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The dorsal fin contains nine to 11 spines and usually 10 rays.
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Identification. Like other panfish they are relatively small and bony. By Mike Moore Editor Kingsville, Ohio — The 12-year-old state record for warmouth sunfish was broken in May when a northeast Ohio angler caught a 1.19-pound fish. Post-Spawn BULLHEADS are MEAN Fish!!!
And William J. Reed of Kingsville, Ohio, the new recordholder, said it had a lot to do with the company he was keeping. Big Catch minimum: 9 inches or 0.5 lbs. The anal fin has three spines (rock and shadow bass have six) and nine or 10 rays. Similar in appearance to the rock bass and sunfish, the warmouth has a thick, oblong body, which varies from brassy to dark olive-green.
Its upper jaw extends to or beyond the middle of the eyes. 10 lbs 2 oz: Hiwassee Reservoir: 6/1/1951: Archie Lampkin: Unknown : spotted bass. The warmouth is occasionally confused with the rock bass or green sunfish, both of which share its relatively large mouth and heavy body.
Basically dark brownish above, with mottled and barred sides, and mottled or spotted fins.
State and World Records – 2 pounds, 7 ounces, caught … The current IGFA world record for the biggest largemouth bass was set by Manabu Kurita with a 22-pound, 5-ounce, 29-inch monster caught on Lake Biwa in Japan.
1 lb 14 oz: Deep River, Carbonton: 4/29/1998: Robert W. Lytton: Crappie Jig: Smallmouth Bass. This species has 36 to 44 lateral line scales. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife State Record Fish Listing Search for the biggest fish ever caught. CHARACTERISTICS: The warmouth, like the shadow bass and rock bass, is known locally as goggle-eye. Every Michigan State Fishing Record. Extreme Philly Fishing 141,184 views However, the green sunfish generally has a greenish-blue variegated pattern on its gill flaps, a black spot near the base of the dorsal fin, and its fins are bordered in yellowish-white. The previous bass fishing record had been standing since 1932 when George Perry caught a 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass from Montgomery Lake in Georgia. They are also known by more colorful local names such as redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, stump knocker, mudgapper, mo-mouth, morgan, molly, rock bass, open mouth, weed bass, wood bass, strawberry "perch" and mud bass. Best Fishing. Eating Quality – The warmouth are good to eat when caught from clean water.
Fishing Tips and Facts: Any of the same baits or lures that work well for bluegill and redear sunfish will catch warmouth.