Largemouth bass and peacock bass are different species. While they have similar mouth shapes, largemouth belong to the centrarchid family, and peacock bass belong to the cichlid family. Both share aggressive tendencies and use ambush strategies when hunting. Peacocks and largemouths sit atop the freshwater food chain. Catching my first peacock bass on a fly …
Throughout the United States, the largemouth bass spawn happens in the spring. Depending on water temperatures, it could happen as early as December or as late as June. Bass look for water around 65 degrees before it officially starts. Once conditions align, the spawn gets underway. For anglers, the largemouth bass spawn is on the …
While trolling for bass is illegal in professional circles, it’s effective for amateurs. The ideal trolling speed is two to four miles per hour if you’re fishing with crankbaits and similar lures. There isn’t a perfect speed, but less than five miles per hour is a good place to start. For most amateur athletes like …
Largemouth bass eat rock bass. Rock bass congregate in schools, are a small target, and put up a minimal fight. They’re found in areas largemouth bass frequent. As long as a largemouth can fit a rock bass into its mouth, it won’t hesitate to eat it. Bass anglers see rock bass as the redheaded stepchild …
Largemouth and smallmouth bass do breed. For it to happen naturally, both species need various factors to align. Since they spawn in different areas, they rarely interact during the process. But they can overlap if largemouth bass spawn in deeper areas and smallmouth move up shallow. Largemouth and smallmouth bass live unique and different lives. …
Largemouth bass cannot live in saltwater; they need freshwater to survive. Exposure to saltwater causes the freshwater in their cells to drain, leading to dehydration. Freshwater fish like largemouth bass are tough and resilient. They can withstand significant water and air temperature fluctuations, survive off little food, and adapt to their surroundings. But they aren’t …
Largemouth bass eat bullheads. Bullheads are not active fish, so they are an easy target for largemouth bass. Plus, bullheads repopulate at high rates, so there are usually plenty of them available for largemouth bass. Pond owners will introduce largemouth bass if bullhead populations get out of control. Bullheads usually live in dirty water with …
Bass jump out of the water when they’re feeding, escaping predators, getting oxygen, and trying to shake your hook. Breaking the surface of the water is a survival instinct for all types of bass, but it’s not often that you’ll see them do it. The pure aggression and force that bass put into every fight …
Typically, bass eggs take one to 10 days to hatch. The timeline depends on the water temperature. If the water is between 65 and 75 degrees, the eggs only take a few days to hatch. While preparing to hatch, predators await the opportunity to attack the bed and feast on the eggs. The bass spawning …
If you caught the largemouth legally and within the legal slot limit, you can mount whatever size fish you’d like. But most largemouth bass anglers follow the rule of 21 to 22 inches or bigger for mounting. A fish over 21 inches is rare, so many anglers find it worth mounting. As bass anglers, we’re …