A Zooker-size fish!

[Rebbasser]

No, it isn't mine, but I have had similar results






















(Just kidding, amigo)

[bamabassman]

wish i could at least catch one. hahaha. good pic.

[WTL]

Anyone care to guess what species of bass this bottom one is?

[zooker]

spotted bass brotha love..

reb
tell fly swatter to quite catchin bait...

oh you know i got some

i can't belive he eat da whole ting..





but still the winner is a gizzard shad with attitude


zooker

[rrw4258]

hey zook if that is a bandit 100 in the bottom picture, what color is that?

Ryan

[zooker]

the one that i always have tied on.. tenn shad bandit 100 top picture is the same bait..

zooker

[WTL]

Zook, you're wrong. Try again.

[bamabassman]

well like i said. i just wish SOMETHING would bite my lure. lol. wtl fla largemouth?

[WTL]

No, its not a subspecies.

[Buzz Wing]

Largemouth... It's a trick question, right?

-Buzz

[WTL]

No. Not a LM at all.

[WTL]

Redeye Bass



SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micropterus coosae

CHARACTERISTICS: The redeye or Coosa bass is an elongate, slender fish with a large mouth that extends to or slightly behind the rear margin of the eye. The dorsal fin contains nine to 11 (usually 10) spines and 11 to 13 (usually 12) rays, and the area between the two is only slightly notched. The anal fin contains three spines and nine to 11 (usually 10) rays. The complete lateral line has from 63 to 74 scales. Scales above the lateral line number 12 or 13. A small tooth patch is present on the tongue. The back and sides are generally olive to brown with darker brown mottling. Adults have several horizontal rows of dark spots on the lower sides and venter. Breeding males have a light bluish green color on the lower head and throat. On juveniles, the sides of the body usually have 10 to 12 dark blotches that do not join to form a lateral stripe. The upper and lower margins of the caudal fin are edged in white, a useful feature for separating redeye bass from both smallmouth bass and shoal bass.

ADULT SIZE: 14 to 17 inches (356 to 432 mm). The state angling record (3 lb, 2 oz) was caught in the Choccolocco Creek in 2000.

DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to the Mobile basin, redeye bass are distributed above the Fall Line in the Coosa and Tallapoosa river systems. Lack of records from sections of the Sipsey, Mulberry, and Locust forks and upper Black Warrior River could be due to habitat disruption in the Birmingham area. Tennessee and Kentucky populations shown on the distribution map are introduced.

HABITAT AND BIOLOGY: The redeye inhabits small to medium-sized upland streams and only rarely large rivers and impoundments. It is often found in water willow (Fusticia) or other aquatic vegetation, near a submerged stump or boulder, or along an undercut bank. Juveniles occur in shallow runs and riffles over sand and gravel substrates. Spawning occurs from April to June. Etnier and Starnes (1993) note longevity of nine to 10 years. Diet includes aquatic and terrestrial insects, crayfishes, and small fishes.

REMARKS: The type locality is Fisher Creek, Etowah County, Alabama. The redeye bass is an excellent game fish, especially when taken on ultralight spinning tackle or a fly rod.

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Hubbs and Bailey described the redeye bass in 1940.

ETYMOLOGY:
Micropterus means small fin.
Coosae means Coosa River.

[Buzz Wing]

Like a southern rock bass?

-Buzz

[WTL]

Rock bass aint a bass.

[Rebbasser]

That particular one wasn't one of Flyrod's, but I have seen him catch one like that, same as me, you, brother billy, and a lot of others it looks like.

I once caught one that size on a red shad super fluke-no hookset, the tail just got stuck in it's mouth.

[bamabassman]

well i'll be wtl, haven't ever seen one as a minner. thanks for the pic. used to catch them in the warrior as a kid, ah...those were the days, never seen a little one though. now i know why they were so skinny, lol. thanks again for the memories.

[JB]

friday I caught a ton of those dinks on all sorts of lures, makes ya wonder how they could ever eat some thing bigger than them.

[crab]

That cant be zooks fish hes like Bill Dance he dont catch nothing small!!
here you go zook here is a pic of one I caught on our anual smallmouth trip to erie. It was 1999 so i look younger. It was the day we were heading back. At our condo they have a lake and I couldnt sleep so I was throwing a blue fox vibrax spinner and hooked this small smallmouth. turned around and my so called buddy took the pic! I do catch small ones lol but I try to not get caught at it!

[Lilmoosecountry]

Originally Posted by WTL

Rock bass aint a bass.

If if itz got a big mouth & can be held as such itz bass in my book. Anything refered to a bass is a bass. Striper,White bass,Hybrids,kentuckey,spotted,smallmouth,larmouth & rock bass are bass. If it can swallow bait in the same manner itz also a bass.