Hey… you smell that? Was that you? The largemouth bass wants to know. Although taste and smell are often lumped together, these senses perform distinctly...
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The Lateral Line of Largemouth Bass: What Bass Hear vs. What Bass FEEL
We’ve discussed the fact that largemouth bass have the same 5 primary senses that we do – but they also have another: their lateral line...
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How well does the largemouth bass hear sound or feel vibrations? Well, water transmits sound vibrations five times better than air. Vulnerable, struggling prey send...
Continue reading...How Do Fish Eyes Work?
Much has been learned about how the eyes of fish function. That said, the following information is a combination of science and speculation. Within each...
Continue reading...What Colors Can Largemouth Bass See?
Things underwater are… different… than they are above. Movement is met with more resistance. Things sound different. Vibrations travel through water. Light is broken up...
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In the last article, we discussed the sense of sight for largemouth bass – arguably their most important sense for both hunting and ambushing prey,...
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Bass – like us – have the typical 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. But there is a sixth as well: lateral line...
Continue reading...Prey Size for Largemouth Bass – Part 2
As we mentioned in our previous article on Prey Size for Largemouth Bass, the size of a largemouth bass with have a major influence on...
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The size of an individual largemouth bass will determine prey size – the upper and lower limits of what they will hunt and ambush –...
Continue reading...Catch More Fish by Doing What Everyone ISN’T
You want to catch more fish? Try to zig when everyone else zags. We’ve talked about this many times before – but how do you...
Continue reading...What is Countershading?
Largemouth bass – and many other species of fish – exhibit an interesting coloring on the upper and lower portions of their bodies, called countershading....
Continue reading...Largemouth Bass Food Preferences Over Time
Bass are hatched – not born. When largemouth hatch, they are nourished by a yolk sac for several days while their tiny little mouths continue...
Continue reading...How do Largemouth Bass Grow?
Like weeds! MIRIGHT?! Most of the bigger bass that you come across are females. Females typically live longer than males. But why would… why would...
Continue reading...The Ideal Body Shape of a Fish
There are easily more than 20,000 species of fish found worldwide. Among these species, a multitude of body shapes exist. Different designs are adapted to...
Continue reading...The Physical Makeup of Largemouth Bass
The largemouth bass is a chunky lass. Dummy thicc, if you will. She’s a powerful fish, full of vinegar and whatnot, with a broad body...
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The largemouth bass is distinctly different than the brook trout. As we discussed earlier, the brook trout was at one time the most popular gamefish...
Continue reading...Meet the Largemouth Bass: Mr. & Mrs. Generalist
Every species of fish has certain characteristics and abilities that help them survive and thrive in different environments. Catfish are known to be “swimming tongues”,...
Continue reading...Catch & Release Fishing / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
In fishing, the concept of catch & release has been widely practiced ever since the early 1900s… in Europe. In North America however, the trend...
Continue reading...Location of Largemouth Bass by Region / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
“I’ll never catch any fish around here“, the forklift driver grumbles as he enters hour 11 of his 12-hour shift. “When we go up to...
Continue reading...A Brief History of In-Fisherman
My brothers and I have vivid memories of the stacks and stacks of In-Fisherman Magazine that Grandpa collected. They were placed ever so carefully in...
Continue reading...How the “Average Fisherman” Benefits from Professional Bass Tournaments / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
Some anglers look at tournament pros with pure disdain. “I could outfish that hack!”“They’re messing up the spawn and ruining our fishery!” “Put summore patches...
Continue reading...Explosive Bass Fishing in the 60s & 70s / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
Over the last several articles we have focused on individual men & methods surrounding the development of largemouth bass fishing. Pioneers like Jason Lucas, Buck...
Continue reading...Bill Binkelman & Fishing Facts Magazine / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
If you’re looking to have some fun, take a peek at all the ways people used to market their goods and services. For example, the...
Continue reading...Elwood “Buck” Perry & the Spoonplug / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
The spoonplug. Odd little contraption if you’ve ever seen one. A chunk of bent metal adorned with some sort of painted pattern resembling anything from...
Continue reading...Sports Afield Writer Jason Lucas / Learn to Fish Largemouth Bass
Like the colonists that came to North America by boat years before, the outdoor writers of the 20th century (the fishing authorities, if you will)...
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