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What type of bass is this. Caught this where I live(south florida(homestead) and can’t seem to identify the bass or is it just a normal florida strain bass 

hmmm , dont know .

Looks normal to me, definitely a largemouth. Not sure on Florida strain or not but coming from Florida it’s a safe bet! 

Largemouth 

Little largemouth bass.  

Probably a hybrid, Florida has lots a sub species. Can’t go by coloration alone, dorsal and anal fin spine numbers, jaw to eye relationship etc. Thinking maybe a Red Eye-LMB hybrid?

Tom

The only black bass species that lives in South Florida is the Florida strain largemouth bass. In the Florida panhandle and some parts of Northern Florida you can also catch Suwannee bass, Shoal bass, and Choctaw bass.

4 hours ago, WRB said:

Probably a hybrid, Florida has lots a sub species. Can’t go by coloration alone, dorsal and anal fin spine numbers, jaw to eye relationship etc. Thinking maybe a Red Eye-LMB hybrid?

Tom

There are no redeye bass in South Florida.

10 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Looks normal to me, definitely a largemouth. Not sure on Florida strain or not but coming from Florida it’s a safe bet! 

I have caught Florida strain largemouth bass in South Florida since it is the only black bass species that lives in South Florida.

The HNatural range of bass species isn’t possible today to maintain. Anglers move fish around and have been for over a 100 years.

We have Red Eye Bass, Shoal Bass, NLMB, Florida LMB, Northern/Florida Intergrades, both Northern and Southern Spotted Bass and Smallmouth bass in California where no Black Bass species are native.  

Tom

largemouth

It is best to learn how to identify the different species of black bass so you do not get confused. Largemouth bass are the easiest of all black bass species to identify. 

Largemouth