06-27-2009, 01:27 PM
I'm from kentucky, and when we use to catch spotted bass in the creeks. the way i could tell is the eyes are red-ish compared to large mouth.
also: [size 2]similar in appearance to the largemouth bass. Has green to olive-green hue; white, mottled belly; and a broad stripe of broken blotches, usually diamond-shaped, along the midline of the body. Unlike the largemouth, the spotted bass has scales on the base portion of the second dorsal fin; its first and second dorsal fin are clearly connected, and its upper jaw does not extend past the eye. Above the lateral line there are dark markings, and below the lateral line the scales have dark bases that give rise to the linear rows of small spots which are responsible for the common name.[/size]
largemouth dorsals are pretty low between the two fins. sorry i cant see the pics or maybe i could tell which are which.
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also: [size 2]similar in appearance to the largemouth bass. Has green to olive-green hue; white, mottled belly; and a broad stripe of broken blotches, usually diamond-shaped, along the midline of the body. Unlike the largemouth, the spotted bass has scales on the base portion of the second dorsal fin; its first and second dorsal fin are clearly connected, and its upper jaw does not extend past the eye. Above the lateral line there are dark markings, and below the lateral line the scales have dark bases that give rise to the linear rows of small spots which are responsible for the common name.[/size]
largemouth dorsals are pretty low between the two fins. sorry i cant see the pics or maybe i could tell which are which.
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