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
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Examples include flounder and black bass from Long Island, branzino and dorado from Greece, Dover sole from Dover in England and scallops from Maine.
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Shivani Vora, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
What’s more, the Zara Spook is highly effective at catching a variety of species in both salt and fresh water and not limited to black bass, stripers, pike, and musky.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
With the rise in popularity of recreational boating, the 87-acre Stevens Creek Reservoir was opened for kayaking and non-powered boating, along with fishing for black bass, large-mouth bass, catfish, and crappie.
—Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
For clarity, the sunfish family also includes the black bass gang, along with the ‘tweener species, like black and white crappie.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
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
Shivani Vora, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
What’s more, the Zara Spook is highly effective at catching a variety of species in both salt and fresh water and not limited to black bass, stripers, pike, and musky.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
With the rise in popularity of recreational boating, the 87-acre Stevens Creek Reservoir was opened for kayaking and non-powered boating, along with fishing for black bass, large-mouth bass, catfish, and crappie.
—Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
For clarity, the sunfish family also includes the black bass gang, along with the ‘tweener species, like black and white crappie.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
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
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