Unbroken midlateral stripe, jaw only extends to middle of eye, and shallow depression between soft and spiny dorsal fins indicates spotted bass.
The absence of both a tongue patch and uniform rows of spots on the belly suggests largemouth.
The biggest hybrid I have caught (by weight).
Caught in Georgia on the Withlacoochee. 30.662525N, -83.377123W
New PB smallmouth bass, and my second Master Angler bass this year! This big girl was about 22 inches long and somewhere around 6-6.5 pounds.
I've hooked multiple like her this year, but for some reason or another, they seem to always shake the hook. I wasn't taking chances with this one so I went in the water with her to net her 😂
Was quite shocked I netted one. Was in super shallow water.
A unique member of the Redeye Bass complex — the Bartram’s Bass.
Aquilensis x Macrochirus
Might be the biggest Smallmouth I've got this season at 17in, 2lbs 8oz.
20 inch/ 5lb Smallie caught on Nikko Hellgrammite.
I don't know how I beat my 4lb PB from yesterday already, but I seem to have done it... Now I'm probably not going to catch one this big for another year, lol.
My first ever Coosa Redeye!
Unsure if either C. decipiens or C. discolor- collected specimens, will key out once I have access to proper equipment.
Image credits go to my friend @ferox_formicae .