I catch 1 or 2 a year like the bottom one in the pic. Biggest with this condition was a 6lb'r so it doesn't seem to be too debilitating. I have no knowledge of stocking in the last 30yrs unless some bucket stocking happened along the way.

Snipe, is it an indication of anything? Do new genetics need brought in or anything like that? Or is it just a thing that happens?

19 acre watershed pond
LMB, BC/WC, Bluegill, Crawfish, GShiners