How to Identify Bass

White Bass: Stripes are not dark e.g. stripes often faint, first stripe below lateral line is very faint and not complete - top fins not connected as much as yellow -

Yellowbass: Stripes very distinct but obviously broken above anal fin - Color - silvery or silvery yellow (at times) - dorsal fins joined

Hydrid: stripes distinct, usually broken in places, several extend to tail

Striper: stripes distinct, several extend to tail

Large Mouth: Definite lateral stripe - jaw extends pass the back margin of the eye when mouth closed

Spotted / Kentucky Bass: Jaw does not extend beyond the eyeball and the horizontal dark strip will not be as defined i.e. probably irregular or broken.

Small Mouth: some vertical barring along the sides - jaw does not extend beyond the back margin of the eye when mouth is closed