Mitch f Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Caught this mutated bass the other day on the Meramec. I've caught several of these over the years...mainly on the Gasconade but never the Meramec. Does anyone know what causes this? "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Chief Grey Bear Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah. You 3 took turns catching it today. Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
Mitch f Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Yeah. You 3 took turns catching it today. Not sure what you mean?.............what? "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
cullinby9 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Old age maybe I've caught a couple in the James below springfield lake that have that look. I know big old largemouth in the lake will get a pronounced bump on the head. That fish looks like it spent the better part of its life moving rocks to get to the crawdads. I don't have a clue as to a scientific reason its just my best guess. She looks healthy nice and chunky.
Al Agnew Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 I had a biologist tell me one time what causes that, but I guess I'm having a senior moment because I can't remember. I think it might have been some kind of environmental contamination, but it may just be a rather common mutation. I've caught a lot of them over the years, in various streams. Mostly smallmouth, but a few largemouth as well.
jdmidwest Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Looks like a little snail darter snuck in and spermed the egg on the nest. Snail darter/smallmouth hybrid. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Tim Smith Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Looks like a little snail darter snuck in and spermed the egg on the nest. Snail darter/smallmouth hybrid. That would be the case on the Clinch River in Tennessee. In this case it was probably Neosho madtom...or an ivory billed woodpecker.
Mitch f Posted February 16, 2013 Author Posted February 16, 2013 That would be the case on the Clinch River in Tennessee. In this case it was probably Neosho madtom...or an ivory billed woodpecker. I think he just ran into the Meramec dam "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
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