Hey guys,

 

Caught my biggest bass of the year yesterday / 19.5 inches almost 7 lbs. (Really fat)   Once I grabbed her and pulled her in the boat, I noticed its nose was really short while its lower lip was normal. The rest of the fish was absolutely perfect. Have you guys seen this before? I did catch a smaller bass about 4 years ago that kind of looked like this but since the fish I caught yesterday was so big, it really made it look funny. Apparently it didn't affect it from eating!

Any pictures to show what you are talking about?

 

Jeff

Any pictures to show what you are talking about?

 

Jeff

No, I should have but wanted to get her back in the water.

Can't help you without a pic. However, at 19.5 inches and 7lbs, she was a pretty football. Nice catch.

That is a shame. A 7lber that short not in the spawn is just a monster of a fish. The kind I like to look at!!!!!!

Jeff

I actually saw this on a fishing show once..its happens to a small percentage of bass, and they are referred to as snub nosed bass. I dont know what causes it though, I guess its just a deformity. 

I actually saw this on a fishing show once..its happens to a small percentage of bass, and they are referred to as snub nosed bass. I dont know what causes it though, I guess its just a deformity. 

 

That's exactly what it was like. Looked like a snub nose. She still was a beauty and I believe she was so big in the stomach because the little cove she was in was absolutely loaded with bait fish. Guess I pitched my bait right in front of her snubbed nose.

I actually saw this on a fishing show once..its happens to a small percentage of bass, and they are referred to as snub nosed bass. I dont know what causes it though, I guess its just a deformity. 

I think I saw something about that on Scott Martin Challenge one day.