fishingrich1982 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 i did a day session on my local water today and caught this lovley mirror with a damaged tail just wondering what may of caused it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastcarper Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 otter ?? pike?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 seen damage like this before from tethering with leadcore around snags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 seen damage like this before from tethering with leadcore around snags And idiots who decide to remove fins so that they can see whether they have caught it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 seen damage like this before from tethering with leadcore around snags And idiots who decide to remove fins so that they can see whether they have caught it before ..Im lucky enough not to of fished waters with that kind of a55 on it mate...but im in no doubt whatsoever that it happens more often than we would believe...I have partially snipped a pec fin a couple of times but this is only due to them beating themselves up to get through a snag etc and with spines broken that wont mend...far safer to trim it and treat it, than leave it to die off and possibly infect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingrich1982 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 it could be otters not pike tho none in the lake. its a very snaggy water and leadcore is allowed so that could be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 looks like it to me to be honest...hope you gave it a good covering of Klinik or Bongella ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingrich1982 Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 i certnley did ya left mine at home but my mate had his so all was good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zammmo Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 In the latest Korda dvd Fanny D catches a fish called "Half Tail" that has in the past had a very simular injury to this fish and it has healed with no adverse effects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azz1210 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 There was a fish in Mid Kent Fisheries Tonford Lake called No Tail because it had no tail obviously . .LOL . . its said that it happened by an angler using braided mainline and the fish getting snagged, causing the braid to cut the tail off. This is only what I have heard so I am not saying this is exactly what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigsp Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi it could be all the above as already stated, however there is another thing. I have a double figure carp that was attacked by cormorant in november 2009 and like a lot of the fish the damage looked superficial and in normal circumstanses would have heeled. However for a carps immune system to work the water temp needs to be up in the double figures, something that didnt happen until the middle of april. Meanwhile the damage was attacked by bacteria causing ulcers and then this was in turn infected with fungus. The result was half its caudal, one of its pecks and its anal fin all lost before the fish recovered. Some of my fish never recovered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingrich1982 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 i spoke to the fishery owner yesterday to tell him about the fish he said someone else caught it about 2 weeks ago with the same injury so i have sent him a pic and he going to see if its the same fish. he also said to me the there is otters and mink in the area so he rekons it could be 1 of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy1994 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 i doubt leadcore is to blame, i would've thought the diameter of leadcore is to thick to cause damage to a tail just a query? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 not at all.....not getting into the whole leadcore debate...suffice to say its more than capable of that damage and has been culprit of far worse.....check out the leadcore threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmc Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 ozzy, think about those people who use a little finger protecter when spodding with braid, main aim, to stop their finger getting cut to bits....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisesox Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 it could be otters not pike tho none in the lake. its a very snaggy water and leadcore is allowed so that could be it. Hi mate, Its terrible when you come across this type of thing once in a while. I'm pretty sure we can rule out pike on this 1 and im sure we can rule the otter out to as the damage looks to clean a cut to me. I think gobo's right mate its proberly leadcore. But its people who use leadcore incorrectly that are the problem not the material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigp76 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I saw a case of this at the weekend guys and after speaking with the fishery manager it transpires that the cause was in fact an otter. He had had reports of two fish being caught over the weekend that had the upper section of the tail taken off. An otter will attack at the rear of the fish and with its sharp teeth more than often remove the upper section if the fish manages to evade. Make sure to treat any open wounds for the fish to avoid ifection Tight lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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