Toothy Largemouth in Bay?

mikeyp · **Joined:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:11 pm **Posts:** 29

Hi everyone,

I was out this morning, in a small bay off of Big Bay, fishing frogs for largemouth.

Caught a 6.2 lbs which I netted. As I was about to lip it, I noticed sharp teeth. I've never seen that on a bass before, they weren't as big as walleye teeth, but definitely not regular bass teeth. If you lipped it, these teeth would certainly draw blood.

I did a double take and I'm 110% positive that it was in fact a largemouth bass.

Have any of you seen this before?

bigbassin18 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:55 pm **Posts:** 431

Are you sure it wasn’t a dog fish. They have little sharp teeth

mikeyp · **Joined:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:11 pm **Posts:** 29

I wish I had a pic - forgot my phone, heading out at 5am half asleep. I know where it's living and I'm gonna try to pull it out of there again, and then I'll get some pics of it.

Looked up dogfish, bowfin, etc. I can't see it being anything other than a bass but I could be wrong. The only fish I've been pulling out from these matts/pads are largemouth... I've boated at least ~50 in the last 3 days and they've all been largemouth bass.

And I think I could have been a little clearer earlier; these sharp teeth were not on the bottom lip/jaw but instead upper lib/jaw.

My wife doesn't believe any of this of course

jkd24 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:34 pm **Posts:** 386

Dam mercury lol

joey · **Joined:** Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:11 pm **Posts:** 120

Probably a bowfin they live in swampy padded areas

Roblin · **Joined:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:53 pm **Posts:** 842

I looked up the scientific literature on Largemouth bass and no examples of sharp teeth.

In the absents of a picture, the only alternative fish that shares the same habitat as far as I know is what bigbassin18 and joey suggested.

A bowfin or dogfish.

mikeyp · **Joined:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:11 pm **Posts:** 29

Thanks everyone - especially for not laughing at me

It must have been a bowfin. Quite the fighter... pretty cool stuff

Best of luck to all

Roblin · **Joined:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:53 pm **Posts:** 842

Happens. Now your officially in the club.

Good fishing.

Unchained · **Joined:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 2:27 pm **Posts:** 131

you went from being 110% sure you caught a 6.2 lb largemouth with teeth (which turned out to be a bowfin), and said you caught 50 LMB in 3 days...and nobody has shredded you.

this forum is like a 'safe space'

mikeyp · **Joined:** Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:11 pm **Posts:** 29

LOL, yea, that is very well said. Great place - longtime lurker

It all happened so fast and I'm always paranoid about keeping fish out too long so I was moving really quick.

In hindsight, having replayed the moment over and over in my head, I do recall thinking: man, that's weird skin pattern for a bass.

toddyfish · **Posted:** Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:25 am

Unchained wrote:

you went from being 110% sure you caught a 6.2 lb largemouth with teeth (which turned out to be a bowfin), and said you caught 50 LMB in 3 days...and nobody has shredded you.

this forum is like a 'safe space'

We were all thinking it. Cracked me up!

jkd24 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:34 pm **Posts:** 386

Lmao i was laying in wait for the razzing to begin

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