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Maybe this is a stupid question but why do some bass have black eyes and some red? Are these different species? Male/female?
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I've never given it to much but I believe small mouth have red eyes and large mouth have black. Probably has something to do with the fact that sm are primarily visual predators and lm are much less visual.
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Smallies usually have the red eye.
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Usually smallies have red eyes early and the season and during the spawn. Later in the year you will rarely see a red eyed smallmouth.
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