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 "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/13/13 05:31 PM
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Eland Slayer
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Question....
What causes some bass to be "bug-eyed"? For example, two years ago at Fork....my buddy caught an 8# fish that had the biggest damn eyes I've ever seen on a bass in my life (looked like shooter marbles).
However, last year at Falcon I caught an 11.15# and 10.20#.....of which neither had abnormally large looking eyes (much smaller than my buddy's 8 pounder from Fork). So does anyone have any theories on the reasoning behind this?
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 Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8701125
03/13/13 05:35 PM
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fouzman
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Fast growing bass whose body thickness outgrows their head. Falcon fish tend to be longer/pound than their fork cousins. And many Fork and Falcon fish who have a high degree of Florida genes will exhibit small mouths/heads relative to their girth. This causes the eyes to be pushed up and outwards. I caught an 11.25 at Falcon two springs ago that was built like this and she was bug eyed.
That's my theory on it anyway. But it really is just a NSWAG!
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8701226
03/13/13 05:54 PM
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AgSellers04
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Sometimes when you pull a bass up quickly from deep water (>15-20') the rapid change in pressure will cause their eyes to protrude, giving the "bug eyed" appearance.
PBs LMB- 11 lbs., 7 oz. Falcon  Striper- 40 lb. Long Is. Sound BlueCat- 30 lb. Texoma Hybrid-8.2 lb. Lewisville Cutthroat Trout-22" Yellowstone R, WY Rainbow Trout- 21" Blitzen R, OR Steelhead- 8 lb. Umpqua R, OR Redfish-20 lb. Panama C. Bay, FL
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/13/13 05:55 PM
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Jeezy
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AgSellers theory makes sense to me. Unless of course tons of people have seen them come out of shallow water?
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8701439
03/13/13 06:24 PM
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AgSellers theory makes sense to me. Unless of course tons of people have seen them come out of shallow water? Hmmm....yeah that would make sense sometimes I guess. However, my buddy's "bug-eyed" 8 pounder came out of about 8-10 ft.
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8701466
03/13/13 06:29 PM
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onthebank
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/13/13 06:29 PM
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fouzman
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AgSellers theory makes sense to me. Unless of course tons of people have seen them come out of shallow water? I've seen a bunch of bug-eyed beasts in shallow water. The 11.25 at Falcon was in 4 feet. The 14.75 I caught at Camelot Bell was in two feet. And I've caught many, many more over 10 in shallow water with bug eyes. Not saying a distended air bladder couldn't cause that appearance, too.
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8701535
03/13/13 06:40 PM
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Bradshuflin aka hunter'sdad
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Fast growing bass whose body thickness outgrows their head. Falcon fish tend to be longer/pound than their fork cousins. And many Fork and Falcon fish who have a high degree of Florida genes will exhibit small mouths/heads relative to their girth. This causes the eyes to be pushed up and outwards. I caught an 11.25 at Falcon two springs ago that was built like this and she was bug eyed.
That's my theory on it anyway. But it really is just a NSWAG! Think this too but what do I know I never catch any big eyed or big bass.
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/13/13 07:39 PM
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361V
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Some people are bug-eyed and some are not! Any other questions?
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/13/13 07:48 PM
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AgSellers04
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It could also be what is called "pop-eye" caused by fluid buildup behind the eyes from an infection.
PBs LMB- 11 lbs., 7 oz. Falcon Striper- 40 lb. Long Is. Sound BlueCat- 30 lb. Texoma Hybrid-8.2 lb. Lewisville Cutthroat Trout-22" Yellowstone R, WY Rainbow Trout- 21" Blitzen R, OR Steelhead- 8 lb. Umpqua R, OR Redfish-20 lb. Panama C. Bay, FL
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8702589
03/13/13 10:33 PM
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coyotebass
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dont know the reason for shallow, but all the deep fish I catch are bug eyed. this is at Amistad and deeper than I proly should mention to keep from people saying Im full of it.
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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#8702755
03/13/13 11:24 PM
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Some of these fish have an exclusive diet of FROGS.
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03/13/13 11:41 PM
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Some people are bug-eyed and some are not! Any other questions? lol
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Re: "Bug-Eyed" Bass
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03/14/13 01:08 AM
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Riptide103
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The bug-eyed fish fit right in with my black spotted ones. Always understood that the protruding eyes were from deep water pressure release when caught until I caught one in a shallow cove last summer. I'm sure there is a real reason for the bug-eyes but can't be concerned about now since I'm trying to total today's Fork deep diver/timber losses.
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