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The Largemouth Bass belongs to the Centrarchidae family. It has an average size of 45 cm but may reach 60 cm. The maximum recorded weight was 10,09 kg. It has a lifespan of 6 years. It breeds between February and July. It can be fished all year round.
Largemouth bass has a large mouth with a slightly oblique mouth. Its body is thin to robust, slightly flattened laterally and of oval cross-section. The corner of the mouth extends beyond the eye. The back and head are dark green to light green in color with lighter sides and a whitish belly and underside. A large lateral band can be seen from the snout through the eyes to the base of the tail. Towards the tail, there is a series of spots of different sizes. These spots become a solid and uniform band on the caudal peduncle. The eye is golden brown. Vertical fins slightly pigmented, generally clear paired fins; caudal fin in young and adult. Adults in muddy lakes are dark olive brown to black, with marks that are difficult to distinguish. Males in breeding condition tend to be darker in color.
The Largemouth Bass lifestyle
Largemouth bass can eat small fish, mosquitoes, insects, black fly larvae, worms, aphid nymphs, adult insects, crayfish, mussels, snails, frogs, small fish, tadpoles, salamanders, turtles, mice. In general, largemouth bass feed every hour, but most often early in the morning or late in the day.
Largemouth bass do not generally reproduce at temperatures well below 17.8°C. Optimal spawning conditions are when the water temperature is around 18.9° -20.0° C. This is correlated between February (for the extreme south of its range) and July (under northern latitudes). Male nesting site selection generally begins when the water temperature reaches 15.6°C. Largemouth male bass begin the spawning process by releasing a small depression in the lower substrate. The nest is cleaned in shallow water on bottoms made of sand, gravel or stones. The male then attracts a pregnant female (loaded with eggs) and together they pass over his bed, releasing sperm and eggs. It can release between 2,000 and 145,000 eggs, much of this variation being attributed to its physical size. Shortly after spawning, the female leaves and the male must keep the eggs in development. The male will fast while defending the eggs from predators and debris until they hatch 3-7 days later.
The Largemouth Bass habitat
Largemouth bass live in all types of water, including swamps, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams and large rivers. This bass can even be found in estuaries. It prefers grassy shrubs and cleans lakes on floodplains. Since it is generally a warm water fish (27.2° -30° C), it is rarely found at depths greater than 5 meters. In winter, largemouth bass will generally move to deeper waters. In spring, largemouth bass migrate to berries that have warmed earlier than the main water body.
It is found in the United States, Europe, South Africa, Guam, Lebanon, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines.
The Largemouth Bass angling
Fishermen most often fish for largemouth bass with lures such as Spinnerbait, plastic worms (and other plastic bait), jigs, crankbaits and live bait, such as worms and minnows.
