Crooked crappie

[skeetbum]

A friends 8 acre pond in TN had many bass that had odd twists behind the dorsal fin. They still fought like crazy but I thought it odd, like maybe some weird genetics? Been seven years since I fished it, I bet they’re straight up dandies by now. And I call the little fillets “tater chips” and they are better than the full size versions. Good skills.

[Ketchn]

A friends 8 acre pond in TN had many bass that had odd twists behind the dorsal fin. They still fought like crazy but I thought it odd, like maybe some weird genetics? Been seven years since I fished it, I bet they’re straight up dandies by now. And I call the little fillets “tater chips” and they are better than the full size versions. Good skills.

not sure on the genetics part , the fisheries biologist fella I asked about it said it was likely due to some form of early development damage when they were in fry mode ?
but much like you , I see it more prevalent in some spots than others ....

[murdok]

that reminds me of a day back when , took a young fella with me to "his" pond to ketch dinner , told me it was over run with small crappie and bluegill , well sure enough about 4 inches was the biggest of them and we started keeping a bucket full and got back to the house and everyone was in the we are having bait for dinner mode .....
an hour later there wasnt anyone making jokes about them lil bitties anymore as we ate up them panfish nuggets by golly

one day years ago i was on a lake bank catching a bunch of small ones and fussing about it. ole fella next to me looked at me and said son you can get full on butterbeans if you eat enough of em.

[BobC]

one day years ago i was on a lake bank catching a bunch of small ones and fussing about it. ole fella next to me looked at me and said son you can get full on butterbeans if you eat enough of em.

Good old country philosopher. That’s a good one!
Bob

[Ketchn]

one day years ago i was on a lake bank catching a bunch of small ones and fussing about it. ole fella next to me looked at me and said son you can get full on butterbeans if you eat enough of em.

tru dat