I saw the same thing on thurs. A couple of the fish I caught had a lot of damage to their mouths, with large pieces of tissue missing. I saw this last year occasionally too. However, many of the fish I catch that have been caught before only have a small red mark on their lip.

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I was out on may 31st and June 2nd and had 2 awesome days. I never went back into any bays, just fished the reefs, keying on boulders. Most of the fish I caught were pre-spawn. Will be heading out there again next week. Hopefully the topwater bite will be on.

I also am looking for a boater for the BFL mississippi/clinton. If any of you need a co, let me know.

Thanks