Why the marks?

Last week - ten days I’ve been landing crappie with these marks? Attachment 455937

Does it mean this fish has spawned? Or perhaps attacked by another predatory fish?


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Not sure on that wound , across the shoulders or the upper half of the body and looking cut ,I would squarely blame double crested cormorants

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

Not sure on that wound , across the shoulders or the upper half of the body and looking cut ,I would squarely blame double crested cormorants

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Thanks Ketchn. I spent 7-8 hours on the water last Saturday. Caught several with such wounds. Something has been getting them. I do see cormorants on the lake.


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I seen that some too. I was figuring from spawn but not exactly sure what caused them. Some had marks both sides.

Been roughed up a little for sure