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 Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 12:21 AM
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Cowtown Kid
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Caught this old bass today while kayaking at the Fort Worth Nature Center. Maybe the alligators got a piece of him?  
Rick Irving
"The Cowtown Kid"
Kayak Fisherman and Real Estate Broker
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. ~Izaak Walton
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 12:36 AM
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codyb18
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If that's a Trinity bass that is normal...
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 01:05 AM
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Cowtown Kid
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They lead a rough life one of the other ones I caught today had one dorsal fin missing. 
Rick Irving
"The Cowtown Kid"
Kayak Fisherman and Real Estate Broker
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. ~Izaak Walton
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 05:54 PM
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PhishWhisperer
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I caught a bass on Toledo Bend a couple of years ago that had a bifurcated (split in half) lower lip. Each half of the lower lip moved independently of the other! Probably caused by a vigorous hook set when the fish was young.
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 06:06 PM
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lamoon78
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Looks like they lack stuff to eat them are some poor looking fish
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 06:49 PM
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If that's a Trinity bass that is normal... Yep, LMB are definitely not top of the food chain in the Trinity.
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Re: Is a Largemouth Bass Still a Largemouth Bass if His Upper Lip is Missing?
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09/01/14 09:39 PM
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largemouthokie
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Still a bass. It just means Happykamper probably set the hook on it!
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