Strange Sand Bass 5/4

[MrPatrick]

I caught an almost black Sand Bass today. It was charcoal grey with black bars, not the normal silver with grey bars. The front of this fish on its underside was a pinkish color. To top it all off the anal and tail fins had a blueish hue to them. It wasn't a spot/sand hybrid, I've seen those before.
Has any of you seen a melanistic sandy like this?
Oh yeah the fishing was good today.

[jorluivil]

And you didn't take a picture........

[MrPatrick]

No picture, but if you read the description of the fish again and close your eyes then use your imagination, you might remember if you have seen one like I described.

those are the colors of spawning sand bass.

[MrPatrick]

Thanks Yani.

[Big T]

Originally Posted by yani

those are the colors of spawning sand bass.

Oh yeah baby!! Right there right there!!! Oh you know what I like Sandy... OOoooh, Spawn me baby SPAWN ME! .... Hey, is that a squid stri.....aaaaaaaaahhhhr Frruck.

[wbrewski]

Originally Posted by sarcastic

I caught an almost black Sand Bass today. It was charcoal grey with black bars, not the normal silver with grey bars. The front of this fish on its underside was a pinkish color. To top it all off the anal and tail fins had a blueish hue to them. It wasn't a spot/sand hybrid, I've seen those before.
Has any of you seen a melanistic sandy like this?
Oh yeah the fishing was good today.

Were you fishing San Onofre

[sharjak]

Originally Posted by wbrewski

Were you fishing San Onofre

[Gigafish]

Never knew a black sandbags was a spawning bass. Cool.