Very informative video. Recently I have caught what appears to be Large Mouth Bass in the St. Marys River bordering Florida and Georgia. But, they are rather large and thin, and red tinted. Plus they are hanging out in the shallow rapid running water. I wish I had pictures of them but…
My understanding is the red eye bass are a collective group of 7 individual species. The Coosa Bass, Warrior Bass, Cahaba Bass Tallapoosa Bass, Chattahoochee Bass, Bartrams Bass, and Altamaha all generally fall under the name red eye bass but are genetically separate species.
They aren’t really. True bass are hard to define, like where humans call everything a type of perch, cod, or bass. “True Bass” are the Moronidae family, such as striper, European sea bass, as well as the mentioned temperate basses. The other basses are black bass, close to sunfish like bluegill and the rock bass en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_(fish)
Black bass belong the family Centracidae which includes, black basses, sunfish, crappies, etc. Temperate bass species also come under the heading of true bass. That aside I like your video, it was very informative.
I grew up in Clay County, Alabama, which is close to the border with Georgia... My brother and I used to fish in this large creek down the road from our house and we'd occasionally catch these weird fish that we couldn't identify. We knew they were bass but couldn't figure out what kind, so we called them the "weird, pretty bass". It turns out that they were Shoal bass, and apparently they're quite rare as well.
@@fishingthelist4017 Yeah, both my brother and I live way out on the West Coast now but I hope to one day go back there, go to that creek and see if those shoal bass are still there.
you mist some black bass. this was a good video. so your a fan of the peacock? their are just to manie bass to remember. I think i have all of limps, but they are busting up the longear.
Ok, constructive criticism. I loved the background music. You never made it clear what the colors on the map meant. I'm assuming light brown is the normal range, the darker color is extended range. It would be more useful if you would identify what their main food source is in the areas they inhabit.
Food sources are important but the main objective of this video was to focus on range maps. If you look at the bottom right of each map, native and introduced is color coordinated with the map. Thanks for the feedback though.
@@WildaboutUT Thanks. I was looking for a legend. Apparently my compute screen is too small. I've worked with maps all my life. I am retired captain of an icebreaker on international waters.
You’re missing a A LOT of range for smallmouth in Manitoba, largemouth in Manitoba and white bass in Manitoba. Also white bass are actually not bass, they are part of the same family as crappie
White bass are members of the true bass family- stripers, yellow bass etc. Smallmouth, largemouth etc are actually in the sunfish family. More related to crappies and bluegills
Actually, I don't think any of the black bass species are true bass. I think the black bass are more closely related to panfish like bluegills and the temperate species are the only true bass in North America but you'll have to fact check me on that
This is the problem with common names. For a large portion of the world, I assume most people would think black bass when the term bass is brought up. I don’t think there’s a “true bass”, it’s a generic term to describe many unrelated species. Black bass. Peacock bass. Morone sp. Chilean sea bass. All pretty unrelated yet still referred as bass.
You left out the Chattahoochee, Bartram’s, Tallapoosa, and Altamaha. They are the rest of the ten bass species that are native to Georgia
I don't care what anybody says you did a great job on this video
Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot!
Very informative video.
Recently I have caught what appears to be Large Mouth Bass in the St. Marys River bordering Florida and Georgia.
But, they are rather large and thin, and red tinted.
Plus they are hanging out in the shallow rapid running water.
I wish I had pictures of them but…
Rock bass or Alabama bass.
@@smelltheglove2038more likely shoal bass Sawanee bass
My understanding is the red eye bass are a collective group of 7 individual species. The Coosa Bass, Warrior Bass, Cahaba Bass Tallapoosa Bass, Chattahoochee Bass, Bartrams Bass, and Altamaha all generally fall under the name red eye bass but are genetically separate species.
Also the Roanoke Bass, which is only found in northern NC an VA.
I think spotted bass in Texas have red eyes too
The Guadalupe Bass native to Texas are really cool fish. Delicious too.
I never knew that the white bass was a actual bass till recently, it's referred to as a Wacamore round the Yadkin/Peedee river systems in NC
They aren’t really. True bass are hard to define, like where humans call everything a type of perch, cod, or bass. “True Bass” are the Moronidae family, such as striper, European sea bass, as well as the mentioned temperate basses. The other basses are black bass, close to sunfish like bluegill and the rock bass
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_(fish)
Nice video, you did miss a lot of the Georgia bass which are now found to be distinct species rather than red-eye strains. Keep up the good work.
Black bass belong the family Centracidae which includes, black basses, sunfish, crappies, etc. Temperate bass species also come under the heading of true bass. That aside I like your video, it was very informative.
The Suwannee is the most hard fighting and aggressive bass I’ve ever caught. A 2 pound Suwannee feels like a 8 pd largemouth.
Nice. Peacocks are the same
great video!
The yellow, Guadalupe, and peacock bass are the only ones left on my list for bass.
That's awesome! You must have spent a lot of time in the south!
@@WildaboutUT yep retired military. Spent most of my career in the south, about 13 years out of 21 years.
I grew up in Clay County, Alabama, which is close to the border with Georgia...
My brother and I used to fish in this large creek down the road from our house and we'd occasionally catch these weird fish that we couldn't identify. We knew they were bass but couldn't figure out what kind, so we called them the "weird, pretty bass". It turns out that they were Shoal bass, and apparently they're quite rare as well.
Great story! I have some personal stories very relatable to that
I hope that they are still there. Shoal bass have been wiped out in Alabama because of the introduction of other bass species.
@@fishingthelist4017
Yeah, both my brother and I live way out on the West Coast now but I hope to one day go back there, go to that creek and see if those shoal bass are still there.
Part of this video is incorrect, the florida bass is not a subspecies of largemouth bass, it was determined in 2023 that it is its own species.
you mist some black bass. this was a good video. so your a fan of the peacock? their are just to manie bass to remember. I think i have all of limps, but they are busting up the longear.
I thought alll the black bass are actually sunfish (elongated). Have I got this wrong?
That is true. Black bass are technically sunfish.
@@WildaboutUT cool. thanks for the confirmation.
Ok, constructive criticism. I loved the background music. You never made it clear what the colors on the map meant. I'm assuming light brown is the normal range, the darker color is extended range. It would be more useful if you would identify what their main food source is in the areas they inhabit.
Food sources are important but the main objective of this video was to focus on range maps. If you look at the bottom right of each map, native and introduced is color coordinated with the map. Thanks for the feedback though.
@@WildaboutUT Thanks. I was looking for a legend. Apparently my compute screen is too small. I've worked with maps all my life. I am retired captain of an icebreaker on international waters.
@@jimfromm3981 Wow that's awesome!
Did you catch all those fish
I've caught a good chunk of them. I still haven't tapped into all of the bass species that live in the Southeast.
@ great job 👍🏽 keep it up
cool man! didnt know that
I'm 99% sure I have caught Suwannee bass in central Florida.
You’re missing a A LOT of range for smallmouth in Manitoba, largemouth in Manitoba and white bass in Manitoba. Also white bass are actually not bass, they are part of the same family as crappie
Basically, missing a whole lot of the Canadian smallmouth range, not just Manitoba.
White bass are members of the true bass family- stripers, yellow bass etc. Smallmouth, largemouth etc are actually in the sunfish family. More related to crappies and bluegills
Actually, I don't think any of the black bass species are true bass. I think the black bass are more closely related to panfish like bluegills and the temperate species are the only true bass in North America but you'll have to fact check me on that
You are correct sir
Bingo.
Absolutely correct. The “black bass” family are actually a part of the sunfish clade. The term bass is a misnomer.
Nice catch.👍
This is the problem with common names. For a large portion of the world, I assume most people would think black bass when the term bass is brought up. I don’t think there’s a “true bass”, it’s a generic term to describe many unrelated species. Black bass. Peacock bass. Morone sp. Chilean sea bass. All pretty unrelated yet still referred as bass.
The poster in my garage says you’re right. Cheers!
Peacock bass are cichlids
peacock bass are a cichlid like oscars and angelfish
You forgot the peacock bass.
The peacock bass is not actually a bass. That was mentioned towards the end of the video.
Peacock Bass are Cichlids, not bass
Largemouth bass are sunfish and are not bass at all.
This is true
all the black bass species are in the Sunfish family, but are in their own Genus, as far as i know
Nice video! I think i have a Guadalupe bass that I caught in San Antonio Texas where I live but I'm not sure. And What about bubble bass?