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Comment by carl hendrix on August 1, 2017 at 9:03am

WELL;; IF ITS  FROM FIGHTING OVER FEMALES;; ONLY GOES TO SHOW;; THAT WOMEEN ARE ALWAYS THE START OF SOMETHING;;; LOLOLOL

Comment by LedHed on July 31, 2017 at 9:11pm

Fighting and dodging BIG bass too. Seen some very large bass chasing and hitting some of these 9"+BG.

These fish are bedding on the dam - beds are in between and on rocks - could be rough on the fins.

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 31, 2017 at 10:38am

No Dick, the fish would not use their spiny dorsal fins to keep their spawning beds clear of debris.  I think it might be fighting with each other over territory or a female.  Maybe rubbing on rocks to scratch an itch or parasite?  Who knows?..

Comment by carl hendrix on July 30, 2017 at 7:12pm

LOOK AT THIS HUGE BEAUTY !  EXCELLENT CATCH SONNY !

Comment by dick tabbert on July 30, 2017 at 5:02pm

Maybe keeping the beds clear.

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 30, 2017 at 11:43am

I wonder what it is that causes some of these big fish to get these sore raw fins that are on the spiny part of their fins?  My largest had a dorsal fin that was like this.  Beautiful healthy fish otherwise.