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Can someone identify this fish pls?
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I'm gonna guess some kind of Bass, but maybe not a White Seabass? Fins and gill cover dont look right...
Sven? Where are ya?
Sven? Where are ya?
Dobs, I think your friend is pulling your leg as to where he shot it. That looks a lot like a "Largemouth Bass", which is a fresh water, lake fish. I have caught about 1000 of them when I was growing up (I lived on a lake and had a row boat).
Jim
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Only the pectoral fin deviated, but I have seen it deviate to that length before.
It may be a bit presumptuous of me considering I am not all that familiar with the California bass. I can't be conclusive I guess.
It may be a bit presumptuous of me considering I am not all that familiar with the California bass. I can't be conclusive I guess.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/msfindx3.html
It's one of the three fish on the top line of this link I reckon, definitely a bass of some sort
It's one of the three fish on the top line of this link I reckon, definitely a bass of some sort
Embarassing silence, isn't it?
For me Jim took it right: the fin is a little longer than the average but it's very similar to largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides). What puzzles me is that micropterus means "small fin" in greek, so we're back at the starting point
For me Jim took it right: the fin is a little longer than the average but it's very similar to largemouth bass (micropterus salmoides). What puzzles me is that micropterus means "small fin" in greek, so we're back at the starting point
does your friend not know what he shot? if so then please suggest to him that he needs to be VERY versed in his fish species knowledge...size and limits too. Its our duty as spearos to do so, we cannot release fish and there are alot of people out to do us harm that look for ammo such as this to aid in their rediculous crusade of the banishment of spearfishing.
Stretch, what you say is true (and i'am strongly concerned on ethics). But come on, that fish is very similar to species you can hunt (kelp bass is legal isn't it?) so this is just facts of life for fishers: he saw some kind of bass and shot it, then he just asked what species exactly.StretchArmStron said:
Arent' you trying to hide the fact that you can't identify it yourself? rof rofl rofl rofl
PS. For me it's what we call a tordo in italian (turdus labrus). Got it? :chatup
I do not hunt the west coast therefore do not concern myself w/ their species. You're waayy off on what I was getting at buddy and I did not mean any harm towards you in case you took it so.
Similar or not to a species you do not shoot first and ask questions later...Kind of like a red and blue morwong, same species/different fish but you wouldn't want to get caught shooting a red morwong right? Maby not a good analogy but its the only thing that sticks out in my mind right now.
Why would I hide the fact that I cannot identify the fish myself? I have better things to do then go through websites looking for something I will not ever shoot...simply does not interest me.
I know EVERY fish species I shoot, its size and bag limits...ignorance of such is no excuse.
Similar or not to a species you do not shoot first and ask questions later...Kind of like a red and blue morwong, same species/different fish but you wouldn't want to get caught shooting a red morwong right? Maby not a good analogy but its the only thing that sticks out in my mind right now.
Why would I hide the fact that I cannot identify the fish myself? I have better things to do then go through websites looking for something I will not ever shoot...simply does not interest me.
I know EVERY fish species I shoot, its size and bag limits...ignorance of such is no excuse.
DOBS! You made a mess with this thread!
Honestly, StretchArmStron is right: don't shoot what you don't know. And I was just joking about him, no offense. It's frustrating i'm no good in making jokes in english, or i miss understanding when it's proper to joke whether not.
Honestly, StretchArmStron is right: don't shoot what you don't know. And I was just joking about him, no offense. It's frustrating i'm no good in making jokes in english, or i miss understanding when it's proper to joke whether not.
Stretch, you are absolutely right about shooting only fish that you know. That is what I have always done. However Spaghetti is also right. The guy saw the fish and recognized it as a bass. That is what he told me it was, but I wasn't that sure. It was the brownish color that puzzled me.
I suppose Baka got it right. Unfortunately the guy who shot the fish is probably celebrating St. Valentine’s day :friday somewhere and I can't get in touch with him to ask him about details on the exact location.
Anyway thanks guys and I'm still looking forward for the definitive answer rofl
I suppose Baka got it right. Unfortunately the guy who shot the fish is probably celebrating St. Valentine’s day :friday somewhere and I can't get in touch with him to ask him about details on the exact location.
Anyway thanks guys and I'm still looking forward for the definitive answer rofl
Looks like a calico bass that's gotten faded with death.
I agree with Stretch - learn what you're shooting before you go plugging away. Even if it's recognized as a bass - a white sea bass has a minimum size of 28 inches.
It does look kind of like an annorexic largemouth bass... though that's a freshwater fish & illegal to shoot in Cali.
I agree with Stretch - learn what you're shooting before you go plugging away. Even if it's recognized as a bass - a white sea bass has a minimum size of 28 inches.
It does look kind of like an annorexic largemouth bass... though that's a freshwater fish & illegal to shoot in Cali.
It's either a calico (kelp) bass or a sand bass. Both are quite common in Southern California. If it has rows of whitish spots on its back, then it's a calico. If it has dark, angled bars on its back, then it's a sand bass. It only needs to be 12" or longer to be legal size.