If you’ve ever watched bats fly at night, they seem to have an uncanny ability to change direction drastically. I’ve always assumed, correctly or incorrectly, that they were doing this to avoid perceived danger based on their sonar-like capability. Now comes this story about hooking bats – accidentally – while fishing. Are the bats attracted to the flying hook?
Bats: Catch-and-Release
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Fly Rod & Reel Magazine
Buzz Bryson & Paul Guernsey
Your "night fishing" feature in the April issue has me scared of the dark-or at least of the bats that inhabit it. I never before imagined that it was possible to hook a bat. Your article suggested that this happens all the time-but disturbingly, it gave no advice about what to do should such a horrible event happen to me. Help me out here; I like night fishing, but don't want to have to quit to avoid contracting rabies.
Take a deep breath. Calm down. Repeat after us: Bats are peaceful, gentle creatures of the night that eat only insects such as mosquitoes and avoid human contact whenever possible.
Still not relaxed? Well, we really can't blame you, since they do have sharp teeth and hooking one while night fishing is a real possibility. More...
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