

Ray easley's record fish, which some consider the “Holy Grail” of all freshwater sport fishing records, was finally challenged by Japanese angler Manabu Kurita on July 22, 2009. The All-Tackle world record Black Bass was a largemouth that was caught at Lake Casitas, CA by Ray Easly, weighing in at 22 lbs. However, smallmouth bass tend to fight even more aggressively when hooked, favoring extremely powerful runs to underwater structures such as submerged logs, weed beds, and rock piles. Largemouth are known for their greater overall size and tolerance of urban environments, and also tend to jump more than other black bass and fight aggressively near the surface. Depending upon species and various other factors such as water quality and availability of food, black bass may be found in lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks, and even roadside ditches. salmoides) caught by an angler in IowaĪll black bass are fished recreationally and are well known as strong fighters when hooked. The sport has driven the development of all manner of fishing gears in the market, including rods, reels, lines, lures, electronic depth and fish-finding instruments, drift boats, float tubes, kayaks and also motor boats made specifically for bass fishing (also colloquially called bass boats). From humble beginnings, the black bass has become the most specifically sought-after sport fish in the United States. The sport has changed drastically since its beginnings in the late 19th century. Modern bass fishing has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry.

All black bass species are members of the sunfish family Centrarchidae. There are numerous black bass species targeted in North America, including largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieui), spotted bass or Kentucky bass ( Micropterus punctulatus), and Guadalupe bass ( Micropterus treculii). Smallmouth bass caught on the Missouri River in Niobrara, Nebraska, U.S.īass fishing is the recreational fishing activity, typically via rod angling, for various North American game fishes known collectively as black bass.
