Caught this bass this evening. It was 11 1/2 inches and weighed 452 grams. Tagged this one and released it. I stocked 50 bass in Oct.2010, and another 50 in April 2011.
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
The pond was surveyed in April by Enviromental Aquatic(Greg Grimes). I have tagged about 32 bass in the pond since then but had never caught this one. He does seem a little hunchback. Just thought this one was unique. Most of the bass that I have caught are 11 1/2 to 13 1/2 inches. His weight is what got me.
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I am wondering if this fish is a litttle deformed? Do all the siblings have the same body shape??
Siblings are showing signs of weight gain, I assume from the tilapia forage, but not like this one. I started culling everything under 10 inches and anything that is under 80% body weight. I did bucket stock some gizzard shad (by mistaken ID)that have spawned this past spring.
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CB1 you should look at the picture in the link of the first post. It is a clearer picture. Notice the hump or irregularities in the lateral line. The LL is not normally shaped and probably a function of physical deformity.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/14/1208:37 PM.
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CB1 you should look at the picture in the link of the first post. It is a clearer picture. Notice the hump or irregularities in the lateral line. The LL is not normally shaped and probably a function of physical deformity.
I suppose but I'm so used to deformed heavy fish they look normal to me.
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