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I know bass vary in color depending on the water/light condition. Most of my bass are med-green with a white under-belly. I caught a two-pounder this week that was dark green, had a vivid mottled black stripe down its side and a brilliant yellow under-belly. I stocked native, pure Floridas and every thing in between. Is the yellow belly an indication of any particular strain?
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Can You post a pic of one ? I have not seen a yellow bellied big mouth bass.
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I set the coward free, will snap a shot if I get lucky enough again.
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I've got some yellow bellied/finned LMB as well. They are all under 13 inches but there are definitely a few of them in the pond. I stocked 150 feed trained bass and I think some of them came from that batch.
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I have caught fish like this one myself on numerous occasions. These darker colored fish with somewhat of a yellow belly are always caught in the summer, in shallow water, around vegetation. It has always been my opinion that these fish take on this coloration because of the sun, spending most of their time in shallow water, and I think living in and around this shallow vegitation must have something to do with it. Someone will surely have a more exact biological answer.
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I have caught fish like this one myself on numerous occasions. These darker colored fish with somewhat of a yellow belly are always caught in the summer, in shallow water, around vegetation. It has always been my opinion that these fish take on this coloration because of the sun, spending most of their time in shallow water, and I think living in and around this shallow vegitation must have something to do with it. Someone will surely have a more exact biological answer. I would tend to agree, those dark yellow bellied LMB are usually also hiding in the dark shade of heavy vegetation just before being caught, I suspect it is because they have been in the shade for quite a while. I have also caught LMB on with very orange fin coloring as well which I would atribute more to something in their diet.
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