Spotted bass or hybrid?
Posted Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:13 am Spotted bass or hybrid?
I caught this in a north GA lake, is it a spotted bass with strange coloring and minimal spots or a hybrid smallmouth/spot?
 http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/trentsize/IMG_0175-1.jpg
Posted Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:23 am Re: Spotted bass or hybrid?
IT looks like a regular large mouth to me , i cant get a clear look at the mouth, you should ask Randell he's a guide in GA.
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Posted Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:09 pm Re: Spotted bass or hybrid?
That's a spotted bass,we call them Kentucky bass in Tennessee
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Posted Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:52 am Re: Spotted bass or hybrid?
No way to tell from the photo if it is a hybrid. Just from appearance if it was a hybrid it would most likely be a spot X largemouth. A certain precentage of largemouths will also still have a tooth patch on the tounge although they are pure largemouth. Sometimes the only way to tell is a genetic test.
Posted Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:50 pm Re: Spotted bass or hybrid?
I would guess a spotted bass with faded coloring. Bass can be very adaptive with their coloration and it is probably just a natural adjustment to the water color in the area. The reason I say spotted over a smallie is because when looked at zoomed in you can see the scales on the cheeks are smaller than those on the body. That is an identifier for spotted bass.
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Posted Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:17 am Re: Spotted bass or hybrid?
That is a spot.
In northern california largemouth is a largemouth
smallmouth is a smallmouth
a spot is a spot
if it's a spot/largemouth hybrid or a spot/smallmouth hybrid It is a "spot" .
teeth on tongue is the clue.
ronnie
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