What Is Your Favorite Species Outside Of Bass And Why?

[BammerBass]

Mine is probably Crappie, main reason being they are a lot of fun to catch, especially if you can grt into themnwhen they are schooling and are biting good. Every so often when I fish id keep a few crappie to eat, they are one of the best tasting freshwater fish in my opinion. Also, I juat love the coloration on the black crappie, something about that black and gold coloration makes them quite photogenic.

[MassBass]

Common carp. 12lb average fish. They have the brain of a philosopher, and the river run carp that I catch fight like a commuter train.

[Ratherbfishing]

 "Outside a bass, a book is a fisherman's best friend.  Inside a bass, it's too dark to read." (paraphrased from Groucho Marx).

 

Probably crappie.  I love getting into a school of them.  Plus, they (especially black crappie) glisten like emeralds.

[BammerBass]

Oh yeah, better eat your wheaties before going and pack a lunch while carp fishing. They pack some serious wallop.

[RSM789]

The carp here in Southern California fight like a manhole cover. It is like winching up dead weight.

Channel catfish are my number 2 gamefish. Ones over 8 lbs can drag my boat around

[Chris S]

Hybrids!! Pull like mad!! 

[everythingthatswims]

Oh yeah, better eat your wheaties before going and pack a lunch while carp fishing. They pack some serious wallop.

Or just use the wheaties for bait. 

My #2 species would be trout, because I understand them really well and they are active when it's COLD.

[BooyahMan]

Steelhead! Nothing quite like drifting a river with centerpins, frozen guides, numb fingers, and a float that suddenly buries itself into a flash of silver.

[Lucky Craft Man]

I would have to say Musky. Very physically taxing casting huge lures all day, but when you get that one strike/fish, it is all worth it!

[ThatZX14Fella]

Bluegill out of the pond I fish with an ultralight underspin. They like to steal your bait which makes it more fun.

[Long Mike]

Trout.

[S Hovanec]

Bluegill. Cause they're sooo tasty!

[DogBone_384]

Around Eastern MA I've caught some pretty good Pickerel, but Crappie put up a fight with light tackle too. I'll go with bigger is better and choose Mr. Teeth. I've only caught 3 Rainbows, so they don't count as much.

That's all I've got, Merry Christmas.

[SirSnookalot]

Explosive strike......................Barracuda

Hardest fight..........................AJ offshore, Permit inshore (pretty much anything in the Jack family)

Most spectacular...................Tarpon, Sailfish, Marlin, too close to call

Best runs............................... Bonefish, Wahoo

Favorite..................................Snook

Freshwater.............................Peacock bass

[Bluebasser86]

I like fishing for too many different kinds of fish to really make a decision. If I had to choose one that's around here, I'd probably have to go with wipers. If I had to choose one species that I've caught, it would have to be stripers or muskie. 

[tomustang]

River carp, they fight like giant smallmouths. They are so hard to catch cause they are so smart though.

[Crestliner2008]

I enjoy fishing for most species equally. But if I had to pick one, it would probably be the crappie. Great fighters on UL equipment. Loads of fun and constant action.

[fisherrw]

Trout are a fun fish to catch. They jump around like crazy!

[Steveo-1969]

I would say walleyes because they are very challenging for me to catch.

[Bankbeater]

Big carp or big cat. There isn't anything like having the boat pulled around the lake.

[*Hank]

Crappie because you can sometimes catch them on bass lures and they put up a pretty good fight!

[RoLo]

Bluewater

Yellowfin Tuna     (on standup tackle)

Striped Bass       (searun stripers over 30#)

Bluefish               (not choppers but slammers over 10#)

 

Freshwater

Northern Pike     (Not snot-rockets, but gators over a yard long)

                           Why?  Because they make the drag sing, something bass rarely do

 

Roger

[Don't Tell The Wife]

Crappie for dinner and got to be anything offshore after that.

[Dillo]

Trout for sure. Nothing like a mountain stream on a summer morning catching these little rockets on an ultra light combo. Rainbows especially, because of there acrobatics above the water. Plus, its the best fishing that Colorado (where I live) has to offer in my opinion.

[Catt]

Any thing in saltwater except hard heads!

Sac au lait to eat