When catching spotted bass on Lake Sam Rayburn or Toledo Bend here in deep east Texas, one of the most obvious things we notice is the spotted bass is normally a LOT lighter in color than a largemouth. They tend to have a lot more "white" on them. And most of the time they are usually always under 15 inch in length here. Just my opinion.
Absolutely agree, they tend to show more to a point you can tell before you get them in the boat.
shorty, I have never used the tooth patch as ID personally but the tail is the better indicator to me, the pointed lobes are nearly identical to SMB.
15" is getting close to top end, 17"-18" is a true giant. I am not a record chaser but the largest I've seen was about 18.25" and about 4lbs.
If craws are present they will utilize that forage source to the extent they are available. Spots do not prosper at all where no craws exist and I have no data to back it up but I believe spots are better equipped to find craws than SMB are. That's my opinion and belief.
