31 PM

And you didn't take a picture........

MrPatrick · 05-05-2012, 05:08 AM

No picture, but if you read the description of the fish again and close your eyes then use your imagination, you might remember if you have seen one like I described.

05-05-2012, 08:05 AM

those are the colors of spawning sand bass.

MrPatrick · 05-05-2012, 10:16 AM

Thanks Yani.

Big T · 05-05-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by yani

those are the colors of spawning sand bass.

Oh yeah baby!! Right there right there!!! Oh you know what I like Sandy... OOoooh, Spawn me baby SPAWN ME! .... Hey, is that a squid stri.....aaaaaaaaahhhhr Frruck.

wbrewski · 05-06-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sarcastic

I caught an almost black Sand Bass today. It was charcoal grey with black bars, not the normal silver with grey bars. The front of this fish on its underside was a pinkish color. To top it all off the anal and tail fins had a blueish hue to them. It wasn't a spot/sand hybrid, I've seen those before.
Has any of you seen a melanistic sandy like this?
Oh yeah the fishing was good today.

Were you fishing San Onofre

sharjak · 05-07-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wbrewski

Were you fishing San Onofre

Gigafish · 05-08-2012, 08:31 AM

Never knew a black sandbags was a spawning bass. Cool.

05-04-2012, 09:24 PM	#1
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	Strange Sand Bass 5/4 I caught an almost black Sand Bass today. It was charcoal grey with black bars, not the normal silver with grey bars. The front of this fish on its underside was a pinkish color. To top it all off the anal and tail fins had a blueish hue to them. It wasn't a spot/sand hybrid, I've seen those before. Has any of you seen a melanistic sandy like this? Oh yeah the fishing was good today.

05-04-2012, 09:31 PM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	And you didn't take a picture........ __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

05-05-2012, 05:08 AM	#3
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	Picture No picture, but if you read the description of the fish again and close your eyes then use your imagination, you might remember if you have seen one like I described.

05-05-2012, 10:16 AM	#5
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	Yank Thanks Yani.

05-05-2012, 08:05 AM	#4
yani Guest Posts: n/a	those are the colors of spawning sand bass.

05-08-2012, 08:31 AM	#9
Gigafish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 309	Never knew a black sandbags was a spawning bass. Cool.