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Location: In the Weeds | Waiting for muskies so I decided to go cast down at the river for awhile. Just after dark I brought my bait behind my head to cast, i looked over at somebody getting their boat out quick then felt a thump and tugging on my pole along with treble hooks rattling. I look back and a bat had hit my lure and hooked itself. I have had them hit my rod but never go at the lure. Screeching and scratching I was able to get the hook out. Weird experience, has anybody had bats hit their lures?
Edited by BloodyCarp 8/10/2012 11:16 PM
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Location: Oregon, WI | Holy bat bait!
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Location: colorado | had one get tangled up in my line once. |
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Location: Ontario | Careful handling them, they have rabies in large size of the population. After you feel any symptoms it's too late. |
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Location: NW WI | No and I'd cut the line and loose the lure b4 I'd get close to touching one. Rabies! |
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Location: Not far enough north! | I used to cast little spinners over street light posts when I was a kid. We were able to catch bats with ease. They seem to like real hair over silicone skirts thopugh. Release gloves are a must though they do like to bite though... |
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| I was driving across N Twin one night and had a bat hit me right in the chest. Thought it was a lure so I went down to pick it up to find out it was a bat. Luckily it did not bite me when I picked it up.
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Location: In the Weeds | Yep, thanks for info, no worries never touched it, was able to shake it off
lifeisfun - 8/11/2012 6:17 AM
Careful handling them, they have rabies in large size of the population. After you feel any symptoms it's too late. |
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| My wife and I were out one night and without her knowing it a bat landed on her hoodie and nested down in it...got back to the cabin under the lights and it flushed out flying all around the cabin. Kids screaming everyone jumping around got pretty crazy. I ended up catching it with a net and letting it go. |
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Location: syracuse indiana | OnceBit - 8/11/2012 2:13 PM
My wife and I were out one night and without her knowing it a bat landed on her hoodie and nested down in it...got back to the cabin under the lights and it flushed out flying all around the cabin. Kids screaming everyone jumping around got pretty crazy. I ended up catching it with a net and letting it go.
wow that reminds me of one of the best scenes in 2 favorite movies "the great outdoor's) john candy/dan akroid the black sheep cris farly/david spaid |
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Location: Ontario | BloodyCarp - 8/11/2012 1:46 PM
Yep, thanks for info, no worries never touched it, was able to shake it off
lifeisfun - 8/11/2012 6:17 AM
Careful handling them, they have rabies in large size of the population. After you feel any symptoms it's too late.
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| I casted and hit/killed a bat on forward cast. They float! |
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Location: In the Weeds | Yes they do! Hit one casting forward last week. Forgot where he was, it was dark, so i left
Muskylounge - 8/11/2012 5:59 PM
I casted and hit/killed a bat on forward cast. They floa.t! |
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | As has been pointed out already, a high percentage of certain geographic specific bat populations carry rabies. Someone wrote "luckily it didnt bite me". I agree that is lucky that you did not get bitten but most of the bats endemic to the Midwest have mouths that are actually much too small to bite a human. Most common bat-to-human transmissions occur through bat saliva exposure to human mucus membranes. As a molecular biologist for the state, we do rabies testing and rarely see any other animals besides bats that ever carry the deadly virus. Even though some bats carry rabies they also serve an important role in various ecosystems: they eat mosquitoes. Therefore, in general it is best to just leave bats alone and avoid any contact whatsoever. |
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Location: In the Weeds | Good info, thank you. Just to clear one thing up i have never tried to kill one intentionally.
MuskyMATT7 - 8/11/2012 6:15 PM
As has been pointed out already, a high percentage of certain geographic specific bat populations carry rabies. Someone wrote "luckily it didnt bite me". I agree that is lucky that you did not get bitten but most of the bats endemic to the Midwest have mouths that are actually much too small to bite a human. Most common bat-to-human transmissions occur through bat saliva exposure to human mucus membranes. As a molecular biologist for the state, we do rabies testing and rarely see any other animals besides bats that ever carry the deadly virus. Even though some bats carry rabies they also serve an important role in various ecosystems: they eat mosquitoes. Therefore, in general it is best to just leave bats alone and avoid any contact whatsoever. |
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| MuskyMATT7 - 8/11/2012 6:15 PM
As has been pointed out already, a high percentage of certain geographic specific bat populations carry rabies. Someone wrote "luckily it didnt bite me". I agree that is lucky that you did not get bitten but most of the bats endemic to the Midwest have mouths that are actually much too small to bite a human. Most common bat-to-human transmissions occur through bat saliva exposure to human mucus membranes. As a molecular biologist for the state, we do rabies testing and rarely see any other animals besides bats that ever carry the deadly virus. Even though some bats carry rabies they also serve an important role in various ecosystems: they eat mosquitoes. Therefore, in general it is best to just leave bats alone and avoid any contact whatsoever.
The girl from Fond Du Lac, WI got rabies from handling a bat through a scratch on her hand! I don't mess with them anymore if at all possible. If I have to, it's with gloves and I'll throw them away after. |
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | Bloodycarp-
I just mentioned about their diet as an FYI; in no way was I accusing you. Personally, I have also had a few run-ins with bats (prior to being vaccinated against rabies) and am still wary if they don't spook off after following my lure in flight several times. After they "realize" that their sonar is picking up something artificial and not a potential food item they usually move on. |
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| Never hooked one but have had fun knocking them into the water with my line. |
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Location: Grand Forks ND | I have to admit that if I hooked a bat I would be 100 yards away before the rod even hit the ground! |
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Location: Tennessee | Kinda funny with this thread just popping up, last night I had two bats collide with my line, one of which almost went for a swim but pulled up at the last minute. |
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| Years ago I was fishing with Craig Eversoll owner of Live Action lures, I snaged one on a cast with a hog wobbler. It was very dark out I thought bait had weeds on it. Swung it back to my hand to pull off, it started to thrash I almost crapped myself. I then swung it back at craig to unhook for me he almost jumped in lake...Luckly I was able to shake it off..
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madisonmuskyguide.com |
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