Male & Female Bass distinctions

SaminVa · 05-09-11, 08:13 PM

Other than the obvious fat bellied female full of roe, how can you tell a male bass from a female one? I seem to vagely remember something about the fin structure, but I'm not sure... so how do you tell a 2 # female from a 2# male? Thanks, Sam

Bassboss · 05-09-11, 08:31 PM

A good way to go by is the size of the head. An older fish 9 times out of 10 will have a larger head.

nofearengineer · 05-09-11, 09:10 PM

Apparently, older fish are predominantly of one sex.

WaffleJaw · 05-09-11, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Apparently, older fish are predominantly of one sex.

hahaha!

From most that I read the anus is a way to tell..If I remember right the male is more circular and the female is more oval?

I could be wrong...I dont probe em............anymore.

walkeraviator · 05-10-11, 08:38 AM

I have seen pros on TV talk about the shape of the lower jaw. When closed, the Male lower jaw comes to a point more so than a female.

DJ_Callahan_27 · 05-10-11, 10:28 PM

Walker, you hit the nail on the head. A male lower jaw comes more to a point, whereas the female's is more rounded. The bigger the fish the more easier it is to tell but even the small one have this distinction.

Hope this helps

DJ

keithdog · 05-10-11, 10:43 PM

Kearn something new any day. Now I'm going to be checking girls and guys jaws around town, haha.

SaminVa · 05-11-11, 06:35 AM

any one have a picture for a visual for the lower jaw deal for a comparison???

05-09-11, 08:13 PM	#1
SaminVa BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Palmyra, Virginia Posts: 144	Male & Female Bass distinctions Other than the obvious fat bellied female full of roe, how can you tell a male bass from a female one? I seem to vagely remember something about the fin structure, but I'm not sure... so how do you tell a 2 # female from a 2# male? Thanks, Sam __________________ <*))))))<(

05-09-11, 08:31 PM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	A good way to go by is the size of the head. An older fish 9 times out of 10 will have a larger head. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-09-11, 09:10 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Apparently, older fish are predominantly of one sex. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-10-11, 10:43 PM	#7
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Kearn something new any day. Now I'm going to be checking girls and guys jaws around town, haha. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

05-11-11, 06:35 AM	#8
SaminVa BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Palmyra, Virginia Posts: 144	any one have a picture for a visual for the lower jaw deal for a comparison??? __________________ <*))))))<(

05-10-11, 08:38 AM	#5
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	I have seen pros on TV talk about the shape of the lower jaw. When closed, the Male lower jaw comes to a point more so than a female.

05-10-11, 10:28 PM	#6
DJ_Callahan_27 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeastern/Ky Posts: 155	Walker, you hit the nail on the head. A male lower jaw comes more to a point, whereas the female's is more rounded. The bigger the fish the more easier it is to tell but even the small one have this distinction. Hope this helps DJ

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