Free printable easy fishing trivia quiz questions about largemouth bass
What is a largemouth bass?
A: The largemouth bass is a freshwater game fish
in the sunfish family, a species of black bass
native to North America.
The largemouth bass is the state fish of what
three states?
A: Georgia, Mississippi, and Indiana.
It is the state freshwater fish of what two
states?
A: Florida and Alabama.
The largemouth bass is the state sport fish of
what state?
A: Tennessee.
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In comparison to age, which is larger, a female
bass or a male bass?
A: Female.
The largemouth is the largest of the what?
A: Black basses.
How long does a largemouth bass live?
A: 16 years on average.
The juvenile largemouth bass consumes mostly
what?
A: Small bait fish, scuds, small shrimp, and
insects.
What do adult largemouth bass eat?
A: Smaller fish, snails, crawfish, frogs,
snakes, salamanders, bats, and even small water
birds, mammals, and baby alligators.
It also consumes younger members of what?
A: Larger fish species, such as pike, catfish,
trout, walleye, white bass, striped bass, and
even smaller black bass.
In weedy waters, bass grow more slowly due to
what?
A: Difficulty in acquiring prey.
With little or no cover, bass can devastate the
prey population and as a consequence can what?
A: Starve or be stunted.
Adult largemouth are generally what kind of
predators?
A: Apex.
Remains of what kind of invasive species fish
have been found inside the stomachs of
largemouth bass consistently?
A: Round goby.
Largemouth bass are keenly sought after by whom?
A: Anglers.
They are known for the excitement of their what?
A: Fight.
The fish will often become airborne in their
effort to do what?
A: Throw the hook.
Anglers most often fish for largemouth bass with
what?
A: Lures such as plastic worms, jigs, crankbaits
and spinnerbaits.
A recent trend in California is the use of large
swimbaits to target trophy bass that often
forage on what?
A: Juvenile rainbow trout.
Large golden shiners are a popular live bait
used to catch trophy bass, especially when they
are what?
A: Sluggish in the heat of summer or in the cold
of winter.
Largemouth bass usually hang around what?
A: Big patches of weeds and other shallow water
cover.
The world record largemouth according to IGFA is
shared by what two men?
A: Manabu Kurita and George W. Perry.
Where was Kurita's bass caught and what did it
weigh?
A: Lake Biwa in Japan on July 2, 2009 and
weighed 10.12 kg (22 lbs 4oz.)
Where was Perry's bass caught, and how much did
it weigh?
A: Montgomery Lake in Georgia on June 2, 1932
and it weighed 10.09 kg (22 lbs 4oz.)
Why is this record shared between the two men?
A: Because the IGFA states a new record must
beat the old record by 2 ounces.
Strong cultural pressure among largemouth bass
anglers encourages what practice?
A: Catch and release, especially the larger
specimens.
Why especially the larger specimens?
A: They are usually breeding females that
contribute heavily to future sport fishing
stocks.
What is the meat of a largemouth bass like?
A: It’s white, slightly mushy meat, lower
quality than that of the smallmouth bass.
Small largemouth, 10-14 inches, can be quite
delicious when the water temperature is what?
A: Low but the large fish should be released.
The largemouth bass has been introduced into
many other regions and countries due to its
what?
A: Popularity as a sport fish.
It causes the decline, displacement or
extinctions of species in its new habitat
through what?
A: Predation and competition.