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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˈsmȯl-ˌmau̇th- 
: a black bass (Micropterus dolomieu) of clear rivers and lakes that is bronzy-green above and lighter below and has the vertex of the angle of the jaw falling below the eye
called also smallmouth, smallmouth black bass
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FAQs Do smallmouth bass fight harder than largemouth?
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Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, angler Rex Remington caught a smallmouth bass from Indiana’s Monroe Lake that should break the existing state record by nearly a pound.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
Rockin River Ranch State Park fishing Anglers can try their luck fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, redeye, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill and green sunfish.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Because crappies are fragile compared to big saltwater species — or even large- and smallmouth bass — the water doesn’t have to be hundreds of feet deep for barotrauma to occur.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
Both largemouth and smallmouth bass can live more than a decade, with largemouth having slightly longer lifespans.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
Anglers have used it to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, speckeld trout, redfish, and white bass, among many other species.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The jointed minnow is one of my favorite lures for catching smallmouth bass on the Snake River.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Absent the commotion, smallmouth bass feed freely throughout the day.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, angler Rex Remington caught a smallmouth bass from Indiana’s Monroe Lake that should break the existing state record by nearly a pound.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
Rockin River Ranch State Park fishing Anglers can try their luck fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, redeye, channel and flathead catfish, bluegill and green sunfish.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Because crappies are fragile compared to big saltwater species — or even large- and smallmouth bass — the water doesn’t have to be hundreds of feet deep for barotrauma to occur.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
Both largemouth and smallmouth bass can live more than a decade, with largemouth having slightly longer lifespans.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
Anglers have used it to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, speckeld trout, redfish, and white bass, among many other species.
—Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The jointed minnow is one of my favorite lures for catching smallmouth bass on the Snake River.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Absent the commotion, smallmouth bass feed freely throughout the day.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
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smallmouth bass
noun
small·mouth bass
ˌsmȯl-ˌmau̇th-
: a black bass that lives in clear rivers and lakes and is bronze green above and lighter below
called also smallmouth black bass
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