Can anybody tell me what this thing is on the bottom lip?  Nastiest biggest growth i've ever seen, the pics don't even do it justice honestly!  I'm curious as to what it is and how it may have happened?

 

I've seen some with nasty split lips from cull tabs or stringers, might be a healing wound from one of those. 

3 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I've seen some with nasty split lips from cull tabs or stringers, might be a healing wound from one of those. 

that may be... this lake gets hit hard for sure.  after the fact i was thinking probably would have been best not to touch it!!

That is gnarly!

Looks like a tumor.

Must have made out with Raider

40 minutes ago, fishinfiend said:

Must have made out with Raider

LOL bass herpes

1 hour ago, Paul Roberts said:

Looks like a tumor.

Heck if I know what it is. Just couldn't resist.

The bass in the susquehanna are getting things along those lines and it was written that they were tumors/cancer. The last I read the state of the fish and river itself are in a real bad spot.

7 hours ago, Paul Roberts said:

Looks like a tumor.

+1

I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't stick my thumb in there.

2 hours ago, long island basser said:

I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't stick my thumb in there.

hindsight is 20/20 i suppose!  i was pretty excited and just lipped it.... then thought it might not have been the best idea!  if i have some funky growth on my hand in a day or two, it's safe to assume where it came from!

On 3/17/2016 at 10:17 AM, Paul Roberts said:

On 3/17/2016 at 11:55 AM, Darren. said:

Heck if I know what it is. Just couldn't resist.

Looks like a tumor.

Wizard! Was going to post this^^^^. Now all I can say is it looks like he's been dippin too much Skoal.

I've saw a bass in Georgia like that. It was a lake with a lot of tournament fishing.

On 3/19/2016 at 8:15 PM, Smokinal said:

Wizard! Was going to post this^^^^. Now all I can say is it looks like he's been dippin too much Skoal.

HAHAHA!

My first dip ever was Skoal.... good times, good times!

   Call your local Fisheries Biologist and ask him/her what this mass on the Bass can be.The Biologist might ask you to obtain a Biopsy on the next Bass you catch with this condition so they can send it to a pathology lab if needed.

1 hour ago, soflabasser said:

   Call your local Fisheries Biologist and ask him/her what this mass on the Bass can be.The Biologist might ask you to obtain a Biopsy on the next Bass you catch with this condition so they can send it to a pathology lab if needed.

that's a good thought.  should have maybe taken a few more pics now that i'm thinking about it....

BB,I guess you didn`t kiss that one before release.

51 minutes ago, Catch 22 said:

BB,I guess you didn`t kiss that one before release.

OMG, that's where this lip herpes must have come from!!!!  

My wife thinks i picked it up last weekend in Vegas......  

Lmao