black bass

noun

: any of a genus (Micropterus) of freshwater sunfishes native to eastern and central North America and including the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass

Examples of black bass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both of these bass are members of the sunfish family, as are also black bass. —

Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023 While there are no less than nine different species of black bass, the largemouth black bass and the smallmouth black bass are the most abundant and widely distributed. —

Popular Science, 1 June 2020 Holding any black bass species straight up and down like this produces little to no risk to the fish and minimizes the pressure put on the jaw. —

Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 Learn more › All black bass are opportunistic feeders. —

Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023 Focused Fishing Guide service said black bass fishing is good. —

Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 All black bass, including spotted, smallmouth, and largemouth bass, are cold blooded, of course, and this means that water temperature dictates how active and aggressive these fish will be. —

Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023 Try jerk baits or plastic worms for black bass. —

Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 Inn at 20 East Main St. in Mystic, is impressing diners every day with its focus on sustainable seafood, all sourced from the Stonington Town Dock: clams, mussels, oysters, fish, whiting, bluefish, fluke, black bass. —

Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2022 See More

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