Do all bass smell the same or have you ever noticed some have a stronger fishy smell than others?  Why is this?  

P.S.  Mook squad,  we're talking bass here, not snapper...

SM and LM totally reak of shad on Ky.Lake, late summer through fall.

SM and LM totally reak of shad on Ky.Lake, late summer through fall.

That's it! I think....  The bass I caught today had a strong fish odor that I couldn't quite place but, now that you mention it, it was kinda like shad.  The lakes I fish aren't overly dirty or anything and bass from a different lake may not smell as strong as one from another lake.

Yes!  Just depends on their diet and the water condition.  Do not worry, it is not contagious.  LOL.  Relax..............and keep fishing.

Its not contagious? Then why do I smell so bad? (JUST KIDDIN)

For some reason here in MO lmb smell the same as bull frogs while smb and spots don't smell bad at all.

I feel the beast stirring.....

I can sure smell the difference between a living bass and a dead one rotting on the shore ;D

Yes!  Just depends on their diet and the water condition.  Do not worry, it is not contagious.  LOL.  Relax..............and keep fishing.

Fish thumb is something seriouse amoung anglers. You know that smell you get on your thumb when you lip to many bass?

If you don't smell like fish when you get home, then you didn't catch enough and MUST go again tomorrow 8-)

For some reason here in MO lmb smell the same as bull frogs while smb and spots don't smell bad at all.

LMbass are eating the frogs

those must be some big bass to eat them MO frogs them bullfrogs in that state are HUGE. one of them attacked my spro frog when we were on vacation there last yr.