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Spotted bass are the black bass most often mistaken for largemouth. Here is the one feature that never fails, and several that help.

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How to tell largemouth and smallmouth bass apart by sight, fight, and the lures each species responds to.

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The biology behind how big a largemouth bass can get: growth rates by age, and the genetics, climate, and forage factors that set the ceiling.

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Florida’s 17.27 lb state record largemouth bass has stood since 1986, despite decades of pressure and a citizen-science program built to document giant bass.

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Every US state record largemouth bass listed, with weight, angler, water, and year, sourced from official and verified records.

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From Dottie the 25-pound California bass to pre-Perry claims, the messier real history behind the largemouth bass record.

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The full story behind the 22 lb 4 oz world record largemouth bass, George Perry’s 1932 catch, and how Manabu Kurita tied it in 2009.

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Why largemouth bass change color with the water they live in, how juveniles differ from adults, and what really identifies one.

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A quick-ID guide to America’s freshwater bass, largemouth, smallmouth, white, striped, and rock bass, and how to tell them apart at a glance.

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12 verified, lesser-known facts about largemouth bass, from color vision to a world record tied on the other side of the planet.

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