I've been contrasting the pic of that gorgeous (georgeous?) CNBG above with Bruce's 10.25" Northern (CS)BG at Another Record Fish.

Maybe it's just these two, but does it seem to anyone else that big, heavy CNBG put more of their bulk on above the mouth than big, heavy Northern BG do? IOW, with two fish of the same length and size, does the CNBG's mouth seem lower than the Northern BG's mouth?

Trying to state the hypothesis a third way:
Big CNBG = big shoulders/helmet, small belly.
Big northern BG = big shoulders/helmet (maybe not quite as big as the CNBG's) AND big belly.

I'll have to search for some other big BG/CNBG pics and see if the relationship holds up.


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