Fish Identification ?

Post by **raven1978** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:33 pm

Hey guys first off i love this forum it roxXx. I was fishing out on Loborough Lake last weekend and have caught something i dont know what the hell it is LoL....i am familiar with large & small mouth bass and this is neither of them. So i figured maybe someone here could help me. I did a post in a different thread and the only response i got was a SMB. Im still hard pressed to believe it is as it does not have the markings of a SMB. So anyone have any ideas as to what it is ?

Post by **Chevy Champagne** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:39 pm

hey im pretty sure its just a largemouth i donno though
...maby a crossbreed?
oh and welcome to the site

Post by **Seabass81** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:07 pm

I will say a pale smallie. I have seen them that colour as well as almost jet black!

Post by **curls** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:54 pm

Smallmouth. If they weren't brown-red where I caught them, they were that exact colour in your picture.

Post by **Todd B.** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:21 pm

SM for sure. Their patterns vary depending on the environment they're in.

Post by **cprince** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:25 am

SM for certain.

Good thing you have that glove on. At that size their Velcro mouths get quite uncomfortable and may scuff your thumb.

Just bugging you!

Craig

Post by **DropShotr** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:48 am

SMB.........smallies have the ability to match their cover. I've seen them almost as black as coal on the St. Lawrence.

Welcome to Fish-Hawk

DropShot'r

Post by **Wallyboss** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:37 am

Those sharp-toothed SMB are quite fun to catch, but beware they will take your fingers right off. I see that you were well equipped for that!!

I see that you have a tattoo on your shoulder, it's okay to be poked by a needle over a million times but beware of the sandpaper mouth!!!

Post by **raven1978** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:33 am

Thanks for all the replies guys it is appreciated as i have never seen a SMB in this color before....and as for the glove, well i know it looks kinda stoopid but i cut about a 1/4" off my thumb doing some construction work 2 weeks ago so to save from infection....i used the glove. But again thank you for the help on this fish. I really wasn't too sure as to what it was, kinda cool to see how one species differs in colors.

Fish On !

Post by **Wallyboss** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:28 pm

I knew there was a reason for the glove!!!!!

Post by **matcole** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:37 pm

definately a smb as the corner of the mouth doesn't extend back pass the eye like a lmb