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Bass 🐟

15 freshwater species in this group - identification, habitat, seasons, tackle, baits and technique for each.

Bass
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Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

The largemouth bass is the most popular freshwater game fish in the United…
Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

If the largemouth is the king of weeds and cover, the smallmouth bass is the…
Alabama Bass

Alabama Bass

The Alabama bass is a hard-fighting black bass native to the Mobile River…
Florida Bass

Florida Bass

The Florida bass is the trophy-growing strain of largemouth, now often…
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) - Freshwater & Hybrid

Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) - Freshwater & Hybrid

The striped bass is the heavyweight of America's freshwater open-water scene.
White Bass

White Bass

The white bass is the freshwater angler's fast-action favorite - a scrappy…
Spotted Bass

Spotted Bass

The spotted bass - "spot," "spotty," or "Kentucky bass" to those who chase it…
Rock Bass

Rock Bass

The rock bass is a stocky, red-eyed panfish that blurs the line between sunfish…
Peacock Bass

Peacock Bass

The peacock bass is, despite its name, not a bass at all - it is a large…
Guadalupe Bass

Guadalupe Bass

The Guadalupe bass is a small, hard-fighting black bass found nowhere else on…
Shoal Bass

Shoal Bass

The shoal bass is a hard-fighting river black bass native to a small corner of…
Hybrid Striped Bass

Hybrid Striped Bass

The hybrid striped bass, widely called the "wiper," is a hard-fighting cross…
Yellow Bass

Yellow Bass

The yellow bass is a small, brassy member of the temperate-bass family, a…
Redeye Bass

Redeye Bass

The redeye bass is a hard-fighting stream black bass of the southern…
Suwannee Bass

Suwannee Bass

The Suwannee bass is a small, rare black bass found only in a few north Florida…

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