airborne_angler Posted September 1, 2010 Posted September 1, 2010 Caught this fish today on a Megastrike Stickbait. Fish may have gone 2#. Thought I had a Spotted bass Judging from the size of its mouth. The fish had a serious underbite like "Bubba" from Forrest Gump. Fish was released unharmed.What could have caused this deformity of its upper jaw? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 1, 2010 Super User Posted September 1, 2010 What could have caused this deformity of its upper jaw? Previous hooking. Quote
pitchNbass Posted September 2, 2010 Posted September 2, 2010 I was gonna say lip damage caused it to heal that way is my guess. He was injured in some way when it was little, and my guess would be some hook or perhaps it was natural, but damage for sure. Quote
BASSINATORBIGJOE Posted September 2, 2010 Posted September 2, 2010 Genetic mutation, the bottom jaw is obviously longer than it should be and the top is shorter than it should be. Things like this happen all the time in the Animal Kingdom, they just usually don't survive long enough for us to observe them......... 8-) Quote
Super User Dan: Posted September 2, 2010 Super User Posted September 2, 2010 probably from someone holding the fish horizontally by the lower jaw and straining the fish. : Quote
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