Eye Color Of Bass

[PondBassin]

Hey guys,

While fishing today, I caught multiple bass, and noticed how they all had different eye colors. I've noticed it the whole time I've fished, but have never really been that interested until I actually payed attention to it. So, my question is, what does different eye color mean? Its probably hereditary, but I'm just curious if any of you knew of it be to off any importance.

Thanks,

PB

[Phranchise1213]

I have heard that the smallmouth up here in Ontario have red eyes sometimes from cross breeding with Rock Bass!!!!!! I think its just a bunch of malarky tho...who knows!??

[Bass-minded]

I caught a largemouth bass a couple days ago and it had yellow eyes. I don't know why though. It was kinda cool looking. I kinda wish I had yellow eyes.

[ww2farmer]

The rock bass/smallmouth cross breeding is non-sense. Some times they just have red eyes..........why................only god knows. I do seem to see more with red eyes in the spring, maybe a spawning thing, but IDK .

[Packard]

I have heard that the smallmouth up here in Ontario have red eyes sometimes from cross breeding with Rock Bass!!!!!! I think its just a bunch of malarky tho...who knows!??

Yeah, I believe that's a myth.

[PondBassin]

I'm just curious because you see largemouths down here what have amber, red, yellow, and more colors and it doesn't seem to have a pattern or significance to anything else. Not sure if the same applies for smallies.

[Outdoor]

Eye color is directly related to how they dress that day

[NorcalBassin]

I kinda wish I had yellow eyes.

If you drink enough, they will come.

Funny thing about red eyes... my little girls refuse to touch any bass they catch with me if they have red eyes because they're really mad fish that might try to bite them. Gotta love kids.

[Tim Gamble]

My understanding is that when largemouth have bright brown or red eyes they are in a spawn phase 

[Scarborough817]

people have different coloured eyes and so do bass its all genetic 

[Deleted account]

On 3/10/2012 at 9:41 PM, ww2farmer said:

Some times they just have red eyes..........why................only god knows. 

Too much bourbon and late nights?

[WRB]

Georgia Red Eye bass are a seperate black bass species.

Smallmouth often have red eyes, not common with LMB and nothing to do with the spawn.

Next topic red lips.

Tom

[slonezp]

4 hours ago, Tim Gamble said:

My understanding is that when largemouth have bright brown or red eyes they are in a spawn phase 

I heard this, this past weekend on one of the fishing shows

1 hour ago, reason said:

Too much bourbon and late nights?

Is there such a thing?

[Ratherbfishing]

On 3/10/2012 at 8:28 PM, Bass-minded said:

I caught a largemouth bass a couple days ago and it had yellow eyes. I don't know why though. It was kinda cool looking.

It's a subspecies-known as the "Scut Farkus" bass.