What could bite a bass like this.

[NAVY CHIEF]

Oh I just saw pond, turtle or water turkey.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Water Turkey(Cormorant) and then infection set in.

I'd go along with the Cormorant being the probable culprit, but a Cormorant and a Water Turkey are not the same. a "Water Turkey" is an Anhinga. They are similar, but an Anhinga does not have a hooked beak like a Cormorant, and has a tail that when fanned out is very similar to a turkey. Cormorants have a little short tail. Google anhinga...

[jcd49]

Cormorant

[sir huntsalot]

The only thing that throws me off about it being a cormorant is the width of the bite. They've got pretty narrow beaks.

[carp]

I saw a big snapping turtle ambush a large bass that I was sight fishing for. turtle hit that bass like nothing I've ever seen took the tail clean. Bass was 5 or 6 lbs. of course this was before camera phones so of course i have no picture

[Christianhuff]

x2

The only thing that throws me off about it being a cormorant is the width of the bite. They've got pretty narrow beaks.

I would agree, it looks a little shallow and wide for a beak. They usually just grab the fish and swallow them hole.

[cattlelackranch]

First thought was turtle.

But I'm gonna go with boat prop.

[Das71198]

Could it have come from a needle nose gar? Just a wild guess

[nimrodajh]

I'd go along with the Cormorant being the probable culprit, but a Cormorant and a Water Turkey are not the same. a "Water Turkey" is an Anhinga. They are similar, but an Anhinga does not have a hooked beak like a Cormorant, and has a tail that when fanned out is very similar to a turkey. Cormorants have a little short tail. Google anhinga...

Interesting.... learn something new everyday. I've been calling cormorants water turkeys my whole life. Thanks

[Manimal]

I'd go along with the Cormorant being the probable culprit, but a Cormorant and a Water Turkey are not the same. a "Water Turkey" is an Anhinga. They are similar, but an Anhinga does not have a hooked beak like a Cormorant, and has a tail that when fanned out is very similar to a turkey. Cormorants have a little short tail. Google anhinga...

I learned something, I thought a cormorant was a water turkey.

[Drycreek3189]

With bite on top I would say cormorant

Think you're right. I've seen several bass like that, most of 'em healed up, and some with crooked spines. Mostly on lakes with high populations of cormorants. The cormorant is the feral hog of lakes and ponds. Should be open season on 'em 24/7/365.

[PondPopper]

I'd go along with the Cormorant being the probable culprit, but a Cormorant and a Water Turkey are not the same. a "Water Turkey" is an Anhinga. They are similar, but an Anhinga does not have a hooked beak like a Cormorant, and has a tail that when fanned out is very similar to a turkey. Cormorants have a little short tail. Google anhinga...

Well I'll be dang. I learned something today. Thanks for sharing that info. I have a different name for all of them but it's not GS appropriate.

[Chew]

That was me. I was out of bowfishing tips and decided to use a Muzzy 4-blade.















Hi Jeff.

[Javelin]

most likely a bird. Turtles will not bite a healthy fish. They will only eat a wounded or immobilized fish such as on a stringer or in a cage. Lots of people think turtles harm fish populations but they actually have zero effect on fish. Birds as many mentioned is the most likely cause. It could have been a gar if in a lake but unlikely in a pond.

[Outlaw_6]

Without a doubt that is a sasquatch bite.