Looking For Intuition

[fishinwrench]

There's a Florida sub-species of Largemouth not on the list. And are Peacock bass members of the sunfish catagory ?

[Gavin]

I believe that peacock bass are in the Cyclid family...along with allot of other fish...Tilapia, Oscars, etc...I've caught Shadow Bass on the St. Francis & the Black. Ozark Bass are usually found in the White River Drainage.

[stlfisher]

There's a Florida sub-species of Largemouth not on the list. And are Peacock bass members of the sunfish catagory ?

I don't think Peacock bass are actually bass or members of the sunfish family. I don't remember what classfication they fall into, but I remember reading they were given that nickname to attract anglers.

Regardless, what classification they fall into I still want to head south and catch one.

[id10t]

Bass Slam is a contest so to speak that Bassmasters launched in 2008. It is kind of what you are doing only with fewer fish.

BassMasters Bass Slam

You may be able to get some help on locations from the guys who have made serious efforts to pull it off. Some of these guys have gone after all the species in 5 days. Do a search on the Bass Masters site for Bass Slam and it will bring up all the related stories.

[eric1978]

Regardless, what classification they fall into I still want to head south and catch one.

Yep, me too. Gavin was right, but the correct spelling is "cichlid."

[gotmuddy]

I caught a nice white crappie in crooked creek this spring.

[drew03cmc]

I edited to show the Florida Largemouth, which I cannot believe I forgot. The thing with Douglas County largemouths is I am trying to accomplish this all from streams where the fish are native. I may try the Wakarusa, but the issue there is the flow through from Clinton Lake. I have caught smallmouth on the Wakarusa. I have caught thousands of largemouths, but either don't have a picture or haven't caught them from streams where I know them to be native. I want photographic evidence of it all.

The Pygmy Sunfishes are members of the order Perciforms, along with the bluegill, green sunfish, etc. I would like to catch them, but their low top end size makes it kind of hard.

The St. Francis is on my list Al. Thank you! I had no idea of the diversity of fish that are native to that drainage. This will take more than a few years and might take decades to get all of the localized species like the Shoal Bass or Suwannee Bass, not to mention the smaller sunfish such as the Everglades Pygmy or Roanoke Bass. I will update with pictures when I accomplish the tasks.

I am anxious to really get started on this and keep you all posted.

Thank you all for the input and support. Keep it coming!

[Outside Bend]

The Pygmy Sunfishes are members of the order Perciforms, along with the bluegill, green sunfish, etc. I would like to catch them, but their low top end size makes it kind of hard.

Right, as is any fish with a dorsal fin comprising spiny and soft dorsal rays- snooks, dolphinfish, jacks, remoras, roosterfish, perches, temperate basses, true sunfishes, cichlids, barracudas, swordfish, gouramis, snakeheads, and others- we're talking tens of thousands of species.

I'm just saying if the goal is to get all the true sunfishes (family Centrarchidae), you don't need to (and it'll make your life easier) leaving out the pygmy sunfish. Either way, good luck!

[drew03cmc]

Right, as is any fish with a dorsal fin comprising spiny and soft dorsal rays- snooks, dolphinfish, jacks, remoras, roosterfish, perches, temperate basses, true sunfishes, cichlids, barracudas, swordfish, gouramis, snakeheads, and others- we're talking tens of thousands of species.

I'm just saying if the goal is to get all the true sunfishes (family Centrarchidae), you don't need to (and it'll make your life easier) leaving out the pygmy sunfish. Either way, good luck!

True. Thanks for the idea.

[Chief Grey Bear]

What about the Ouachita Bass???

Plus we can knock out a lot of these fish later this year or next if you want to.