Can anyone tell me about this??? I’ve never seen this before so not to take a chance we didn’t keep him. Attachment 341820
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Can anyone tell me about this??? I’ve never seen this before so not to take a chance we didn’t keep him. Attachment 341820
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Looks like a male fish beat up from fanning nest and then caught some type of infection. Just my 2 cents that might not be worth one.
"gene'
Best 2 cents I’ve heard PawPaw. Thanks.
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Hope you did not put it back in the water. Just throw those kind away.
No I put it in the gut bucket.Quote:
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I caught a small bass last week that had a couple of those in it's mouth. Like Paw Paw said I figured it was some kind of infection. It sure looks nasty.
I would say it looks like Cancer, after an injury. :confused:
I've seen fish with that in Mermentau basin. I don't fry the tail so just felayed and ate as usual.
I saw a bass a few days ago that was caught in Toledo bend with something that looked just like that, but his entire body was covered in them, the guy that posted the picture didn't know what it was either and I never saw any comments where anybody for sure knew what it was
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Now that's weird right there for sure... and I agree that it looks more like an abnormal growth of cells... like a cancer or some sort of mole-like cluster. Whenever in doubt about such anomalies... it is my general rule of thumb to support and advocate for the gut bucket method of disposition myself.
Lymphocystis. Viral infection. Safe to eat. Unsed portion, Throw it in the trash or bury. Do not throw back into the water. HTH
Dat don't look to good, so what else did you catch.
I got started late yesterday I only caught 24 white perch, 3 Barfish, 1 Catfish.Quote:
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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is an ectoparasite of freshwater fish which causes a disease commonly known as white spot disease, or Ich. Ich is one of the most common and persistent diseases in fish. It appears on the body, fins and gills of fish as white nodules of up to 1 mm, that look like white grains of salt.
I agree with Jig Rig after I looked it up... Here's a snippet I found off another website:
‘It [lymphpocystis] is characterized by raised, rough, nodular masses of generally light colored, somewhat opalescent white, gray or cream-colored tissues that superficially resemble warts. Larger, more developed lesions may have areas of pinkish or reddish coloration due to blood vessels in the infected tissues. These lesions are usually external, located on the skin or the fins, but occasionally they are found internally along the gut and in the heart and other internal organs. Massive replication of the virus within the walleye skin cell causes the size of the infected cell to increase in size dramatically. Eventually these cells burst or slough off, releasing the virus and leaving a light colored scar. Lymphocystis usually appears in the spring and reaches maximum development in the summer. In the fall and winter the lesions gradually disappear. Although walleye are most susceptible to the lymphocystis virus, perches, sauger, darters, sunfishes, basses, bluegill and crappie can also develop the infection.”
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That description is spot on. I think you guys nailed it. I still will not eat one that has that on it.
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I caught one in Saline today with the same lesions on its tail.
I think paw paw is right. Just a sore from the stress of spawning.
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Last year, I caught a sac with something similar on her stomach out of the West Pearl. I took a picture and showed it to a Marine Biology student at University of Louisiana-Lafayette and she said what Jig Rig stated. Lymphocystis.