Funny Looking Bass

[jtexas]

I know it's a poor image...my cheap digital cam doesn't have a preview screen.<br /><br />Here's a bass I caught this morning, not sure if you can tell, but it looks like the head of a 2-pounder on the body of a half-pounder...it's about 11 inches altogether.<br /><br />

<br /><br />Last Monday I caught one about that same length but its head looked like it belonged on its body. Both of my other fish this morning were a little bigger but at least they looked normal. <br /><br />Ever seen this before? Is it some wierd time in the bass life cycle, like the start of puberty, or does it mean their growth is stunted & we need to harvest the smaller fish? This is a slot lake...you can take under 14 or over 18.

 

[LubeDude]

Re: Funny Looking Bass

Ive caught a few that looked that way over the years, one time I kept it to see if I could dicect it to see why it wasnt fattening up. When I cut the belly open I found a large plastic worm in there that was binding it up.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Re: Funny Looking Bass

Probably just got a promotion that he didn't deserve, thus the swollen head.

 

[gonefishie]

Re: Funny Looking Bass

that there looks like it got a weird looking lump on the belly. That is a funny looking fish, kinda like the midget fish or politically correct horizontal challange. Big head short body!

 

[txswinner]

Re: Funny Looking Bass

Check the stomach, Lubedude is probably on target. Found a similar fish long ago and it had a tab from a beer can in it. Usually too many fish stunning growth will not result in deformity.

 

[cwilt]

Re: Funny Looking Bass

are you going to put it on the wall??