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 Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
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02/21/21 09:25 PM
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I’m no biologist, but based on the photos I’m pretty sure that is NOT a smallmouth. It appears to be a “Meanmouth” or what is a cross breed between either a smallmouth and largemouth, or more commonly a smallmouth and spotted bass. It’s evident by the faded blotchy lateral line, which smallmouth bass do not have.
I am local to Table Rock Lake in Missouri and these Meanmouths are somewhat common here. May pick up a couple in a fishing season.
If not already being assessed I would recommend submitting pictures to a fisheries biologist to confirm.
I’ve never seen a meanmouth that size and considering how uncommon they are, that’s an awesome catch!
Congrats! That is what most of the smallmouth bass in Ivie look like. I had a 5.32 a few years ago and looked the same. Mine was checked out and was a smallmouth. There are not any spotted bass in the lake and it would be extremely rare for a smallmouth and a largemouth to crossbreed. Color of fish has a lot to do with color of water and color of bottom. Boulders and rocks on the bottom at Ivie are almost white. Doesn’t have to be spots for them to cross, I’ve caught several meanmouth out of here and Walker caught one that weighed over 7 and released and there is no doubts it was. I agree the fish in the pic looks very similar to a meanmouth but very well could be a smallie.
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
[Re: Joe Dogg]
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02/21/21 09:28 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/02/full-68101-86248-c11dd048_8646_4eac_869f_0eb352b76891.jpeg) Here’s a picture of of that fish.
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
[Re: Joe Dogg]
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02/21/21 10:03 PM
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OzarkIntracoastal
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Linked is a picture of a decent Table Rock Meanmouth for reference. And yes, a meanmouth can result from a cross breed between smallmouth and largemouth. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/uploads/monthly_2020_05/7692CE49-1A0E-4B1C-8CE6-25C40C756D8A.jpeg.38d3fa47479fae87b9723fb38eb6cb30.jpeg)
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
[Re: Joe Dogg]
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02/22/21 01:15 AM
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Congrats on the catch! That small mouth and 16.4 Sharelunker were both beautiful fish out of Ivie. Both looked super healthy and in great shape for such big fish.
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
[Re: Joe Dogg]
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02/22/21 03:17 AM
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
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02/23/21 06:18 AM
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Congrats Ben!!!! 6.6 lb Fatty. IVIE Is on FIRE!!!!!!!!! ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/30WSYzg7/IMG-8424.jpg)
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Re: Pending Lake O.H. Ivie Small Mouth Rrecord 6.25
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02/23/21 12:31 PM
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Congrats Joey! Nice smallie & overall sack
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