11" Rock Bass Master Angler Entry

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Comment by Slip Sinker on September 14, 2013 at 6:28pm

thanks guys and I really need to return the thanks to all you guys and this site for revitalizing my interest in bluegill and panfish in general.

Dick I think you are absolutely correct... these fish hold tight to or into cover... in this lake here concrete is king then the rocky rip rap then the wood and weeds. this fish in particular was caught with a weighted 5in worm cast into 9ft of water between two bridge pillars and I let it rest near the foundation... he grabbed it before I was able to twitch it.

my first choice of lures would be a 1/16 oz or 1/8oz 4in jig worm red in color

Comment by dick tabbert on September 14, 2013 at 2:47pm

We have the red eyes also in Michigan and Ohio and I even caught a few in Indiana.

Comment by Ben Seay on September 14, 2013 at 1:47pm

Here is a Roanoke Bass - a close relative of the the Rock Bass. It is found in only four river drainages in Virginia and NC. This one I caught is from the Nottoway River in VA:

Here is how I tell them all apart:

Warmouth: Brown splotches with creamy colored areas on body, only 3 anal spines. Usually has orange-like eyes.

Rock Bass: Usually a light yellowish or light yellow-olive color, dark square-spots on sides , 6 anal spines, usually has red eyes, dark outline on anal fin

Roanoke Bass: same as Rock Bass, but with no dark outline on anal fin

The Rock Bass and Roanoke bass color shades can vary a little depending on their habitat.

Warmouth colorization usually doesn't vary unless you catch one out of a blackwater system, in which case it will be nearly black, like this one (Suwannee River, GA):

 

 

 

Comment by dick tabbert on September 14, 2013 at 12:36pm

Dave here is a rock bass and a warmouth I caught over vacation this year.. All Rockbass don't have red eye's some have brown or even a yellowish eye.

ROCK BASS

WAR MOUTH

Comment by Adam Rink on September 14, 2013 at 10:44am

Great fish Ken

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on September 14, 2013 at 10:31am

Rock Bass have red eyes. Don't know about warmouth.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on September 14, 2013 at 10:20am

I've caught warpath and what may have been rockies, but the small size and similar
appearance confused me.
(not hard to do....)

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on September 14, 2013 at 9:21am

Lordy, Lordy,....I have caught a lot of the ole goggle eyes but never one that big.

Comment by dick tabbert on September 14, 2013 at 9:18am

Also I might want to add they love rocky rivers here in Ohio and Mich it's use to be nothing to catch 100 or more a day.

Comment by dick tabbert on September 14, 2013 at 9:13am

I find in our area of Michigan if you find weeds you'll find rockbass and waremouths and they aren't shy about deep weeds and wood in the weeds is a bid plus.

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