Largemouth Bass
For those of you who absolutely love bass fishing, one of the better sport fish around happens to be the largemouth bass. The name comes from the huge maw on this fish and is a natural moniker when you see one for the first time.
Largemouth bass are by far the most voracious eaters of any fish around, and don't seem to care what they eat. They have been dubbed bucketmouth and bigmouth as well as Florida largemouth, southern largemouth, and black bass--but bucketmouth takes the cake.
Although the largemouth bass is also known as black bass, they are not the same species. There is a separate black bass species other than largemouth bass, but most all bass are referred to as black bass.
Anywhere you look, with few exceptions, you can find largemouth bass. They are not very picky about their diet and will eat almost anything, and that applies to where they live too. They are territorial, but because they are such piggy eaters, they follow the food where ever it goes.
The season for largemouth bass doesn't vary very much, and they can be found and caught almost any time of year, including winter. They are most prevalent during early spring on into late summer because they prefer warmer waters, (not too warm) and as a result, will not be that active during the colder winter months.
They need oxygen to breathe and survive and warmer waters seem to fill that bill for them, but only if the waters are temperate. The warmer the water gets, the more oxygen it loses and the fish need to get back into cooler or deeper waters to survive. The largemouth bass are very sensitive to the temperature changes and migrate accordingly with the water temperature changes.
Largemouth bass also have very sensitive eyes; the reason being that they can see more clearly in murky waters, and as a result, they will not tolerate direct sunlight. As the sun climbs in the sky, the largemouth bass tend to sink into the deeper darker waters where there is less light affecting their eyes, and hide in the daytime, coming out to feed only when the sun begins its descent and the light is turning dusky.
Largemouth bass are fascinating fish, and for some fishermen, the simple pursuit and fighting ability of this fish on the line, is the reason they keep on bass fishing. They are a great sport fish, have a dedicated group of fans and followers in the fishing world, and also grow to a respectable 15-22 inches in length. All this, coupled with the fact that they taste great right off the grill or frypan, and you have the reasons why largemouth bass are such popular fish in the bass fishing world.