Spotted bass and largemouth bass have a lot in common. They look alike; they can inhabit the same places in the same lakes; they eat the same forage; and they’ll fall for many of the same baits.

Big bass will also eat smaller bass, which means that many of them don’t live very long. In an ideal setting, smallmouth and largemouth bass will have an average lifespan of 6 to 15 years. The oldest ...

The largemouth bass is now known as the Florida bass after a study determined these are two separate species of fish. "This discovery is crucial," said Michelle Kerr, wildlife expert.

Largemouth also inhabit many smaller lakes, as well as most of our local ponds. You can catch a few in reservoirs like C.J. Strike and Brownlee, but those are largely dominated by smallmouth bass.

Among those are Largemouth, Smallmouth, Striped and Hybrid Striped Bass. By the time they reach 5 years old, the common length of a Largemouth Bass in Boone Lake is 15.4 inches.

Largemouth bass in most of state now called 'Florida bass,' a 'distinct' species C. A. Bridges USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida 0:00 ...

Who caught the biggest largemouth bass? The all-tackle world record for largemouth bass is arguably the most coveted fishing record in the world, and the current IGFA world record is actually a tie ...

In March, Hall caught a largemouth bass that weighed in at 15.82 pounds from O.H. Ivie Lake. The program described the monster fish as "one of the largest lunkers to hit the scales in Texas history." ...

A growing number of Wisconsin lakes offer no minimum size limit for largemouth bass. The regulation encourages anglers to keep smaller bass and help reduce overpopulation of the fish.

On average, spots don’t grow as big as largemouth. And when comparing the pound-for-pound fight of spotted bass vs largemouth, the spots usually win out. Let’s take a closer look.