Ever seen this?

  • 2iceman
    Gem Lake, Minnesota
    Posts: 98
    December 28, 2010 at 6:30 am #1270079

    Caught a few of these this fall and was wondering what happened to these little guys? Pool 4

    john-tucker
    Northwest Illinois
    Posts: 1251
    December 28, 2010 at 6:42 am #920301

    Yep, we’ve had similar pics quite often here. Best guess to my knowledge is an injury from predation or other cause as a fry/fingerling. Also some speculation it could be genetic. I’ve seen pics from pool 2 to 16, so although unusual they are not terribly uncommon. That is one of the most dramatic crooks I’ve seen though. Looks like he could have used a little from the doc to get straight again.

    smithkeith
    Waterloo, Iowa
    Posts: 889
    December 28, 2010 at 12:19 pm #920309

    Have seen several over the years.

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 4296
    December 28, 2010 at 1:51 pm #920330

    Quote:

    Caught a few of these this fall and was wondering what happened to these little guys? Pool 4


    That is what the Mississippi waters will do to you, they glow green at night too. How did he taste?

    turk802
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 60
    December 28, 2010 at 2:07 pm #920341

    That’s one way to make the fish fit in the slot…

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    December 28, 2010 at 2:39 pm #920345

    Many times. I’m told it is due to a parasite getting into the egg during development and basically causing a form of Scoliosis in the fish.

    jerrj01
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 1547
    December 28, 2010 at 4:14 pm #920367

    How do you clean them? Do you have a special crooked knife for cutting around corners?

    Jaya
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 174
    December 28, 2010 at 7:22 pm #920396

    Its scoliosis. I used to raise guppies. happens quite often.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    December 28, 2010 at 8:45 pm #920413

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    Its scoliosis. I used to raise guppies. happens quite often.


    Funny you should say that, because every time I see a picture of one of these fish it reminds me of the male guppy I affectionately called Humpy.

    budd1980
    IGH MN
    Posts: 17
    December 29, 2010 at 4:05 am #920519

    Im just saying… Im not eating it or anything else outta that river.

    icepromk
    sw wi
    Posts: 108
    December 30, 2010 at 5:04 am #920811

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    Many times. I’m told it is due to a parasite getting into the egg during development and basically causing a form of Scoliosis in the fish.

    you could be right but im pretty sure that it is a pretty small percentage of fry that survive to adulthood. now, what is the percentage of a crooked backed, scoliosis having fry surviving? that thing would look like prime rib to a northern or bass flailing around when it was 2″ long. dont quote me but maybe it has something to do with the swim bladder. ive had it come out the mouth when you horse em up from 40 feet, maybe that fish had a full belly or something and the swim bladder couldnt come out the throat??

    2iceman
    Gem Lake, Minnesota
    Posts: 98
    December 31, 2010 at 2:11 am #921131

    Has the DNR ever commented on this deformation? Maybe I should be sending it to them. Is this a saugeye? Could this be the results of cross breeding? I just noticed all the spots on the fin.

    Mike Stephens
    WI.
    Posts: 1722
    December 31, 2010 at 2:30 am #921144

    This is what happens when B.K. spreads around his stink bait

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