Ever Been Bitten By A Chub?

[Dick Dastardly]

Yes all cyprinids have them its one of their identifying features.I should imagine the ones in chub are so pronounced as theyve got such a big gob! Im not sure if they are bone or cartilidge though? A Carps pharyngeal teeth can certainly bite through nylon and dacron so I wouldnt have thought they were that soft. I seem to remember they are a modified gill raker?

[Dan Dan]

edit: beaten by budge

 

lolling at Mr. Perch

Edited September 18, 2008 by Dan Dan

[KAYC]

I have witnessed this first hand, many moons ago a friend of mine wanted to check how much of his loose feed had been gorged by one of the Chub he had caught as he was feeding heavily but the fish had no visible signs of any hemp or casters so he thought he would have a poke around with his finger to try and make it spew up the contents of it`s stomach, laugh I neary s**t myself

[Steve Coppolo]

The teeth are definately hard and definately sharp! And the power in whatever muscles they are set into, is something else. I now have two deep lacerations on my index finger to prove it!

[Steve Walker]

I now have two deep lacerations on my index finger to prove it!

 

 

[poledark]

Chub can bite...one bit me, or at least tried to squash my finger tip when I put it down chubs throat to retrieve my hook.

 

Sorry Tigs, but it has happened to me, and it damn well hurts.

 

Den

[Andy Macfarlane]

I've had a ling clamp down on my fingers when I was trying to retrieve a muppet. That was quite a powerful action but it doesn't surprise me at all. Ling eat crabs, lobsters and all manner of crunchy animals.

[Guest tigger]

Chub can bite...one bit me, or at least tried to squash my finger tip when I put it down chubs throat to retrieve my hook.

 

Sorry Tigs, but it has happened to me, and it damn well hurts.

 

Den

 

 

 

What's up with you all......your all wimps....... .........or maybe I've got thick skin

 

It is weird though as I've squashed my fingers round in several chubs throats feeling for their nashers and never had a nip unless they don't like the taste of me

 

 

Just shows they've no taste

Edited September 18, 2008 by tigger

[corydoras]

I've had a ling clamp down on my fingers when I was trying to retrieve a muppet.

Let me guess, Animal?

[Andy Macfarlane]

Hehe...I didn't know what you were on about for a second. Nah...it was Gonzo...