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Ft. Hood area Fish ID
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07/24/19 09:42 PM
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Bones72
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Been catching these in a local drainage. Not sure what they are. Know they are not Largemouth or smallmouth.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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07/24/19 09:47 PM
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Bass Buster1
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Guadalupe spotted bass would be my guess
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bass Buster1]
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07/25/19 01:30 AM
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V-Bottom
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[quote=Bass Buster1]Guadalupe spotted bass would be my guess
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bass Buster1]
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07/25/19 02:19 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Guadalupe spotted bass would be my guess X3.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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07/25/19 03:34 PM
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Osbornfishing
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It looks more like a spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) than a Guadalupe bass (Microterus treculii).
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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07/25/19 03:43 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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Most likely a spotted bass. Belton has a bunch in it. Check for a "tooth patch" on the tongue.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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07/25/19 06:27 PM
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Laker One
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Looks like a Guadalupe/Spotted to me! Good identifier Texan Til I Die on the tooth patch!
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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07/28/19 02:36 AM
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Spotted bass. Those lines are a good identifier.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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08/24/19 12:11 AM
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Larry Mosby
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Guadalupe or Spotted bass they’re two different species but very similar and the Guadalupe is the smaller on the average of the two.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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08/24/19 01:38 AM
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Dfitz
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Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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08/25/19 03:23 AM
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Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King
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Spotted bass for sure the Guadalupe's have a bit brownish look to them.
Last edited by Finesse Master/ Dropshot king; 08/25/19 03:24 AM.
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Re: Ft. Hood area Fish ID
[Re: Bones72]
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08/25/19 12:07 PM
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Bones72
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I'll try and get a few more photos really leaning towards the Spotted Bass. Was just unsure as TPWD has stocked Guadalupes outside of their native range. I've also seen where they list "Alabama Bass" in the hunting/Fishing reg pamphlet. Not sure what they mean by Alabama bass unless they are talking Coosas. I have caught Spots before but they seemed greener whereas these have been more Brown/olive with a blueish sheen around the jaw and gill plates. Apparently there is one fish Micropterus henshalli, that they call an Alabama bass that has been stocked in Lake Alan Henry out by Lubbock. Who knows were else they have been stocked as Texas seems a bit like Colorado in their stocking efforts placing fish without knowing exactly what they are. Colorado did that for years with Greenback Cutthroats. Then only about two or three years ago discovering the fish they were stocking had more markers for other cutthroat subspecies and then announcing that they found the only pure strain of Greenbacks in a tiny stream that was dang near in the Colorado Springs City limits in a popular park. I wonder if they have "mutted" fish up at hatcheries. I've seen this in Colorado as well on some the streams I have fished on the side of Pikes Peak and Sheep Mountain. The cutthroats above '9,000 are conglomeration of so many species and subspecies they defy description.
Last edited by Bones72; 08/25/19 12:26 PM.
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