Territorial Bass

[boostr]

Meaning do they always hang out or cruise in the same area everyday. Besides suspending in the winter or bedding. This being in a lake.

[WRB]

Meaning do they always hang out or cruise in the same area everyday. Besides suspending in the winter or bedding. This being in a lake.

1. Largemouth bass have different behavioral habits than Smallmouth or Spotted, which bass are you asking about?

2. Bass are not true bass, they are the top end of the sunfish family and have similar behavior to bluegill for example, just a lot bigger and faster.

3. Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted bass spend about 80% of the lives suspended year around, 20% percent swimming and hunting.

4. You mentioned spawn, all bass species aggressively guard their nest sites. Yes these bass have a territory or small area they spend most of their time and may be aggressive when active or chasing smaller bass away from feeding areas and may eat smaller bass depending on the size of the bass. Bass are not considered school fish and will group together for hunting/ feeding purposes, otherwise tend to be loners as adult size fish.

Tom

[boostr]

This would be LMB, and I'm a bank fisherman.The reason I'm asking is yesterday when I was out I was using a CB, and as I got it closer to shore right before I was getting ready to pull it out of the water I noticed a nice size bass had followed it. This thing must of been like 4lbs had massive pit bull head on him. Obviously when he saw me it made a run for it. Threw some different baits but no dice. I want to go back to that same spot and see if I can bag that pig, and that's why I'm asking the question.

[HeavyFisher]

I fish the same honey hole alllll the time. One certain part of the lake I fish at always always has nice lmb over 5lbs. Every time I go I never ever get skunked. So my guess is yes LMB are territorial and stay in the same spot the majority of their lifespan. 

 

Edit: Left out the most important part! I have caught the same fish in the location multiple times.

[nascar2428]

Wait a few days and then hit it again. I also frequent a small body of water often and have found that the fish are always in the same general area most of the time. One exception to that rule is going on right now. The fish have'nt yet moved from their winter holes yet which is making them extremely difficult to catch. Once they get done with the spawning ritual, they will be right back to their favorite areas.