The Georgia Bass Slam
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| Georgia's Ten Black Bass Species. Photo from GA DNR website. |
To many people not familiar with bass fishing, they may only know of the widespread largemouth, spotted and smallmouth species when it comes to black bass. But there are many more than that - at least 14 known species!
Georgia is lucky to host the largest percentage of black bass species with 10 of the 14. In fact, all but one species (the Guadalupe bass, native to Texas) can be caught by traveling Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Georgia's geography of mountains, piedmont, and coastal plain allow for a very diverse system of waterways, and good habitat for hundreds of freshwater species.
At least four of these black bass species could be caught in the lakes and rivers I knew I'd be fishing in tournaments this year, so I set a goal for myself to complete a 5-fish slam in 2017.
