Meanmouth bass in Old Hickory?
 

While fishing yesterday I caught a bass that looked just like a smallmouth except it had the belly stripes of a spotted bass. Also had the red eyes of a smallmouth. It had the tounge patch of a spot. Anyone have any info on this?

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Catch a lot of those close to the dam.


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That sure looks like a spotted bass to me. I've caught a bunch of them.

Me to. I've caught hundreds of spotted bass. But never one that looked like this one. It may have been just really dark colored. But I didn't catch it out from under a dock or grass or anything that would give it that coloration

That's a Cumberland river spot.
I don't know why they don't have the super dark line like other spots.

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I caught this on priest a few years ago, some say it was a meanmouth. It was 16". The cheek markings look like a smallie and it has a few vertical stripes as well as the horizontal. Very pretty fish


Mike

That is one beautiful fish whatever it is

Ha ha chumps! while you are all admiring the fish, i zoomed in tight and analyzed the secret bait mike uses! LMAO...

Oh I know MNfisher he was fishing for hybrid and striper. 😀


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You are 100% correct sir! Ha


Mike