Fished Sat. at a pond just east of San Antonio that I help manage and we caught one bass that was just skin and bones. All the others were in good shape. This tank (pond) has always been overcrowded and is just a great tank to catch a lot of bass up to about 3 lbs.. Mostly 2 lb. and under. Although about three years ago the owners father-in law caught one about 8 lb. How it did that I will never know. Anyway , my question is , could this be just an old bass about to die? There were no visible signs of injury. I suppose I am trying to figure out what happens to old bass and how do they act when their time comes. I don't remember much discussion about this here or anywhere.