Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Otherwise healthy perch with spinal deformity

I see the same thing in wild LMB every once in a while, I like to call them "stumpy tail bass" and they are rarer than catching a 5lb'er in NE. I have seen 3 or 4 of them in our pond in the last 20 years. All of them have appeared healthy, just much shorter than normal, all of them have been 14-15" long.