How common?
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I've caught catfish that looked like that
If you caught that at #3, it's not that uncommon. Maybe one out of one hundred.
Safari Hunt
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Some say it is caused by genetics or shocking for fish surveys.
I have caught largemouth and smallmouth like that. In fact I caught the same fish a month after catching it the first time. I only knew because it was like that. No clue how "common" it is or what causes it though.
7mm08
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Trout are known to have something like that.....Whirling Disease
But just like humans ..... all kinds of genetic birth defects of the spinal column
But just like humans ..... all kinds of genetic birth defects of the spinal column
artwork001
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Funny looking filet I bet.
Harold Money jr
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That's common enough, happens mostly when there is a deficiency in ascorbic acid. A lot of times is due to low dissolved oxygen while the fish is in the larval stage. I think of catfish which are cavity spawners and can really see where D.O. can get low
larry ipock
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Caught a few smallmouth like that at Norris, all under 2#. Read long ago it's caused by acid rain.
TN Larry
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I have caught and saw several smallmouth and spotted bass with that condition. I don't think that I have ever seen one over 1.5lbs if that.
I have caught a crappie like that before. It was a funny looking filet and the spine was even stranger looking. It's the only one I have caught like that that I can recall
