My deformed fish

[finchaser]

Caught this fish this morning felt bad for it must have survived a net. from the dorsal to the tail was curved down and S shaped and then curved back up.

[plugcrazy]

wow thats def a crooked striper

[hookset]

Amazing to see how nature lets animals and fish adapt. Thanks for sharing the pic. I caught a pug nosed striper once but never anything like the one you got.

[jigfreak]

^^^And how something that deformed can still feed catch food and survive. I too have caught the pugs like hookset -not a crooked one tho.

[cowherder]

Hinky! I knew a guy once who would kill everything that was deformed. He was a mean dude. How can you not feel bad for a bass that has to go around with a handicap like that. Glad that you were kind to that striper finchaser.

[finchaser]

Hinky! I knew a guy once who would kill everything that was deformed. He was a mean dude. How can you not feel bad for a bass that has to go around with a handicap like that. Glad that you were kind to that striper finchaser.

I don't usually put bass on the ground and have them pose for a picture as they go through enough stress when hooked, but I wanted to share. I was taught you should never keep a fish out of water longer than you can hold your breath. I'm certain if I followed it's erratic shape with a tape measure, it was a keeper but it's still doing its thing

[plugcrazy]

:clapping:Very humane of you to release that sir.

[rockhopper]

How about the pug nosed stripers I have seen pics of. Does anyone think they are a different strain?