SRAC

Species Profile

Largemouth Bass

http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/722fs.pdf

Broodfish are usually more than 2

years old and weigh at least 1.5

pounds. Very large fish are harder

to handle and less dependable as

spawners. Sexing of broodfish is

most easily accomplished in the

spring when ripe females should

have distended abdomens and

males freely emit milt when

stripped. Bass larger than 13 to 15

inches usually can be sexed by

examining the scaleless area

around the urogenital opening.

This scaleless area is almost circular

in males but more elongated in

females. The surest way of sexing

is to gently insert a capillary tube

into the urogenital vent to remove

eggs or milt.

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Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/18/19 10:19 AM.