Smallmouth?

[pelleeklund]

I hope this will be my last question about bass identification, my apologies. Is this a smallmouth? It's much bigger than the last one I posted and I just assumed it was a largemouth due to how infrequently I catch smallmouth. Upon further review I have decided it may actually be a smallmouth. Am I right?

 

[jworth]

looks smallmouth. the easiest way to tell is largemouth, the mouth extends past the eye and in smallmouth it does not.

 

[just3542]

looks smallmouth. the easiest way to tell is largemouth, the mouth extends past the eye and in smallmouth it does not.

+1

 

[pelleeklund]

Man, that's two in two weeks then. I only caught one all of last year. Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

[SMBbuddy]

Yep, definitely a smallie. They get browner than a largemouth which stays kind of green. Looks a lot like the one in my 150 gal.(mine's a little smaller) I just love the colors on them. The darker spots on mine show up more when he's excited, like when I feed him minnows. They make great pets too. Mine eats crickets out of my fingers. Congrats on the nice smallie.