Sea Lamprey on Buzzards Bay Striped Bass

When out fishing in Buzzards Bay we had an interesting catch. A striped bass with a sea lamprey attached. Let's hope we don't find this to be as previlent as they do in Lake Champlain or the Great Lakes.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Striped Bass
• Sea Lamprey
• Capawock Charters
• Capt. Phil Cronin
• lamprey eels
• saltwater lamprey eels
• parasites on striped bass

[Capawock]

For all you fish biologists, I meant the pelvic fin and not the pectoral fin.

[Capawock]

I use a loomis 8/17 GL2 spinning rod with a Shimano Saragosa 4000 reel. The rods don't break and the reel is extra tough for busy charter work. It's a great combo for bass, blues, bonito, and albies. If I run into 30 plus pound bass I'll use a Loomis 10/20 GL2 with a Shimano Saragosa 5000. Tight lines and screaming drags my friend.

[saltycreefer]

i caught a sea herring last winter with a lamprey on it. Craziest looking eel i ever saw.

[DoormasterK]

what kind of setup are you using.. want a pole like that.. thanks