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Diagram

The largemouth bass is characterized

by its laterally compressed body and

large mouth. Its lower jaw is longer and

extends farther out than its upper jaw.It has two dorsal fins that are joined

and a slightly forked caudal fin. Body

coloration is bright green to olive

fading to a milky-white to yellow belly.

Important Facts

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micropterus

salmoides. Micropterus meaning small or short

fin, and salmoides meaning trout-like.

Largemouth bass, large

mouth, largemouth, black bass, green bass

Bass Are Cold Blooded:Their body temperature and moreimportantly, their metabolism is controlled bywater temperature. The warmer the water,the higher their metabolism.

Bass are most active between about 60

degrees and 75 degrees. Below about 50

degrees, their metabolism slows down,

causing them to eat infrequently.

Predators:

Bass are predators - they like live prey. But

they don't hunt for prey, instead they prefer

to lie in wait for an unsuspecting victim to

happen by. Therefore, casting accuracy are

vital to bass fishing success.

Bass grow according to the amount of food

available to them each year

The record largemouth bass

was 32 1/2 inches long, 28 1/2 inches around,

22 pounds 4 ounces and was caught in

Montgomery Lake, Ga., in 1932

Adaptation

Fall Like spring, early fall is a transition time forLargemouth Bass. The fish move from deep water

summer patterns on the main lake to the shallow

water fall patterns in the creeks and bays. The

Largemouth, like the shad, begins feeding

voraciously to store fat for the coming winter. The

fall fishing patterns will last until the morning water

temperatures drop below the low 50s.

Winter During the winter the Largemouth arelocated basically in the same areas where they are

taken during the summer -- on the main lake ledges.

During the winter, the fish's metabolism is reduced

considerably by the colder water. They do not feed

as much nor do they take large meals when they dofeed.

Spring Spring is a transitional time forLargemouth Bass. Spring bass patterns can be

broken down into three major phases: prespawn,

spawn, and post spawn. When the Largemouth

begin spawning, the feeding habits change. The

larger females are reluctant to take lures during the

spawning period.

Summer This deep water pattern normallybegins around the first part of June when the

morning water temperatures rises into the high

70s. These shallow-water summer Largemouth are

especially active during the early morning and late

evening but can be taken in the heat of the day also.

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Researchers: Students

Name:

Robert Bush

Trent Carter

Zachary Coplen

Nyla Ebanks

Melviona Evans

Jameion Foster

Anthony Harris

Angel Hodge

Christopher Hunter

Mya Kinnard

Alaysia Montgomery

Teshaun Newcomb

Chyanna Phelps

TraVon Primm

Kamar Ransom

Zanorya Shaw

April Smith

Joshua Turner

Breonna Wilson

Habitation

Lives in salt water

The largemouth bass is native to the eastern

United States, excluding the Northeastern

States and has been introduced throughout the

United States

The maximum known age of largemouth bass is

15 years, and the normal rate of growth for

adult largemouth is approximately 454 g per

year

Lacustrine environments are the preferred

habitat of 1argemouth bass.

Optimal riverine habitat for largemouth bass is

characterized by large slow moving rivers or

pools of streams with soft bottoms, some

aquatic vegetation,

and relatively clear water

The female deposits between 2,000 and 100,000

eggs, and the male guards the nest and the young

until they leave the nest site. The fertilized eggs

commonly hatch in 3-5 days, and the juvenile

largemouth bass will leave the nest about one week

after hatching and form a small school until they

disperse along the shore lines.

Teachers Name:

Ms. Deneise Jack

Sources

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Biological Serivice Program and Division

of Ecological

Services.http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/hsi/hsi-016.pdf

Bass Resource. The Ultimate Bass

Fishing Resource Guide.

http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/bass-

behavior.html

The Bass FishingLog.comhttp://www.geocities.com/Baja/8205/ba

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