DEFORMED FISH

LAST WED. I CAUGHT A COUPLE OF SAUGER THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD A KINK IN THERE BACKS AND WERE DEFORMED AFTER THAT PIONT(SMALLER ALSO) IS THIS FROM ELETRO SHOCKING OR SOME OTHER INJURY?

Could it be that they were hit by a propeller?

I’ve caught some fish that were “squeezed” in some points of their bodies. People that I talked to seemed to think that they were probably just big enough to make it half way into a commercial fishermans net and got stuck. They may sit there for a few days til the fishermen come back, pull their nets and set them free. They seemed healthy other than the compressed area.

Beav

likely they got the shock of their life from a electrofishing boat and lived to be caught again!!

It seems when I used to work with fry and fingerlings there were always some that had a kinked back from birth.. so Im guessing its likely a birth defect… though it could also be an injury of some of the various types already speculated upon….

Hey guys, first time post at FTR. Great website. Anyway, I work with larval fish and it’s not uncommon to see fish (as RiverEyes said) that are born with spinal deformities. This is generally due to nutritional deficiency, disease, or restricted bloodflow from an injury of some type. Hope this helps.

RBB

Welcome to the site and thanks for the post. I’ve caught a handful of species of fish that were affected in this manner and had always wondered about it.

I think they get that way from eating ring worms….

Are you sure Greg? I thought it was from eating super doos…..I hear electric blue is higly toxic.

I think its from eating dead bunny bait!