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BASS – MISS AMERICAN

Dec 18, 2009 Lorenzo Martinez Bernal BASS-MISS AMERICAN 1

BASS – MISS AMERICAN

Black bass, haro, miss American, black bass, largemouth bass, Snook or Extremadura known as BLABLA (Micropterus salmoides) It is a freshwater fish of the order Perciformes and family centrarchids, They characterized by having a dorsal fin radiated espinoforme and a separate flexible rear by a notch.

This species is native to North America. As the twentieth century, This species has been introduced successfully in Spain and elsewhere, so today is a universal fish.

Among the species of bass, The largemouth bass is the main and reaching larger sizes exceeding 9 kg ,the record is 22 pounds, 4 ounces per george perry 1932.

It is a very compact fish but the sides are more or less compressed. Greenish flakes with dark blotches. Adult size is 30 a 50 cm. It is a tough and carnivorous fish; It is a kind of the sportiest for their voracity combatividady.

In the Iberian Peninsula measured 30-35 (50) cm. in length but in North America it can reach more than 80 cm, although this subspecies is not introduced in Europe.

They are also distributed in other parts of the world.

The mouth is large enough. Although usually no more than 3 kg. The dorsal fins are long. Currently the record is recognized competition 4 kg, fish in a reservoir Huelva.

In his early years he is gregarious, and gradually it will form even large groups.

Reaches sexual maturity at three or four years of life. The male digs a hole 30 a 90 cm. in the background and draws to him several females. Spawning takes place from May to July when the water reached stably 18-20 ° C.

The largemouth bass is very voracious, among their prey not only are small fry of other species, if not also frogs, tritones,large insects,molluscs, and even hatchlings of waterbirds.

Largemouth bass prefer the quiet waters or very slow course, able to heat up very quickly during the summer.
Probeza placton the causes of this species , but survive, not thrive in flowing waters where plankton is scarce and only hsya in modest corners of the banks, although the plankton is indispensable for largemouth bass fry it is not for the adult individual ( that feeds on live prey ) but the dams are precisely those freshwater fish, small, you need a lot of plankton to thrive.
It also adapts to more difficult environments with moderately cold waters,and light currents.

Bass fishing is highly varied part of it can be fishing with live bait like minnows,worms,prawns,grasshoppers and other insects,which has greater presence is fishing with artificial lures, depending on the area us to go fishing and the time of year when we are able to use:

Crankbaits,minnows,passersby,popppers,spinerbaits,spoons and jigs of all types.

And with various mounts for the vinyls like Texas and Carolina for fishing by the fund mainly, and others like finnese,splitshot and dropshot when fish are more reluctant and difficult areas of vegetation.