birth defect?

kennethdaysale · 09-27-12, 05:42 PM

Got on some buzzbait hungry fish this morning and caught this one that either survived a horrific injury as a fry or had some kind of congenital birth defect or ? Hard to appreciate in this pic but he had a broken spine or something right at the beginning of his dorsal....looked freakishly humpbacked. Nothing to brag about really, just odd.

FWIW Water temps around here 74 @ dawn....I don't mind saying I'm looking forward to the next 6 weeks or so!

lilmule · 09-27-12, 08:27 PM

Hmm the most often seen defect Ive seen is tail to close to nose.That is cooler temp of water than I have im envious.
I have seen like a bend or crook in near tail and behind the dorsal fin its a defect,and also where a heron squeezed and they got away but both sides.The oddest one is a spike that sticks out from mouth letting a 13 in fish measure 15,seen that one twice in same day,never since.

Embrey · 09-27-12, 09:01 PM

i dont see anything that out of place

nobass · 09-28-12, 04:18 PM

nice looking buzzbait you got there

WTL · 09-28-12, 07:14 PM

Little scoliosis it appears.

3dkicker · 10-01-12, 03:59 PM

Humpy backs.....we get them all the time on the river. Don't know if it's a defect or an injury but will ask one of the Game and Fish Biologists the next time I see him.

Captmikestarrett · 10-02-12, 12:56 PM

We get them often and I was told from a Bio-olig-ist it is from osprey strikes.

Capt Mike

kennethdaysale · 10-02-12, 01:30 PM

Makes sense to me 3d and CpnMike The water around here has plenty of Osprey and absolutely thick with scoggins. (GBH)

09-27-12, 05:42 PM	#1
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	birth defect? Got on some buzzbait hungry fish this morning and caught this one that either survived a horrific injury as a fry or had some kind of congenital birth defect or ? Hard to appreciate in this pic but he had a broken spine or something right at the beginning of his dorsal....looked freakishly humpbacked. Nothing to brag about really, just odd. FWIW Water temps around here 74 @ dawn....I don't mind saying I'm looking forward to the next 6 weeks or so! __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Last edited by kennethdaysale; 09-27-12 at 07:39 PM.

09-27-12, 08:27 PM	#2
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Hmm the most often seen defect Ive seen is tail to close to nose.That is cooler temp of water than I have im envious. I have seen like a bend or crook in near tail and behind the dorsal fin its a defect,and also where a heron squeezed and they got away but both sides.The oddest one is a spike that sticks out from mouth letting a 13 in fish measure 15,seen that one twice in same day,never since. Last edited by lilmule; 09-27-12 at 08:47 PM.

09-28-12, 04:18 PM	#4
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	nice looking buzzbait you got there __________________ the only easy day was yesterday Last edited by nobass; 09-28-12 at 10:42 PM.

09-28-12, 07:14 PM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Little scoliosis it appears. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

10-01-12, 03:59 PM	#6
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Humpy backs.....we get them all the time on the river. Don't know if it's a defect or an injury but will ask one of the Game and Fish Biologists the next time I see him. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

09-27-12, 09:01 PM	#3
Embrey BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 505	i dont see anything that out of place

10-02-12, 12:56 PM	#7
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	We get them often and I was told from a Bio-olig-ist it is from osprey strikes. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

10-02-12, 01:30 PM	#8
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Makes sense to me 3d and CpnMike The water around here has plenty of Osprey and absolutely thick with scoggins. (GBH) __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Last edited by kennethdaysale; 10-02-12 at 02:07 PM.

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