johnnylee Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 are there different types of largemouth?? because i heard something about florida strain. oh and i also caught a largemouth today in a pond and the coloring was differnt than most the bass i have caught. heres the picture Quote
RobDar Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 coloring is usually determined by the fish's environment. At a tourney we will wiegh in fish of several different colors and tints. from light colored, washed out looking fish to deep dark greens and blacks...depends on where on the lake the fish came from. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted August 9, 2007 Super User Posted August 9, 2007 Floridas and Northerns are what you will hear of most. Florida strains are the big boys you hear of down south and out west (CA and TX) Quote
deerhuneter02 Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Florida strains are the same largemouth they have just adapted to their god given environment Quote
johnnylee Posted August 9, 2007 Author Posted August 9, 2007 oh ok... well all the bass at this pond have been stocked could that be a factor in the coloring? Quote
GeorgiaSpotSticker Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 you've got northern strain, and florida strain bass. northerns are aggressive, floridas grow big, so now they've crossed the two, to make an "F1 bass" that's what we have in our pond.. very strong and very big. ;D Quote
johnnylee Posted August 9, 2007 Author Posted August 9, 2007 what kind is the one i have in the picture?? because i have never ever seen bass with that kind of coloring. (except in the pond i was fishing in) Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted August 9, 2007 Super User Posted August 9, 2007 hey buddy that coloring is perfectly normal. alot of my fish are that colored. i find that fish change color to adapt to their environment. i'll bet that fish came out of a pond w/ alot of thick hyrdilla weeds or similar...am i correct? i find that if im fishing in cold, deep, or murky waters, the fish are washed out in color and are just a solid silvery pale green. if im fishing in normal conditions, well the fish look normal, if im fishing in weedy conditions, the fish adapt to sorta match the color of the weeds. if its thick bushy hydrilla, they are usually that yellowish color. i've also caught fish out of weeds that were so rich in color they almost looked black! Quote
johnnylee Posted August 9, 2007 Author Posted August 9, 2007 oh i see. the pond is covered with weed or hydrilla. (i dont know my plants lol) i just dropped a worm straight down to an opening at the bass just slammed on it. Quote
Super User T-rig Posted August 9, 2007 Super User Posted August 9, 2007 The one in your pic seems to be a northern strain. The one in the pic is also a northern strain but almost black. Quote
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