Numbers? Nyet. Variety? Da!

[Carpkiller]

South Bay this morning.

Got six spotted bass (do you really need a pic?).

And two silver thangs....

Two brown and white flat things. One micro...the other legal, but failed to hang on for a decent pic.

(Note to self: If you're gonna carry a net, make it big enough and deep enough to hold a big fish...)

Also got a Mossy Oak Special SoBay Edition Camo Bass...

The other guy had similar results, but his silver thang had fangs.

RespeCKfully....

[Gotfish?]

Possibly sand bass are chromatophores, meaning they can change color to match the background. Many fish are, including largemouth bass. I have seen largemouth bass (at the same lake) vary from almost silver (open water) to green to dark.

Or maybe it is a hybrid between a spotted bay bass and a sand bass. https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=d ... 9&dpr=1.25

Probably not though since there aren't any spots on it.

Spotted bay bass and stripers can also crossbreed. Would love to catch one of these. https://wonews.com/new-saltwater-bass-s ... cientists/ . Looks like spots are a dominant gene.

[Midnightpass]

Crayola Fishing... Who knew? ... What ever the color, nice fishing...
Butch

[Bendo]

April 1st Huh?
No possible way a Striper could hybridize with a Spotted Sand Bass. Completely different Genus, much less Species.

[Carpkiller]

Went back to look at pix, to see which baits got which fish.


Been learning to be more patient in order to get more bass out of the weeds...and doing it with lighter/smaller lures. Several of the bass as well as the halibut were caught on a 5 gram leadhead, and a 3.3 inch clear swimbait that I made.

Of course, I used several different lures and the old standard tube bait got half the fish. But the little leadhead with finessey plastic got the job done, getting thru the weeds.

Also, used a weird square-bottom, extra-fine wire hook (Dr. Fish) to keep the hook small, but with a big enough bend so the gap's not full of plastic. The halibut was a great test of these hooks....

The red-and-white one is a Lockett Sassy Shad. Love their products, very reasonably priced...

I am aiming to make a boat-shaped cheburashka style leadhead...pointy to get through grass better than the round head, and with flat sides to add 3d eyes. The cheb design (google it) also allows me to switch hook sizes or styles. Why? It's a pain in the butt to mold the leadhead, powder coat it, add the eyes...and I'd have to make 3x as many leadheads if the hooks were fixed, just to have different hook options.

Dead horse beaten.