Whats the difference between largemouth bass and black bass?
All North American freshwater Bass are considered “Black Bass”. This is just a general term for the genus Micropterus. M. cataractae – shoal bass M. coosae – redeye bass M. dolomieu – smallmouth bass M. notius – Suwannee bass M. punctulatus – spotted bass M. salmoides – largemouth bass M. treculii – Guadalupe Edit: This excludes White Bass of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bass FYI…Smallmouth Bass used to be known as Green Trout..no kidding.