THE FISH

The largemouth bass can be identified by its large head, a jaw that extends beyond its eyes, and a black lateral line that runs from head to tail. Its appearance is similar to that of the smallmouth bass but it is more robust and its tail is broader and more powerful.

Shape, Size, and Color

Largemouth will vary in color depending upon the type of water in which they are found. Bass from clear water are dark in color while those from murky water are light. Generally, their color will range from light green to deep, dark shades of green and black fading to white in the belly area.

The world-record largemouth is 22 pounds, four ounces, taken in June 1932 at Montgomery Lake, Georgia. This was an extremely large bass; the average specimen will weigh in at around one and half to three pounds. But there is plenty of bass in the four- to five-pound class and six- to eight-pound beauties are caught annually.

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