Being a tournament fisherman, there have been many a tournament where large mouth, kentuckies, and smallmouth bass count. Most lakes around here have a 15" length limit on lmb and smb. But kentuckies have a 12" length limit...... See the problem? alot of people can't tell the difference between a lmb and a kentucky. I have seen my share of lmb with a rough patch on their tounge, so that one don't work. What exactly are characteristics of a kentucky, that others won't have? Is there one? Is it a couple? Someone on this website can surely give me a perfect explination......