Hi Lads,
Do any of you know a way to identify female bass?. I would find this very helpfull in selecting a fish to take for the pot which happens on a very rare occasion!
Cheers
Mike
Identifying female bass
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MikeQ
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Identifying female bass
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Re: Identifying female Bass
"Most fish weighing more than about 5 pounds are female.
Bass start to have their greatest appeal to sporting anglers when they reach about 10 years of age, and weigh between 4 and 7 pounds."
http://ukbass.com/seabassandfishery/sizeandage.html
dont know any other way??
Anyone?
Bass start to have their greatest appeal to sporting anglers when they reach about 10 years of age, and weigh between 4 and 7 pounds."
http://ukbass.com/seabassandfishery/sizeandage.html
dont know any other way??
Anyone?
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Re: Identifying female Bass
Another good tip a soft fat belly means a fish with eggs or would at least point towards that it would have, if there is any Bass that have to released it would have to be them!!!
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