Bass shape good key to fishing a new lake

[CCbass]

This came to me during reading some studies while in school for wildlife biology but never came to life until later. I fished two lakes only about 10 miles apart, one had short stocky fish (they called them footballs) the other had longer proportional fish. For the same weight a fish was always a few inches longer in the longer fish lake. The study said short stocky fish feed on bait that don't move much, crawdads, bluegill, compared to say shad, trout, minnows. Fact is darker colors were the norm on the short lake, brighter colors on the longer lake, by my history and most you ask. This could be a great indicator on a new lake, if you catch more fish that are stocky (Footballs) compared to long and proprotional fish. By the way the longer lake is known as a great swimbait lake, the other not so much.

[aikenyounggun]

wow thats it great.... Clarks Hill and Murray around here are long fish but at Greenwood the fish were stocky..... good tip..... still i have caught a lot of fish at Clarks Hill and Murray imitating Crawfish

[tnfisherman]

what if there long and stocky,,, i didnt know that

[Bassboss]

Cool, thanks for the info! Helps out a lot! By reading this, I now know that the pond I fish more has fish that feed on minners, and blue gills.

The other, much more, "football shaped" bass odiously feed on craws, and such. This can, and will, help me figure out this place!

[wareagledc]

what if there long and stocky,,,

then you have a good fish

[tnfisherman]

lol i guess so then

[Bubba_Bruiser]

I know the fish at Ohkissa in south MS are built like footballs. When the lake first opened, they had numerous boats catch 75+ on slow retrived crankbaits, I reckon that could be your bream. We have always caught fish fishing slow inthe lake with spinnerbaits, worms or lizards. And the main color is a watermelon and green pumpkin. But it makes good sense. I reckon that is why I am short and fat, I need to chase faster food.

[jooleyen]

Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

I reckon that is why I am short and fat, I need to chase faster food.

lol.

Great tip. Thanks.

[zooker]

i say BULL!!!! i catch footballs all the time.. the feed mostly on gizzard shad and brim here..i have caught the "snakes" afore most of them i catch are caught in movin currant..

zooker

[CCbass]

Its not a cast in gold theory but in some ways makes sense if you look at the morphology of most fish. Longer thinner species tend to feed in a habit which details motion or roaming. Stocky bodied fish tend to not feed in this habit of roaming. Some lakes you find both shaped fish, there is enough of both bait that both shapes can find food. Fish grow in accordence of there surroundings, a fish in a small tank will only grow so big, same fish in a bigger tank and it will grow bigger.

[WTL]

It is an interesting theory, but it needs much more research to be incorporated into Ivan's unified theory of gripper teeth. I am intrigued however.

[CCbass]

"We have always caught fish fishing slow in the lake with spinnerbaits, worms or lizards. And the main color is a watermelon and green pumpkin."
Bubba Don't confuse speed with body shape, I caught just as many fish on both lakes fishing high speed shallow cranks. The only difference as far as success rate was the color choice. No matter the shape they still have short speed bursts to capture there prey.

[rangerryan]

shoot.... all i have ever heard is that color selection depends on water clearity. i guess every pro that fishes the bassmasters was wrong..... all that matters is if you are fishing for long fish or short fish. i guess i should take what kvd says with a grain of salt.

[CCbass]

If you read my, a bass study all bass fisherman should read, you might start to understand why KVD is so good. Speed, smaller baits, what bass notice more.