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Last Updated August 27, 2006
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Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
This is a largemouth bass, Micropterus
salmoides . My fishing buddy caught this one last summer at a
reservoir on my dad's farm. The place is packed with bass which are fun
to catch and great to eat. I don't remember how much it weighed but I
would guess about 2-3 pounds. That is about the size I like to eat; big
enough for a good fillet, but not so big that the meat is too tough. The
largest largemouth bass recorded were 22+ and 25+ pounds, but the
largest one I have heard about coming out of our reservoir was about 9
or 10 pounds. The key identifying features of largemouth bass are the
ragged dark stripes running the length of the body, the notch between
the two dorsal fins and the large mouth. The upper jaw extends beyond
the back of the eye. The color is green to olive dorsally and white
ventrally.
Both
Florida and
Alabama claim the largemouth bass as it official state freshwater
fish.
Georgia and
Mississippi have named it as their only
official state fish.
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