5 Dollar Fishing Game Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Can you make a limit of keepable fish only as LMB? Or can they be small mouth too? What about other species like catfish and gar for example. Just curious like if someone gets to weigh in with 3 LMB 1 SMB and a catfish. Would that count? Quote
Jon G Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spots are the only species allowed in pretty much all tournaments 2 Quote
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 24, 2015 Super User Posted February 24, 2015 Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spots are the only species allowed in pretty much all tournaments This, and some refer to a spot as a Kentucky bass. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted February 24, 2015 Super User Posted February 24, 2015 LOL! I know some tournament guys that wish they could weigh catfish they caught! I'm not laughing at you guy.. I just got tickled.. 1 Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted February 24, 2015 Super User Posted February 24, 2015 LOL! I know some tournament guys that wish they could weigh catfish they caught! I'm not laughing at you guy.. I just got tickled.. I had the same reaction! Not laughing at you at all because believe me... I could have won some very big tourneys if catfish and drum counted! 1 Quote
5 Dollar Fishing Game Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 I'm sure they would love to weigh them!! Can you image a 20lbs cat out of nowhere? Lol 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 24, 2015 Global Moderator Posted February 24, 2015 Generally it's defined as all variations of "black bass" since there's more than just largemouth, smallmouth, and spots out there. Nearly every tournament I've ever fished on Table Rock someone brings in a nice meanmouth to the scales. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 24, 2015 Super User Posted February 24, 2015 meanmouth to the scales. Meanmouth ? Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 24, 2015 Super User Posted February 24, 2015 I googled Meanmouth , its a hybrid. I remember reading about them in Bassmaster decades back. There was talk of raising them in a fishery and stocking them. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 24, 2015 Global Moderator Posted February 24, 2015 I googled Meanmouth , its a hybrid. I remember reading about them in Bassmaster decades back. There was talk of raising them in a fishery and stocking them. Correct, they are a naturally occurring hybrid. I've seen quite a few caught at Table Rock, but only fortunate enough to have caught 1 myself. They're a beautiful fish though. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted February 25, 2015 Super User Posted February 25, 2015 Kentucky Spots and Alabama Spots are very different strains. The giants in CA would be non existent if Kentucky spots were introduced rather than Alabama spots. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 25, 2015 Super User Posted February 25, 2015 I believe they were recently classified as separate species. 1 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted February 25, 2015 Super User Posted February 25, 2015 I believe they were recently classified as separate species. I thought I read that somewhere, but I wasn't sure. Still waiting to stumble upon a spot, we don't have them around here Quote
EmersonFish Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Ott Defoe caught a really nice Striper on Day 1 of the Classic. I bet for a moment there his heart was racing, but he probably realized pretty quick he wasn't dealing with a black bass. Quote
RSM789 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 If you are fishing a tournament in Texas & come to the scales with 5 Guadalupe bass, odds are you won't win. Unless the tournament is on some little stream system with no largemouth or smallmouth, then you have a good chance. Fun little fish to catch on the right tackle. Quote
Starchalopakis Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Was there anything other than LMB caught in the classic? Quote
RSM789 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Yes, Spotted bass were caught & weighed in. 1 Quote
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