GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I'm wondering what the ratios are..............Largemouth and White for me. P.S. you can select more than one. Just please don't select more than 2. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 Stripers and peacocks aren't bass. (I don't think white bass or yellow bass are either). Also, you might want to add red eye, Swanee, shoal and Kentucky bass (spots), they do count. 8-) Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 Stripers and peacocks aren't bass. (I don't think white bass or yellow bass are either). Also, you might want to add red eye, Swanee, shoal and Kentucky bass (spots), they do count. 8-) You got it! Quote
farmpond1 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Stripers and peacocks aren't bass. (I don't think white bass or yellow bass are either). Also, you might want to add red eye, Swanee, shoal and Kentucky bass (spots), they do count. -) Technically, Largemouth, Smallmouth, and spotted bass (and a few of the others) aren't bass. They belong in the sunfish family. I tend to fish for largemouth only because more waters have them. But I love smallmouth. In a cage match, a smallmouth will take a largemouth any day of the week. They are prettier, too. Quote
Super User islandbass Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 Stripers and peacocks aren't bass. (I don't think white bass or yellow bass are either). Also, you might want to add red eye, Swanee, shoal and Kentucky bass (spots), they do count. 8-) You got it! And neither are largemouth nor smallmouth. They are actually members of the sun fish family and not true bass. However, the name stuck as it has with peacocks. For me, given the choice, I'd fish for smallies all day, the period of the fight is almost like a drug to me. Most of the lakes in my vicinity have LMBs though so it's always a decision: within 5 miles of the house, LMB or 50 mile round trip for best chance from the shore for smallies. Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 If you want to get technical about it, a true bass is a striped bass and a white perch. Maybe we should just choose what species the poll asks about and not criticize it. Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 I fish for both LMB and SMB, but if given the choice, it's smallies for me. I would really like to give peacock bass a try once. Falcon Quote
farmpond1 Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 I was going to walk away but I couldn't. For those of us who really love to fish for bass (or whatever the heck you want to call them), nomenclature becomes part of the game. No one was calling anyone onto the carpet and no one's feelings were hurt-until now anyway. It was just in good fun. That's all I'll say. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 I was going to walk away but I couldn't. For those of us who really love to fish for bass (or whatever the heck you want to call them), nomenclature becomes part of the game. No one was calling anyone onto the carpet and no one's feelings were hurt-until now anyway. It was just in good fun. That's all I'll say. My feelings aren't hurt.........I could care less. But I'd say just vote for which of the bass, or uhhhh, fish that are wrongly called bass, that you fish for the most. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 13, 2008 Author Posted February 13, 2008 I fish for both LMB and SMB, but if given the choice, it's smallies for me. I would really like to give peacock bass a try once. Falcon Peacoks sound like a TON of fun!!!! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 13, 2008 Super User Posted February 13, 2008 I prefer the brown ones, commonly referred to as "smallmouth bass". 8-) Quote
Popeye Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 LMB. I like to fish for BIG THINGS:o) Oh yeah, I'd also like to catch me a mess of them Walleye PIKE, even though they are actually perch:o) Quote
Jake. Posted February 13, 2008 Posted February 13, 2008 Largemouth, (I don't have much of a choice). Quote
smallieking Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 hmmmmmm lets think aaaa....... smallmouth without a doubt no conparison to any of the other bass the next greatest bass would have to be spotted bass those little things are pretty fiesty then probably your largemouth Quote
garry77 Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Largemouth and suwannee bass now. Occasionally I make the trek back home to PA and fish smallies. Quote
Super User Sam Posted February 14, 2008 Super User Posted February 14, 2008 Usually largemouth but do fish for smallmouth in the Historic James River's Pony Pasture and the upper James. Caught my last bass of 2007 on a buzzbait from a dock adjacent to the American Legion Post on the James River, about a quarter mile from Robious Landing. It was a smallmouth and it hit my buzzbait. Don't know who was more surprised. Me or the bass. ;D Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted February 14, 2008 Super User Posted February 14, 2008 My home lake, as well as most of the lakes around here, have both LM and SM, I probably fish for SM more in the early spring, then in late spring switch to LM, stay on them till the early-mid fall, then back to SM untill ice up. Quote
Branuss04 Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 I've always done LM but this year i'd like to target some smallies as well. Quote
ba7ss3in Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Largemouth here but smallies and spots are on my radar this year Quote
Pencil Pusher Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 A Texan starts this and doesn't include the Guadalupe Bass, the state fish of Texas??? Whooo boy!!!! Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Posted February 14, 2008 A Texan starts this and doesn't include the Guadalupe Bass, the state fish of Texas??? Whooo boy!!!! sorry bro. It crossed my mind. I just don't want all the forighners (If you're from Texas you'll know what I'm talkin about!! ) to feel jealous. ;D ;D ;D Quote
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