11 largemouth bass facts that will blow your mind starting with number one did you know there's
actually two strains of largemouth bass you got the northern straight and then the florida strain
and the biggest difference between the two is how big these fish actually get so if you live
north of the mason-dixon line you're most likely catching the northern strain so they both grow
around the same rate for year one to three but after year three the florida strain takes off
can reach weights of the 20 pounds plus where the northern strain only gets about half that size
topping out around 10 pounds sometimes a little bit more so if you're freaking out or getting
really bummed out because you see all these guys on social media posting up large 12 14 16 18 pound
bass and you live north of the mason-dixon line hey guys you're keeping up so don't get
frustrated here and really quick how long does it actually take for these bass to get that
large so in order for northern strain or southern strain to reach that 10 pound that 20 pound mark
that's gonna be roughly a fish that is eight years old large mouth bass generally only lived to about
16 years old and in fact the northern strain of largemouth bass tended to live larger than the
florida strain believe it or not large mouth bass have ears now there's three different ways that
largemouth bass detect their prey you're going to have that lateral line that organ along the side
of their body that detects a lot of vibrations the swim bladder also has a similar effect essentially
the ears inside the bass consists of a small bone and these bones are actually able to pick up on
these subtle clicking sounds like grass shrimp and crayfish and so you ever wonder why all
these lures have all these rattles in them and all these clicks that are designed within them
well now you know did you know that largemouth bass can actually swim at two and a half times
their body length per second so what that means is that that 20 inch bass can actually swim around 12
miles per hour in short spurts if you think of it that way that's faster than any lure that
you can retrieve and you actually know in 75 other countries largemouth bass are actually considered
an invasive species which poses the question why well one is that they're kind of resistant to poor
water quality and number two they are voracious predators we love them here in the u.s because
they're an awesome game fish the places like japan new brunswick canada and guatemala they don't
because they actually prey on the local fish they hold near and dear to them speaking of appetite
how much food does the largemouth bass need to eat in order to grow one pound well the answer to that
is ten pounds of forage per one pound of body weight so if a bass eats one thousand one inch
bluegill it will only grow one pound so if you're lucky enough to grab a 10 pounder just think that
fish had the 100 pounds of food in order to get that big man that's awesome largemouth bass are
actually pretty intelligent creatures in fact there's been studies done that show that a bass
could actually distinguish a certain lure or bait after one encounter i go to this place in southern
ohio and i read the forums all the time there's guys like oh yeah it's fished out well not exactly
so if you heard that there's a lake that's fished out there actually might be a pretty good chance
that it's not it's just used to seeing the same baits and same lures time after time it's
sitting there probably like oh yeah i've seen that crankbait before oh come here son that's called a
jig yep there goes the texas rig right all on the bottom ooh spinner bait so the tip here is that
in high pressured areas and places that people are like oh yeah that lake's fished out try to broaden
up your lure selection try to pick something you usually don't fish with uh or something that you
know that on that particular body of water others don't fish with as well and sometimes apps will
give you an idea of what those are come on now if you learn something new hit that like button let's
get this video out some more people aren't moving on ever wonder why a largemouth bass is so slimy
well it's actually a protective covering of mucus that helps protect that bass from parasites and
infections so something to keep in mind this kind of on you as the angler before you pick up a fish
it's kind of a good idea to get your hands wet so you don't remove that slime from that bass i know
when i catch them especially the small ones hey man go get bigger part of that it's actually on me
by protecting and handling those bass appropriately bass actually grow the fastest
in water that is highly oxygenated oxygenated one of the main reasons that bass are often found
in shallow water and so water gets oxygenated and two different ways one whenever the air comes in
contact with the water which usually on surface level it's also the byproduct of aquatic plants if
you're in an area where there's a lot of healthy green plants or algae below the water that is a
good sign there's probably some healthy bass in there you know that bass can actually live outside
of the water for around 12 to 13 minutes which is plenty of time for you to get that selfie to
weigh it to measure it to kiss it whatever you do actually saw video recently where a guy poured his
beard down the bass's mouth and then decided to chug it don't recommend that disgusting have you
ever wondered how old a bass is here's a general rule of thumb guide to help you determine based
on the length how old that bass actually is so if you're catching a four to twelve inch bass that
bass is probably one to two years old catch a bass around the 16 inch mark that bass is around three
to four years old and if you catch a bass that is north of 16 inches long that bass is likely
four years or older now i always say if you want to catch bass and catch them more often and catch
them in bigger sizes you need to become an expert on the largemouth bass and its behaviors which
is why i created this other video called nine things largemouth bass hate and you can use what
they hate to your advantage to catch more fish hey guys thanks for watching see you later bye
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