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Post by trent on Dec 2, 2008 20:19:56 GMT -5
For those of you that fish on the Tippy, do the smallmouth have a darker coloration than some of the other local streams? Anecdotallly, for the handful that we've caught, they seem to be substantially darker than what we catch on the Wildcat or Sugar for example. Just wondering if anyone else has found the same to be true?
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Post by kdthomps on Dec 11, 2008 9:24:34 GMT -5
I can't speak from experience, as I don't know any of the local rivers very well (give it four months and I know them like the back of my hand), but I have noticed the large mouth coloration varies depending on the area you catch them in the lake. Like, fishing in weeds/under trees/murky yields darker fish where as open water yields lighter fish. I'm sure the same holds true for smallies. Maybe it's just the area you tend to fish on each river?
I don't know if coloration can change during a bass's life or it's genetic though. I'd be interested to find out, so if anyone knows, let us know too!
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Post by rstaight on Dec 11, 2008 11:45:08 GMT -5
I have caught smallmouth out of the Tippy that you have to take a second look at to make sure it's not a spot. Then I have caught smallmouth out of Wildcat Creek and there is no doubt as to why they are called bronzebacks.
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Post by trent on Dec 11, 2008 11:57:14 GMT -5
Kevin:
at the December tying session, I was asking Dustin about this. He was saying that supposedly smallmouth can actually adjust to their coloration to their surroundings, much like a chameleon? Certainly something I would like to find out more about.
T-
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Post by reelteacher on Dec 11, 2008 21:22:39 GMT -5
This is absolutely true. The smallmouth, largemouth, and many other fish species can change their appearance according to their surroundings. They have photoreceptors in their skin that can adjust the pigments to reflect the color they are exposed to. I've seen fish change colors right before my eyes in small creeks. I've hooked a fish next to a deep dark bottom and as I faught the fish over a bright sandy bottom, the dark bass changed to a very light color in a matter of seconds! Just like a Chameleon... It's remarkable. Bluegill can also change colors from light to dark, although to a lesser extent. It depends on the bottom type and water clarity. The clearer the water, the more the fish change their colors. Dirty water fish seem to always be darker in color.
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Post by phishphinder on Dec 11, 2008 21:27:34 GMT -5
How many pixels are in a 2# smallmouth?
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Post by trent on Dec 12, 2008 8:43:11 GMT -5
I suppose that would depend on if the smallmouth was in HD or not, right?
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Post by reelteacher on Dec 12, 2008 22:48:38 GMT -5
Any smallmouth you see change colors right before your eyes is definitely in HD baby! Try not to blink when he jumps out of the water at you! I would say your average 2# smallmouth has at least 200 mega pixels.
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