Im guessing the sandy bottom to the river i was fishing is to blame. This was taken a few years ago. I was going threw some pics and stopped and said i think this is a smallmouth .

Looks like a smallmouth to me. Check the mouth, if it doesn't go back past it's eye, it's a smallmouth.

The river I fish has sandy bottoms and lots of rocks. Mine are about the same markings and color as yours. Although I do wish I could catch some of those gorgeous bronze colored ones with stripes once in a while. I think smallmouth are really nice looking fish. Looks like you've got a nice one there too. 

 Hard to tell by that photo but it looks like a largemouth to me.

A-Jay

Yeah, that's a largemouth no doubt. 

Looks more like LMB to me as well. 

He does have a little head but I'm still thinking LMB

Just a LMB with the sun shining on it  

I don't see anything that suggests smallmouth to me. 

One more for a LM

Definitely LM

yup definitely a fish

Largemouth in my opinion too.  

I think it's a largemouth with a small mouth. 

God Bless,

Don

Largemouth gets my vote as well