Bassmasterbriggs Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 I was fishing a stretch of the Susquehanna river in New York and I caught this, reeled it up, saw what looked to be a smallmouth but when I went to grab it's lower lip, I was pricked by what were above average sized teeth for a bass, anyone have any ideas? Quote
OCdockskipper Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 From the picture, it looks to be the dreaded invisible bass... 6 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 19, 2016 Super User Posted June 19, 2016 No picture posted, but I am going to take a wild guess and say it was probably a walleye. They have a similar color scheme to smallmouth, fairly large teeth and often inhabit the same areas as smallmouth. I know the Susquehanna is full of them as well. 1 Quote
Bassmasterbriggs Posted June 20, 2016 Author Posted June 20, 2016 It wouldn't let me upload a picture of the fish but I've caught walleye before, I know what they look like Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 20, 2016 Super User Posted June 20, 2016 Well now you can't just not post a picture! We gotta see this! Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted June 20, 2016 Super User Posted June 20, 2016 That is definitely a smallmouth bass. 3 Quote
Bassmasterbriggs Posted June 20, 2016 Author Posted June 20, 2016 That's what I was thinking but when I went to grab it, instead of having the sand paper feeling inside its mouth, it was like a bunch of tacks Quote
frosty Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 I caught a small largemouth the other day that had large spikes on its upper lip, bigger than normal anyway. Maybe 1/8" long? Maybe it's young and the spikes on its lips haven't been worn down? Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted July 10, 2016 Super User Posted July 10, 2016 that was count bassula 5 Quote
dbacigalupi Posted August 2, 2016 Posted August 2, 2016 Basses teeth are different everywhere, for example a bass with sharp teeth like yours may feed on softer or slipperier forage, hence the teeth while some bass may feed on harder forage such as crawfish hence the sandpaper kind of teeth 2 Quote
Wind Knot Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 On 8/2/2016 at 9:04 AM, dbacigalupi said: Basses teeth are different everywhere, for example a bass with sharp teeth like yours may feed on softer or slipperier forage, hence the teeth while some bass may feed on harder forage such as crawfish hence the sandpaper kind of teeth Yeah in one of my local lakes the lmb's mainly eat tiny minnows and they are quite "toothy" Quote
BassB8Caster Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 I agree. I have caught lmb with sharper teeth than usual. Sharp enough to cut my finger? No, but sharp enough to stand out right away once I lip em. Quote
Scarborough817 Posted August 17, 2016 Posted August 17, 2016 nothing unusual they just aren't eating as many craws that's all Quote
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