Blind Bass at Goedies

[TheCrow]

Recently I have noticed a number of half blind bass at goedetrouwe dam just want to know if any one else has noticed yet and if they could let me know . I would like to know in case there is reason to be concerned . I have caught a blind bass on every trip there this year.
there is a pic in the gallery.

[Shannon]

It's from fishing hooks

[MoJo]

I caught a bass at Goedies last year, also being blind in one eye. It weighed 2,55kg. I put the pic in the Gallery.

[TheCrow]

thats what i thought shannon but then why are there no blind fish at inanda and alberts theres more pressure there

[Ninja]

I can recall, on at least two outings, that we got fish with one damaged eye, stange come to think of it?

[drew]

I saw quite a few of these at the ESA final. It is strange as the dam gets far less pressure that the rest of our dams.

[Ninja]

Not the same silly bugger we catch over and over? Nah ..... Lol.

[Jeremy]

That why you catch so many fish there they all blind :blue-rolleyes: :blue-lol:

[August]

I cought a seriously blind bass( both eyes gone) in letsitele once. It was a 1.9kg and was so blind it could not see the boat, but man give that xrap one jerk and it was on to it in a flash. It was the most amazing display of how good they use their lateral line..

[Tornado]

Dont know how true this is but it certainly sounds possible - wherever u have bluegill around u are going to have this problem.I was informed by good authority that these blue gill are ferocious and a bass's eye can reflect some form of light when its at the correct angle to the sun's rays entering the water and they have been observed in captivity to actually take a "bite" so to speak at the bass's eye thus damaging and even blinding the fish

[Shannon]

thats what i thought shannon but then why are there no blind fish at inanda and alberts theres more pressure there

I've caught at both venues. I have half blinded many small fish when my hook punctures through their head. Most of these probably get eaten by bigger bass because of their limited eyesight.
Maybe the fact that Goedetrouw generally has dirty water has allowed these fish to get bigger.
But it could be something else like Tornado suggested :blue-confused: