Bass fishing in the USA.

[Tim Kelly]

I think the nearest Ranger dealer is in central France. Harrods aren't what they once were. LOL

[N Florida Mike]

Welcome to the forums ! To further muddy the water, there is Florida . We have our own names for fish here. Crappie are speckled perch or just " specks " to the locals. Bream are all the panfish species here i.e  Bluegills, copperheads ( some in other regions call them coppernose sunfish ) , fliers,Shellcrackers ( redear sunfish ) stumpknockers,redbreasts, longears ,and warmouth perch.Largemouth bass are actually in the sunfish family.There are a few sub- species here ,suwanee bass,redeye, and northern and florida strain largemouth. When I was growing up , most people around here called them black bass. There are also white bass,striped bass,and sunshine bass,which is a hybrid of the former two.

Plenty of fish to catch here, and they are all good to eat ,including the catfish ,and all the saltwater fish ! ? The bass arent quite as good as the others mentioned , so I usually release them. But not always !

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6 hours ago, Tim Kelly said:

I think the nearest Ranger dealer is in central France. Harrods aren't what they once were. LOL

I used to go to London and Paris for 2 weeks each a year for work back in the 80s, back then you could buy a string of polo ponies or such there. I opted for a titanium Mont Blanc®, gold Dupont™ lighter, and a cricket bat. The seats on the SST were cramped, and it could have used more sound dampening insulation ... (Don't judge, it was the 80s...)

[Steveo-1969]

20 hours ago, The Bassman said:

Here in IN a freshwater drum is a white perch.  Boy are we confused.

Where I grew up in Wisconsin a freshwater drum was called a sheepshead (or a goat).