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Are These Bass Beds?

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  • BassResource.com Administrator

Pic 1 and 3 are definitely bass beds, but i'm not so sure about the middle picture.  They look more like bluegill beds to me.  Why?  Largemouths typically don't like to build nests that close to each other, but bluegill do.  And bluegill will often spawn at the same time largemouths do, so it's common to see both types at the same time.

 

I once read that largemouths don't like to create beds in sight of another.  I don't know if that's true, but it seems to support what I've observed over the decades.

While bank fishing recently in Florida, I found lots of beds with fish on them. I though I'd died and gone to Heaven. Turns out they were all Talapia!!

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Pic 1 and 3 are definitely bass beds, but i'm not so sure about the middle picture.  They look more like bluegill beds to me.  Why?  Largemouths typically don't like to build nests that close to each other, but bluegill do.  And bluegill will often spawn at the same time largemouths do, so it's common to see both types at the same time.

 

I once read that largemouths don't like to create beds in sight of another.  I don't know if that's true, but it seems to support what I've observed over the decades.

You may have read that in my post!

Tom

At least your bass are up shallow... I have been fishing since last Friday and have not caught a single fish. I am beginning to become so frustrated with the fact that I have not caught a single thing. The water is below 40 degrees and the bass just wont bite. Im waiting to go to florida oon, and hopefully I can fish some beds!

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