Drawdown Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Caught this one on a farm pond this afternoon. Looks healthy except for the bubble. Anyone else seen this happen? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted October 15, 2023 Super User Share Posted October 15, 2023 4 out of 5 Bassheads surveyed, recommend a good bubble eye ~ I certainly do. A-Jay 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted October 16, 2023 Super User Share Posted October 16, 2023 I have always been told it is the sign of an old fish. I've never seen it on a small one either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txchaser Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Yall look closer, there's an extra bubble, not that the eye is bulging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit1 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 👀👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einscodek Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Aquarium fishes get infected popeye disease I dont see why fishes in the wild would be immune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawdown Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 10/16/2023 at 5:31 PM, einscodek said: Aquarium fishes get infected popeye disease I dont see why fishes in the wild would be immune. infected popeye disease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einscodek Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Drawdown said: infected popeye disease? https://www.thesprucepets.com/pop-eye-symptoms-and-cure-1379917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawdown Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 9:21 AM, einscodek said: https://www.thesprucepets.com/pop-eye-symptoms-and-cure-1379917 Somehow that seems different. Those fish have eyes bugging out—mine seemed to have a little air pocket under the eyeball. It was hooked in the side of the mouth/jaw. I don’t suppose the hook might have somehow poked behind the eye, first to create such a bubble? May not be an answer other than “you see strange things when you’re fishing.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
einscodek Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Drawdown said: Somehow that seems different. Those fish have eyes bugging out—mine seemed to have a little air pocket under the eyeball. It was hooked in the side of the mouth/jaw. I don’t suppose the hook might have somehow poked behind the eye, first to create such a bubble? May not be an answer other than “you see strange things when you’re fishing.” Yer right Ajay's fish looks like a form of Pop-eye but yours seem more localized maybe as a result of some larger infectious critter ie.. parasite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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