MCTFisher9120 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Some of the American guys might be able to help on this one. I was watching the Scott Martin Challenge t.v. show this morning and he was catching what he called as "spots" They look exactly the same as a largemouth. Is this a nick name or a slightly different species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubris21 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm not too familiar with spots either, I think its an southern subspecies of bass. Do a search for some of greencoachdawg's reports, he always seems to have a few spots in his photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I fished Lake Neely Henry this morning, was backing the boat down the launch ramp at 5:30 a.m. I had th first fish in the boat at 6:02 a.m. He was a nice little scrappy "Spot" Then a 'Gill Then another "Spot" Then another 'Gill Then this little Largie hit and thought he was a surface to air missle, he jumped a good 2 1/2 feet into the air during the fight. Then 2 more "Spots" ... and then the Bass bite was over at 7:12 a.m., all fish were caught on ultra light spinning tackle with 4 lb. test using a 1/16 oz inline spinner, they wouldn't touch the 1/8 oz spinner in the same color. I got a few more 'Gills, and you'll see them later. All fish were hooked in the very corner of the mouth, none of them had actually tried to swallow the lure. All Bass were promptly released after the Kodak moment. I moved away from the dam and started to look for Sabiki rig and minnow fish. Tried my creek channel/main river channel point junction... nobody home... nada! Started looking on underwater humps in open water where I was finding schools of Shad on the sonar... note the surface temp at 8:55 a.m. Another temp reading at 9:12 ... and another at 11:23 I found some Blue cats, Channel cats, and a couple surprise Crappie in 21 FOW that were willing to have a go at a minnow. Mr. Catfish wanted to see what todays date was in this pic. The perfect eater size Blue cat! Another eater size Blue. Borderline eater size Channel cat. The 'Gills and a couple smaller Channel cats All of these fish were also released to grow and fight another day! One last surface temp reading before leaving. All in all it was a good morning, but the closer it got to noon the slower the fish got. I will admit that the morning bite than the afternoon bite right now, and that's I'll be fishin for the next little while. It really was a beautiful morning with mild temps, light winds, and the lake all to myself!!! You should be reading Greencoachdog's posts more often. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Looks like you beat me to the punch freshwaterfanatic. I should read a little more carefully. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 You should be reading Greencoachdog's posts more often. Tom O ok. Thanks for the quick show of GCD's fish. I guess that sums it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Spotted bass. Very similar to Largemouth. Don't think we have them up here in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Google Micropterus punctulatus henshalli... ... not to be confused with Micropterus punctulatus punc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I hear they fight a little harder than largemouth too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I hear they fight a little harder than largemouth too. Pound for pound, they are a stronger fish than a Largemouth because Spots prefer areas with current, whereas a Largie would rather have slack water if the forage is there. I do catch Spots and Largies in the same place, but the ratio is probably 5 Spots to 1 Largie. Spotted Bass and Largemouth fight differently too, the Largies will come up close to the surface and jump to try to shake the hook free... while a Spot will bulldog for the bottom and try to break you off on rocks and wood, if they can't get to the bottom they will head for deep open water where they feel the safest. I did have a Spot break water on me about a month ago and thought "what the hell?"... asked him what he thought he was doing when I got him in the boat and he told me it was a trick a Largemouth taught him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I did have a Spot break water on me about a month ago and thought "what the hell?"... asked him what he thought he was doing when I got him in the boat and he told me it was a trick a Largemouth taught him. NOW THAT WAS FUNNY. Even wasted a good spew of good ol Ale over that. Shame on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyHerc Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Spotted bass, aka Kentucky bass, native to southern USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Spotted bass, aka Kentucky bass, native to southern USA. There are actually 2 species of Spotted Bass: Micropterus punctulatus punc... Northern (Kentucky) Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus henshalli... Alabama Spotted Bass... these fish are native to the Coosa River that I fish, but have been stocked elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keram Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Oh man, after reading this thread I was pretty sure that SPOT = Half Naked GCD . I know that abbreviation does not match the description, but I'm working on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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