Reply With QuoteThat is an Ozark Bass. It is a cousin to the Rock Bass and Shadow Bass. The Ozark Bass is only found in the Upper White River basin. There have been a bunch caught in Norfork Lake, this year.
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We have Warmouth , Rock Bass , Green Sunfish , Ozark Bass and Shadow Bass all similar but different fish . Shadow and Ozark Bass have limited ranges . These are the most confused fish called all by Goggle eye or Rock Bass by many folks .
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That is an Ozark Bass. It is a cousin to the Rock Bass and Shadow Bass. The Ozark Bass is only found in the Upper White River basin. There have been a bunch caught in Norfork Lake, this year.
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Don't know which I see more misidentified one of the 5 species listed on my last post or Blacknose Crappie .
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Don't know which I see more misidentified one of the 5 species listed on my last post or Blacknose Crappie .... I don't know how many times I've had to clarify the difference between a Blacknose Crappie & a Magnolia Crappie ... especially on some of the fishing related pages of Facebook.
But, yeah ... Sunfish identification can be confusing as heck, and most times they're mistaken for a close relative (as in the case of me mistaking the Ozark Bass for a Rock Bass ... but, in my defense, I'd never heard of or seen a Ozark Bass)
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Most people never heard of them unless in the home range of the fish which is small .
But, yeah ... Sunfish identification can be confusing as heck, and most times they're mistaken for a close relative (as in the case of me mistaking the Ozark Bass for a Rock Bass ... but, in my defense, I'd never heard of or seen a Ozark Bass)
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Look like a war mouth crappie mix. I know but..
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It looks like an Ozark Bass to me. FYI, the world record OB is only 1lb. I caught one once that weighed about that much but turned it loose without weighing it because I didn't know what it was until I compared the picture I took to what I could find on line. Oh well.
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Ok, you got my interest up. Educate me on the difference between a blacknose and magnolia crappie. As far as the fish on this post, at first I thought it was what we call a goggle eye down here but the markings where very different so I'm going with what the rest of you all have said and saying it's an ozark bass, though I have never seen one in person. Pretty cool fish!
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Glad to Shadow : A Blacknose Black Crappie is just a regular Black Crappie that has a gene that produces the black streak. They are a naturally occurring fish and populations have been found in over 20 states. They were originally called Arkansas Blacknose because biologists found them in a section of the White River. They were taken from there and used as a stock fish for other lakes, because they were easily identified (even as fry) when catch rate & mortality rate studies were done.
Magnolia Crappie are a triploid hybrid (most are sterile) lab created mix between a male Blacknose Black Crappie & a female White Crappie. They are supposedly only stocked in small state lakes in Mississippi, because they are sterile & won't overpopulate. (Therefore, stocking them in larger bodies of water would not be of any value)
There is no way to tell the difference between a true Blacknose & a Magnolia Crappie simply by its looks. Many people misidentify the Blacknose as a Magnolia Crappie because of that, and I clarify the difference by simply from where the fish was caught.
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