Genetics, nutrition, and time-or longevity. Another factor that puts California at the forefront of the trophy world is nutrition. Longevity is the final element in growing a record bass. Aside from having an abundance of forage available year round, a recordbook largemouth must reside in waters that experience mild winter temperatures. Springtime is here and its time to hit the water.
Largemouths can also see objects that are above the surface of the water.
George Perry's all-tackle world record bass catch in 1932 received little attention for more than a decade because walleyes, muskies, and northern pike were the glamour fish of freshwater in the 1930s. Bass will use the same spawning sites year after year. Biologists studying an Ontario lake found that today's bass spawn precisely where their ancestors spawned in the 1950s and '60s. Inc. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.