BassinHomer Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Just curious what everyone's thoughts on our little green friend the spot were. I see alot of folks trashing the spotted bass but quite frankly I think they're fun to catch so I was wondering why everyone held a grudge against them for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos260 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 The little spots around here are very aggressive little fish and if you get in to a bunch of them they make it hard to keep your lure in the water long enough to catch bigger fish. When I watch fishing shows of people spot fishing in Alabama and Georgia catch 3 and 4 pounders I'm jealous. If they grew to that size here I would love fishing for them as much as I like LM and SM fishing but they just don't grow big enough here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackertxw175 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 The little spots around here are very aggressive little fish and if you get in to a bunch of them they make it hard to keep your lure in the water long enough to catch bigger fish. When I watch fishing shows of people spot fishing in Alabama and Georgia catch 3 and 4 pounders I'm jealous. If they grew to that size here I would love fishing for them as much as I like LM and SM fishing but they just don't grow big enough here. i have said it before and i will say it again, if twra would stop or cut the stripe program in cherokee and spend those funds on habitat and forage we would have a lake that would rival tablerock. in 5-10 years it would be possible to catch a 5lb lm,sm, and spot in the same day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Has anybody noticed the size of spots on cherokee getting bigger? The last two trips I have caught a 17 incher, my brother had a 17 1/2. One on a spinnerbait, the other two on a dinger. Have caught several 14 and 15 inchers this year. They do seem hard to find at times but since the water is starting to cool the bigger ones are getting more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 I think the Spotted Bass gets a bad rap also but I think it is because they can over populate a lake really quick and that in turn causes food shortages for the Large mouths and Small mouths which slows their growth. We did have a serious problem with the on Center Hill few years back. They had taken the lake over. The TWRA opened season on them on that lake for about 5 years and removed the limit of Spots that could be taken off the lake. I know many guys that went up there in the Fall and would bring back as many as a 100 or more in one trip and fill their freezers. After a 5 year gone wild no creel limit last year they put a 10 fish limit back on the lake because the Spotted Bass population was within check and it helped the Large mouths and small mouths begin to increase in size. On many lakes the prime bass on the lake is Spots. Lake Neely Henry is one that has 5 lb spots on it caught regularly, Table Rock is another with big spots on it. I do think they get a bad rap but then if not controlled like I said they will get out of control quick....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackertxw175 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 cherokee has no size limit on them. had a twra officer ask me why no one kept any. my guess was they probably thought they were bass, 15" limit, and not spot. just my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 cherokee has no size limit on them. had a twra officer ask me why no one kept any. my guess was they probably thought they were bass, 15" limit, and not spot. just my You may be right Ross. I know there are alot of folks that really cannot tell the difference between a Spot and a Largemouth and here on Old Hickory we have what is known as a Mean mouth Bass and it actually favors a small mouth more than a Spot and TWRA said Mean mouths need to be same length as Small mouths which is 18 inches to be legal to weigh in or placed in live wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRocket Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 i have said it before and i will say it again, if twra would stop or cut the stripe program in cherokee and spend those funds on habitat and forage we would have a lake that would rival tablerock. in 5-10 years it would be possible to catch a 5lb lm,sm, and spot in the same day Ross, the spots would get bigger if we fatt'n up on baby stripers(a.k.a. turtle food)!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Ross, the spots would get bigger if we fatt'n up on baby stripers(a.k.a. turtle food)!!!! It's my understanding that Strippers(Rockfish) don't spawn because they are genetically altered freaks of mankind that use to live in Salt water.........Correct me if I'm wrong.......... :scratch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassinHomer Posted October 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 It's my understanding that Strippers(Rockfish) don't spawn because they are genetically altered freaks of mankind that use to live in Salt water.........Correct me if I'm wrong.......... :scratch: I don't know if they're genetically altered but they are a saltwater fish but they can survive in freshwater, correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 They spawn... But the eggs must tumble to Produce. That's why they go into fresh water rivers to spawn from the Atlantic. While I believe there is some hatching, I have no evidence to back this up. The first documented rockfish were from SC in the Santee Cooper lakes after the dams were built. They realized they could live in fresh water and the rest is history. Sucks! The hybrids are 1/2 rockfish and 1/2 white bass raised in a hatchery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipperjig Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 them "spots" are very good eating!!! i will keep everyone i catch in the wintertime!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassinHomer Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 them "spots" are very good eating!!! i will keep everyone i catch in the wintertime!!!! if I ever caught enough to eat I would too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have heard of people bringing the Coosa Spots & dumping them in some of the local lakes. I have also noticed on Douglas especially that the spots have bred with smallmouths & now you've got a bunch of meanmouths-specifically in Muddy Creek. Spots are in direct competition with smallmouths for forage & also spawning area IMHO. I caught some magnum spots 3 weeks ago on Cherokee that were 2.5 lb's a piece. They won't be a problem until they decimate the smallmouth population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Your correct BD about the Coosa bass breeding with the smallmouths. We have been having that problem here on Old Hickory lake with Meanmouths now for about 5 years. I had guys trying to weigh them in as Spots this year in my Heartland trail and because I made Spots and Large mouths all 14 inch limit fish. There was a big discussion on that issue at one of my weigh ins as to what the fish was. I allowed it to be weighed as a Spot that week but I did confer with the TWRA about it that week. I was informed by them that the Mean Mouth Bass is in the Small mouth family and there for must be 18 inches to legal. They gave me the paper work that I passed out at me next event and no more mean mouths showed up at the scale's the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainman Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ive used many a 12" spot to fill out a limit! lol.....I dont mind them too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 i have seen many days i would have loved to have a Spot tug on my line....try fishing SoHo or Flannagan.....and a Spot Bite would be a treat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtCarmelBugMan Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I would personally love to fish for Coosa spots but that is not what we have in Cherokee or other surrounding lakes up here in the east. We have Northern Spots or Kentucky Bass. The Coosa Spot grows much larger than the Kentucky but still has that same mad at the world temper. One of the best lakes to fish for Coosas is lake Lanier or Allatoona in GA. They have posted some of the biggest spots I have ever seen. I will try to find some pics of the ones caught in Allatoona and post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtewes Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I would personally love to fish for Coosa spots but that is not what we have in Cherokee or other surrounding lakes up here in the east. We have Northern Spots or Kentucky Bass. The Coosa Spot grows much larger than the Kentucky but still has that same mad at the world temper. One of the best lakes to fish for Coosas is lake Lanier or Allatoona in GA. They have posted some of the biggest spots I have ever seen. I will try to find some pics of the ones caught in Allatoona and post here. Ditto on Lanier. Paps and I spent a week in the spring of 06 down there. 15 lb sack of Coosa spots was common. And they will jerk you arm off while dragging a spinnerbait. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb119 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 The little spots around here are very aggressive little fish and if you get in to a bunch of them they make it hard to keep your lure in the water long enough to catch bigger fish. When I watch fishing shows of people spot fishing in Alabama and Georgia catch 3 and 4 pounders I'm jealous. If they grew to that size here I would love fishing for them as much as I like LM and SM fishing but they just don't grow big enough here. The spots in georgia and alabama are mainly coosa spotted bass while the spots here are kentucky spotted bass. The coosa's grow larger than our kentucky spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pccustomtackle Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 All it takes is a trip to Carters lake in Ga. around mid April...throw a Vision 110 and hang on with both hands !!!! You will start dreaming about 5lb Magnum Spots all year long. My calendar is already marked !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I would personally love to fish for Coosa spots but that is not what we have in Cherokee or other surrounding lakes up here in the east. We have Northern Spots or Kentucky Bass. The Coosa Spot grows much larger than the Kentucky but still has that same mad at the world temper. One of the best lakes to fish for Coosas is lake Lanier or Allatoona in GA. They have posted some of the biggest spots I have ever seen. I will try to find some pics of the ones caught in Allatoona and post here. Trust me-these are Coosa bred. There was a 4 lb 4 oz Spot caught in a Saturday night rodeo on FPH by a friend of mine a few years back, I don't think it was a Northern Strain. Pic Added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackertxw175 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 now that's a spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtCarmelBugMan Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Here are a few Coosas from Allatoona they have caught some close to 7lbs out of there on an 8" swimbait in the spring. Triton Mike Bucca guides down there and has his own hard swimbait called a bull shad that he uses. I would love to get a guided trip with him one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Here are a few Coosas from Allatoona they have caught some close to 7lbs out of there on an 8" swimbait in the spring. Triton Mike Bucca guides down there and has his own hard swimbait called a bull shad that he uses. I would love to get a guided trip with him one of these days. Those are some magnums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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