Which do you prefer to catch 2024

uiubassin reply :

Just wanted to know what everybodies favorite bass to catch is, and why. Mine is pry the smallmouth, they give up a great fight, and are energetic. They seem to be a little harder to catch than the largemouth bass.

rocknfish9001 reply :

smallies. Simply they are scrappier, and definatley a lot less common for where i fish. They just seem like something new and exciting

Chris reply :

smallmouth/spot because they don't mess around with a lure. They are either on or not. (I find them easier to catch myself)

Master_Hunter_1977 reply :

I love those smallies. They are unbelievable fighter. They don't know what die means. They just don't stop.

Bass Addict reply :

I've never caught a peacock bass but from everything I have read they are the ultimate. I voted for smallies though. Gorgeous fish that know how to fight.

paparock reply :

As my grandson says "Smallies rule , all others drool."

CJ reply :

Smallmouth put on displays of the ultimate fight.The are the total package.Love to see them tailwalk!

basser89 reply :

Went with the largemouth here! Even though the Potomac is basically in my back yard, I really prefer chasing those green beauties!

ww2farmer reply :

I prefer Largemouth, heck I rarely ever fish for smallmouth, even thouh there are great smallmouth waters near me (Lake Erie, Finger Lakes)

lovecranking reply :

I love the fight in the Smallies. No matter what size, it almost always feels like a whale.

BiggerWorm reply :

There are very few smallmouth in our local resevoir, Largemouth are the typical catch. But if I had my druthers it would be smallmouth. I just caught a 5lbr over the week-end (smallmouth).

paparock reply :

What if the genetics department could grow Smallmouth as big as Striped Bass?

I'm looking forward to catching my first spotted bass here on Bull Shoals as I hear they put up a good fight.

One thing I have wondered about is since Striped Bass (primarily a saltwater fish) have become more popular why no one has tried stocking Redfish, Red Drum, Red Channel Bass or what ever regional name they go by for larger bait control. Redfish can live in freshwater but can only breed in saltwater so their numbers could be controlled similar to how Striped Bass are (where introduced but can't breed). I don't advocate such stockings I'm just musing as I sit at my keyboard past midnight waiting to get sleepy.

RoLo reply :

I've caught stripers to 44 pounds, and those under 37 lbs I have found to be disappointing.

I have never caught a peacock bass, but from all I've read and seen,

they'd probably take any black bass under the bleachers.

Roger

KU_Bassmaster. reply :

I can count on one hand how many smallies I have caught and yeah they put up a great fight, but in my book there is nothing like making the perfect pitch between two laydowns in a pocket in the grass and pulling out a big ol' bucketmouth.

So smallies are more fun to catch and largemouths are more fun to fish for IMO.

dodgeguy reply :

i voted peacocks because it's my dream to one day go fishing in south america for them and catch a 20 plus pounder.those things are nuts!!!

zam reply :

I voted for Striped Bass. In the Chesapeake thats the name of the game. I love going into the rivers and catching Large Mouth, but you never know how big a Rockfish will be, It could wiegh over 60lbs, A large Mouth isn,t usually going to be over 10lbs.

Rattlinrogue reply :

I prefer the Largemouth bass,hands down!

Panamoka_Bassin reply :

I chose Stripers, myself. There's nothing better in my mind than catching a 20lb fish on ultra-light tackle. When the bays around here warm up I love to spend the last 2 hours of daylight tossing poppers into the flats and getting attacked by a nice schoolie. Tough choices, though...IMO they're all great to catch!

Curado reply :

I voted largemouth cause most of my local lakes have mainly them. Smallmouths are a blast though. I definitly want to go peacock fishin sometime too.

BAMA_BASS reply :

Largemouth all the way nothing I do or know more about.

Tom Bass reply :

I voted Largemouth mostly because that is what I am catching here in the Carolinas. I have to admit that I really have no favorite. I love catching 'em all. Small mouths do have a bit more attitude though.

lee ellis reply :

i cant beleive i was the only one to vote for spotted bass! :-/ oh well they are still my favorite to catch.

paparock reply :

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janalon reply :

Largemouth, they seem to be the hardest, and I love catching the hardest to catch

cajun1977. reply :

i voted for greenfish but the brown ones are a close second

L.D. reply :

Smallmouth for me, however I've never caught a peacock bass before. I hear they are great on topwater lures.

L.D.

jake reply :

I voted smallmouth, but if I ever get the chance to go for peacock bass I may have to change my vote.

utser reply :

smallies.

trfishin reply :

i voted for smallmouth as that's what i have to fish for most of the time unless i travel quite a way to go for largemouths. trfishin

basspro48 reply :

PEACOCKS ALL THE WAY!!! I catch peacocks in the canals of melbourne and west palm in Florida, the way they smash a topwater bait and fight until the very end is simply amazing.

jcook reply :

bucketheads

Ozarker reply :

River smallies, which is what I do best. 3lb. smallmouth, 6lb. line.....Oh yea! I love fishing for Largemouth too though.

Valascus reply :

I voted for Largemouth, simply because around me that's what is the most accessible fish to catch. I get the feeling once I hook into my first Smallie they will quickly change my mind.

squid reply :

I voted for the smallmouth, only cause I have yet to fight with the Peacock Bass. That is my goal in life....to go there and catch a 20#'r and fight it for a while....

Bankbeater reply :

There isn't a whole lot of places around me for small and spots, so I usually go after largemouth.

bixbybasspro reply :

They're all fun... 8-) 8-)

Valascus reply :

I agree...they are all fun to catch. I will fish for whatever species of bass seem to be biting.

sodaksker reply :

smallmouth,

They hit hard, fight hard and are excellent at throwing the hook.

vtbassin reply :

I would hate to limit myself to only one type. I like both Smallies and Largemouth! ;D A big pike now and then is fun too! :

mjhutch1116 reply :

I had to pick smallies. There is nothing like a smallie slamming your lure and trying to drag you down the river with him!! Largemouth run a close second in my book but for my money nothing beats the smallmouth for pure fighting ability. (at least out of the species that I have caught).

Matt

May your line never break on a big fish

roadwarrior reply :

I voted for smallmouth, but I actually spend more time fishing for stripers. Whenever I have the option, I will always fish for smallies vs. largemouth or spots. I tend to catch a lot of largemouth and spots fishing for smallmouth, but it rarely (never) works the other way around.

Hula Popper reply :

Smallmouth fight harder, but I like the largemouth for its size. Stripers are big, and fight hard, but they are so hard to catch.

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