Look on the fins , it looks like it has like a small tumor or something.

unfortunately, increasing numbers of bass have been caught in recent time with some type of cancerous growths on them. It really is a shame, and could very well be the case for that fish.

I knew the place i fished had a pollution problem. it was bound brook stream in piscataway NJ.

 

I have another question. Could me fishing and getting a little water on my hands while i catch and release the fish have an adverse reaction on my health 

I knew the place i fished had a pollution problem. it was bound brook stream in piscataway NJ.

 

I have another question. Could me fishing and getting a little water on my hands while i catch and release the fish have an adverse reaction on my health 

in the short-term, no. you don't live in and breath in that water the way the bass do. the amount of pollutant in the water most likely isn't very high, and there is probably very low risk of an issue in the future. Wash your hands when you get home, anyway, especially if you're nervous about the whole subject, just to play it safe. but I would not worry.

Im guessing parasite .

Im guessing parasite .

also a possibility.

Im guessing parasite .

X2, it's a very common thing to see during the summer months, especially towards the end of summer like right now. 

Everything pertaining to water is polluted in Nj. Conservation is making it cleaner, but there is a long way to go. I wouldn't eat anything out of the bodies of water around here yet unless it's from the ocean.

Sorry it's the nano chemtrails that's affecting the fish

That's from the shock of seeing the size of your SNAP.

Nothing to worry about. In ND where I live the game and fish dept says its ok to eat fish with them growths. There ugly but harmless. Those growths are fairly common on walleye in the Missouri River.

My Dad caught a bass earlier this summer in WV with the same thing. We thought it had been fanning out its bed and it was minor trama to its tail fin.?

X2, it's a very common thing to see during the summer months, especially towards the end of summer like right now. 

+1 that. I've seen an awful lot of bass and other species with that on them in the big public lakes with miles and miles of runoff upstream. But I've seen NONE of it in the private ponds I fish.

I have caught quite a few with the same issues lately.

Lol at the guy who made the snap comment. Made my day

That's from the shock of seeing the size of your SNAP.

Lol!!

Fin rot -- probably bacterial, likely a Pseudomonas infection. It's fairly common. Especially if the fish is stressed, undernourished, or in infested waters. Don't eat that fish without cooking it well. Don't touch his wounds. Don't stick him in the live well. If you do, wash it out later with dilute bleach. Humans get Pseudomonas, too. Wash your hands before you touch your eyes, squeeze a zit, or eat those Doritos!

Sorry it's the nano chemtrails that's affecting the fish

 

interesting. can you elaborate?