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| 713.1 | | SALEM::PAPPALARDO | | Tue May 10 1988 17:03 | 8 |
| I believe in the same show they told why. The reason was due to
colder water in the North they had a slower growth rate than down
South. I also think they said the colder water bass have a longer
life span than their southern cousins. Thats what I got out of the
show and its the second time i've seen it, the shows are starting
to be repeats.
Guy
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| 713.2 | Depends on WHERE they live | CASV02::PRESTON | | Tue May 10 1988 17:12 | 11 |
| Look in 101.* for info on determining the age of a fish (I just
came across it the other day via the default 'next unseen'..)
I saw part of the same show, I think. Apparently, since there is
cold weather in Maine so much of the year, the bass spend a lot
of time in hibernation, hence they have less time to grow large.
Also, they live about twice as long as southern bass. The one you
mentioned probably was about as old as they get up there - and probably
about as big, too.
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| 713.3 | | COLORS::MACINTYRE | In search of the Largemouth Bass | Wed May 11 1988 10:34 | 13 |
| That was BASSmasters, with Ray Scott fishing with Maine pro Dave
Barnes (I think). I taped it this week, but haven't watched it
yet, since I've seen it before.
I found it real interesting too. It's exactly like the previous
replies have said, due to the shorter active feeding times up north
the bass have much shorter growing periods. And since their growth
periods are spread out, they live alot longer than, say, an Okeechobee
bass that grows all year long - but they don't grow near as large.
Interesting, I'll have to watch the show again...
Don Mac
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| 713.4 | | SONATA::LANGE | UMRK vs PMRC | Wed May 11 1988 11:08 | 8 |
| I'm having trouble with comprehension today...and probably spelling
for that matter...but in .3 Don.. You said "an Okeechobee bass grows
all year long - but they don't grow nearly as large"
As large as a Maine bass? or vice versa?
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| 713.5 | | COLORS::MACINTYRE | In search of the Largemouth Bass | Wed May 11 1988 11:58 | 4 |
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Yea, I could have been clearer - the Okeechobee (Florida) bass grow
much larger than the northern bass. And the northern bass live
much longer than the southern bass. donmac
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| 713.6 | Count the rings. | GENRAL::HUNTER | from SUNNY Colorado, Wayne | Wed May 11 1988 15:08 | 7 |
| It's fairly easy to tell the age of the Northern Bass, trout,
etc. By looking at a scale under a microscope, you can see the
difference in distance between growth rings on the scales. Larger
distance between rings means summer, closer distance is winter.
Count the summers or winters and you have the fish's age. Learned
this from a fisheries biologist when I caught my 19# Brown. Found
out she was 14 years old. Try it sometime.
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| 713.8 | rings | SCOMAN::KERSWELL | | Mon May 16 1988 09:12 | 7 |
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RE:713.6
While you where waatching the show you must have got up for a beer
or something. I was tuned into the same channel and the guy was
explaining on how to count the rings'on a scale. I was amazed when
hey explained the age of the fish, those fish are around for a long
time, makes you wonder why poeple through'em back into the water..
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