02-18-2013, 06:07 PM
Those jumping fish are medium/large size (1-1/2 pound) Gizzard Shad.
They jump like Carp do to clean the mud out of their gills. When gizzard shad get bigger they eat plants and use their "gizzard" like a chicken does to break up the plants for digestion.
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They jump like Carp do to clean the mud out of their gills. When gizzard shad get bigger they eat plants and use their "gizzard" like a chicken does to break up the plants for digestion.
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