Easiest Black Bass Specie To Catch??

[retiredbosn]

Ok fellas I want to know what specie of black bass you find easiest to catch and why.  I listed only the species that are readily available to most geographic regions.  I have fished for all four species though admittedly I've never targeted spots and catch them while fishing the lakes here in SC. From my experience the smallmouth is by far the easiest.  They are imo the most aggressive of the bunch and aren't difficult to pattern, I do find them a little more difficult when they are confined in a lake but not by much, I must confess though that I grew up fishing for smallmouth bass, and so I have much more experience for them. I can dissect a river almost by nature, it doesn't take much thought at all. The next would be the northern strain, I was in my teens before I even fished for largemouth bass as they are not native to the river I grew up fishing.  I did not even start seriously targeting largemouth bass until my adulthood, and never fished a lake until an adult..   The only largemouth available to me was in farm ponds and small impoundments, when I started targeting largemouth in larger lakes I didn't have much problem catching them, though I still have allot to learn about lakes.  I tend to break them down into small sections and treat a large lake like several small bodies of water that connect.  Don't know if that makes much sense or not, what I mean is I'll treat a bay or a cove like a pond, instead of being overwhelmed by trying to learn an entire body of water that covers hundreds to thousands of acres.  I'll focus on small sections and tie them together over several years, there is definitely a learning curve transitioning from river fishing to lake fishing, as I'm sure there is for those finding themselves transitioning from lakes to rivers. IMO the Florida strain just seem to be more moody or passive, something. They are either turned on or not and I find it much more difficult trying to coax them into hitting my offerings.  So what is your opinion?  

[Ozark_Basser]

I feel smallmouth are more predictable and easier to pattern. They also seem more aggressive and will go out of their way more to bite a lure than largemouth. This goes for clear water smallmouth. Dirty water smallies are a different story.

[F14A-B]

Honestly, I'd rather invert the question, FLMB, without a doubt to me are the toughest to catch typically. IMO, anything other than that species is bound to be easier..

[Snakehead Whisperer]

I voted for spots, although I'm not sure why. They seem to be numerous and relatively easy to catch within their native range. We don't have them where I live though (I've heard stories of them in the Potomac, but never seen proof.)

 

If we are talking any fish in the genus Micropterus, then my vote would be redeye/rock bass. 

[Bluebasser86]

Spots for sure but most of our lakes are devoid of them.

[SirSnookalot]

Fished bass in Michigan for many years before moving to Florida, it's a lot easier here.

[Catt]

Spotted

[Senko lover]

Blugill . Okay, that wasn't one of the questions.

[corn-on-the-rob]

I feel smallmouth are more predictable and easier to pattern. They also seem more aggressive and will go out of their way more to bite a lure than largemouth. This goes for clear water smallmouth. Dirty water smallies are a different story.

 

I'm gonna have to politely disagree . At times small-mouth fishing is like catching fish in a barrel but they are notorious for the old "here today, gone tomorrow". They can be brutally stubborn.

 

My vote would be for NLMB just because spotted behave similar to smallies in a sense and I know FLMB are tougher to catch. Not that any of these fish are easy or hard to catch all of the time.

 

This is assuming that all else is equal because obviously different conditions per fish can cause major differences.

[Turtle135]

I voted for smallmouth. In my area fishing for smallmouth is largely done in rivers and creeks. I have always felt it was easier to locate bass in relatively shallow moving water as current will position the fish. It also seems that Smallmouth do not get as fickle with weather changes.

[A-Jay]

I have not fished for them all so I did not register a vote as it may unfairly skew the results.

 

However, the question got me thinking about the term “Easy” and my own bass fishing in general.

 

We each shape the experience to make it our own.

 

The term easy routinely conjures up ideas that something may not be hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort; also free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care.

Easy is often thought of as not harsh or strict, not burdensome or oppressive; not difficult to influence or overcome; but instead compliant.

 

There are times when this may describe some of my bass fishing, but more often than not – I am on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from easy . . . . . . .

 

But that’s what keeps me doing it.

 

 

 

A-Jay

[retiredbosn]

Boats your are becoming quite philosophical, maybe evolving into the Yoda of bass fishing; Clunn is the Buddah.

My thought is if you're not tired after a day of fishing you're not doing it right

[A-Jay]

Boats your are becoming quite philosophical, maybe evolving into the Yoda of bass fishing; Clunn is the Buddah.

My thought is if you're not tired after a day of fishing you're not doing it right

 

Thanks - I think.

 

 And here's my new avatar ~

 

 

A-Jay

 

[retiredbosn]

Thanks - I think.

And here's my new avatar ~

A-Jay

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Yes sir it was a compliment lol

[RoLo]

I lived in 3 Atlantic coastal states, but was only exposed to spotted bass in 1 of those 3 states (Georgia).

The limited distribution of Spots will likely distort the poll. Those never exposed to Spots are unable to vote them in.

Between West Point Lake, GA and Lake Lanier, GA we found spotted bass to be the easiest black bass to catch.

When we left Georgia, the spot population in West Point Lake was displacing the largemouth population.

In fact, when you're targeting largemouth bass in West Point Lake, spotted bass are a pest.

 

Roger