The Push for 100 Species in 2021

[netboy]

11 minutes ago, dan hufferd said:

I can't name 100 species, am I alone? These guys are too smart for me. 

Neither can I.

[Ham]

3 hours ago, dan hufferd said:

I can't name 100 species, am I alone? These guys are too smart for me. 

Heck John probably knows 100 by their genus/species 

[Johnsfolly]

7 minutes ago, Ham said:

Heck John probably knows 100 by their genus/species 

I will only admit to about 50 to 60 by species name . I'm not any where near a Leo Cheng level. I simply don't put enough time in memorizing the species names for those uncommon species.

[dan hufferd]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

Heck John probably knows 100 by their genus/species 

I know that's right!

[Ham]

19 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I will only admit to about 50 to 60 by species name . I'm not any where near a Leo Cheng level. I simply don't put enough time in memorizing the species names for those uncommon species.

He’s an inspiration to be sure. I keep adding a few full scientific names to my mental data base as the months roll by. I might know of third of the number John knows and while there is overlap there a few that I know that he likely does not

[FishnDave]

Its fun learning from you guys.

Lets be real, genus/species name memorizing is totally on the same skill level as  juggling 3 Rubik's cubes and solving all 3 without dropping any in just minutes! 

I knew more names at one point than I do now... had to memorize them for a college Ichthyology class....over 30 years ago.  But I confess I can neither juggle nor solve a Rubik's Cube. 😬

No, that's not me...

[Johnsfolly]

I enjoy learning their species names but am not obsessed either. Accurate common names...🙄 I am more obsessed about those names. 

[BilletHead]

27 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I enjoy learning their species names but am not obsessed either. Accurate common names...🙄 I am more obsessed about those names. 

             You mean like calling all sunfishes perch?  Lumping all bass in the stinkin category? 

[Johnsfolly]

12 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

             You mean like calling all sunfishes perch?  Lumping all bass in the stinkin category? 

Common green bass (aka sunfish  or Micropterus salmoides and Micropterus punctulatus) can and should be lumped in the stinkin' category. True or temperate bass of the Morone genus should not be stinkin'.😅

[Johnsfolly]

Livie back on the board - 2) Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides

 

She caught this on her first cast with a white/chartreuse trout magnet about 14 inches below a weighted float. The bites would come when slightly pulling the jig and float over a 6 foot by 2 foot area. I think that there must have been a brush pile in that area.