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What Fish Is This? #7877598 06/03/23 06:38 PM 06/03/23 06:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA L Lugnut OP trapper
Lugnut OP trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA	It looks like a little bass except for the orange spot on its tail. Caught in a creek in southeastern Pennsylvania. Eh...wot?

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877601 06/03/23 06:41 PM 06/03/23 06:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 22 Pennsylvania P PARich trapper
PARich trapper P Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 22 Pennsylvania	looks like a small mouth bass to me

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877602 06/03/23 06:42 PM 06/03/23 06:42 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 42,775 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 42,775 james bay frontierOnt.	Baitfish. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: PARich] #7877604 06/03/23 06:44 PM 06/03/23 06:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA L Lugnut OP trapper
Lugnut OP trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA	Originally Posted by PARich looks like a small mouth bass to me That’s what I thought too but the orange spot on the tail is weird. Eh...wot?

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877605 06/03/23 06:44 PM 06/03/23 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,207 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,207 Georgia	I'm no expert but looks like smallie to me.

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877606 06/03/23 06:45 PM 06/03/23 06:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,522 KY A AnthonyT trapper
AnthonyT trapper A Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,522 KY	That is a small, smallie.

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877607 06/03/23 06:46 PM 06/03/23 06:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 3,131 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 Posts: 3,131 illinois	Smaller? Where’s Jbyrd he should know

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877609 06/03/23 06:48 PM 06/03/23 06:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 11,958 Ky J jbyrd63 trapper
jbyrd63 trapper J Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 11,958 Ky	Smallmouth 100 %

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877611 06/03/23 06:52 PM 06/03/23 06:52 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 15,512 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 15,512 ny	Agree with above.Black Bass.(Smallmouth) the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877613 06/03/23 06:55 PM 06/03/23 06:55 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,882 PA M marathonman trapper
marathonman trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,882 PA	agreed smallmouth they seem to throw different shades in some streams..a wide variety actually Last edited by marathonman; 06/03/23 06:59 PM. Reason: spelling

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877615 06/03/23 06:56 PM 06/03/23 06:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA L Lugnut OP trapper
Lugnut OP trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA	Thanks fellas, smallmouth it is then. Eh...wot?

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877619 06/03/23 07:03 PM 06/03/23 07:03 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 14,374 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Posts: 14,374 Champaign County, Ohio.	Most of the smaller, smallmouth bass I've caught in smaller streams in Ohio have that orange spot, often much more pronounced. Keith

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877622 06/03/23 07:08 PM 06/03/23 07:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA L Lugnut OP trapper
Lugnut OP trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,000 SEPA	Thanks Keith, that settles it then. I've never seen that orange spot before. But then I've never caught a smallie this small before either. It hit a Rapala bait. It's eyes were definitely bigger than it's stomach. Eh...wot?

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877628 06/03/23 07:22 PM 06/03/23 07:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,207 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,207 Georgia	If they are anything like a creek living alabama bass aka spot they are vicious little things that'll slam a lure no matter the size.

Re: What Fish Is This? [Re: Lugnut] #7877663 06/03/23 08:29 PM 06/03/23 08:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 7,463 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 7,463 Manitoba	white eye ring and being able to hold it's lower jaw with no teeth cutting into your thumb.

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