Has anybody ever put a gps tracking thing on a bass after it has been caught?
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it would be interesting to see where the bass go after being caught in a tournament because of all of the stress . like if it is spawning what would it do with the eggs? (maybe just try and find another bed? or just drop them anywhere) or to see if it will shorten its life span…
( i just got done fishing in a tourny at lake amistad and we were tearing them up on beds…)
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No
For a GPS to work, it MUST be able to receive radio signals from orbiting satellites in outer space.
Those radio signals do not travel through water, so a GPS on a bass would not be able to operate while the fish was underwater.
once the eggs have been laid and you pull the parent off the nest, l doubt it’s going to find it’s way back to the nest from the boat docks before it’s raided by marauding egg thieves. a thousand of next year’s bass have gone, Phhht! just like that. that’s the main reason l don’t generally target bedding fish. of course, if released right away, they’ll go right back to the nest.
but given the size of lakes like amistad, it would be days in some cases if ever.
still, some lakes can have multiple spawns so this particular fish may yet have a second chance to do it’s job this year. l hope so.
i love that lake 1st off but no no there has not been too much need for me to track the bass becuase i usually know exactly where they are 1st they are swimming around in the live well and then they flop around on my skinnin table and then they roll around some more in some hot oil and then they lay up against some grits and hush puppies hope that helps you out a bit good luck good fishin be safe and remember to share the experience
They have put GPS trackers on tuna, seals, sharks, whales, etc. in the ocean, so they work underwater, but I think the units are big enough they would be a major hindrance for a typical 1-5 pound bass.
Lakes are small enough it might make more sense to tag bass with small, highly visible tags and use underwater cameras to see if the fish return to the areas where they were caught.