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Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it
Posted By: Flippin84
Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:22 AM
Any reason why so black, lake is fairly clear with some pads.
Posted By: MidloMan
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:23 AM
I have never seen that. Maybe something to do with the mud?
Posted By: Bass-N-Buck Master
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:25 AM
thats just regular black bass thats how they got their name from centuries ago
Posted By: Flippin84
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:28 AM
Caught hundreds of bass out of this lake and all are light in color "normal" color bass
Posted By: heybaylor
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:29 AM
the clearer the water , the blacker the bass
Posted By: riverdogbone
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 03:05 AM
Yeah that's different cool catch!
Posted By: bloo_rainger
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 03:29 AM
I think they are pretty rare but others on here have posted pictures of "black" bass. Very cool.
Posted By: Tyler_Woods
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 03:55 AM
Just a black bass that spends most of its day in shallow clear water getting alot of sun!!!
Posted By: Stax®
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 04:12 AM
I had to read this title twice...I was scared to open it. I thought it was about Hops prom date.
Posted By: Jersey Dan
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 04:15 AM
That's a real nice fish.
Posted By: fishmagnet
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 04:22 AM
That fish is black?
Posted By: TopGunPilot
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 05:23 AM
Wow, never seen one like that in my 50 years of fishing
Posted By: JDamage
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 05:31 AM
I had one like that last year and was amazed at it's "blackness."
Posted By: timwins31
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 05:39 AM
I've seen a couple, all in East Texas. But I have seen a pic of a big one, ~7lbs from Falcon before.
Posted By: Flippin84
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 08:14 AM
Thanks for the replies. Fish is definitely unique compared to the other ones in the lake. We spotted the fish swimming about 20 feet away and at first look I thought it was a catfish just because of the color. Once it was a confirmed bass on a bed the flipping started. She is darker then the black and blue jig I was using lol
Posted By: bacosta
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 11:56 AM
Just a black bass that spends most of its day in shallow clear water getting alot of sun!!!
+1 the bass has a good tan going
Posted By: deepwaterd
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 01:43 PM
camouflage effect - their color can change from time to time
Posted By: B_Thomas
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 01:51 PM
I have heard that a bass will darken up like that when they are hanging out in shaded, dark areas. Like for instance thick grass, pads, or docks. I have never seen one that dark though, very cool.
Posted By: Rob Lay
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 01:54 PM
very cool!
Posted By: Gangly
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 01:55 PM
The pigmentation of the bass is determined by the water they are in. However, its done through their vision. The photo receptors within their eyes constantly adjust their body coloration based purely on the water conditions. When you have a fish that has gone totally black, nine times out of ten he has gone blind. It is much more common in the "sunfish" world with bluegill, coppernose, etc. What's really awkward is when one side of the fish is black and the other side has normal, distinct coloration. That is an indiciation that they are blind in one eye.
Posted By: RL206
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:21 PM
I didnt know that, good to know. Who conducted the study?
Posted By: CSK
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:33 PM
Natural mutation and adaptation.
Posted By: tylerg
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:43 PM
This happens a lot of time when the fish has been sitting real high up in the water column, and like mentioned clear water. The sunlight helps to do this to them
Posted By: onthebank
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:53 PM
I caught one a few weeks ago with black lips. Regular looking fish but it looked like it had been drinking black ink. Lol.
Posted By: JacksonBean
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 02:58 PM
The pigmentation of the bass is determined by the water they are in. However, its done through their vision. The photo receptors within their eyes constantly adjust their body coloration based purely on the water conditions. When you have a fish that has gone totally black, nine times out of ten he has gone blind. It is much more common in the "sunfish" world with bluegill, coppernose, etc. What's really awkward is when one side of the fish is black and the other side has normal, distinct coloration. That is an indiciation that they are blind in one eye.
Wow....
Posted By: R Ellis
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 03:28 PM
I caught several bass in florida last month mid march from a stocked pond. Every last one of them was dark black, not a shade of green at all. The watter was very clear and lots of pads. Just assumed it had to do with the strain or water clarity
Posted By: catslayer
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 04:24 PM
Suntan, just like we get
Posted By: BassinButch
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 04:59 PM
Yep must be a female and loves to tan! Lol
Posted By: czoom
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 05:08 PM
Awesome. I have caught a few dark bass, but not as dark as the ones in this thread.
Posted By: Flippin84
Re: Caught this bass today and she was black. Never seen one like it - 04/09/13 07:14 PM
Thanks for the info.