Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The small-mouthed black-bass.

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  • noun A variety of bass (fish) having a small mouth

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  • noun a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye

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Examples

  • My largest fish I ever caught was a 5lb 19in smallmouth bass that I caught right after catching the second largest fish I ever caught, an 18in 4. 5lb smallmouth bass just minutes before.

    The biggest fish you've ever caught 2009

  • My largest fish I ever caught was a 5lb 19in smallmouth bass that I caught right after catching the second largest fish I ever caught, an 18in 4. 5lb smallmouth bass just minutes before.

    The biggest fish you've ever caught 2009

  • The easiest fishing I've ever had was catching smallmouth from a little creek, they hit every lure I threw at them including a naked roundhead jig.

    Why Do Fish Eat Indicators? Tim Romano 2008

  • September brings a shift in smallmouth diet from crayfish to baitfish.

    How to Fish for Smallmouth Bass in the Fall 2004

  • September brings a shift in smallmouth diet from crayfish to baitfish.

    The Smallmouth Blitz 2004

  • The smallmouth are a little farther along than the largemouth, but, of course, that's to be expected.

    ESPNsoccernet 2010

  • The smallmouth are a little farther along than the largemouth, but, of course, that's to be expected.

    ESPN.com 2010

  • Fish affected by the kills include, but are not limited to, different species of sunfish, namely smallmouth bass and redbreast sunfish.

    Daily News-Record 2009

  • Fish affected by the kills include, but are not limited to, different species of sunfish, namely smallmouth bass and redbreast sunfish.

    Daily News-Record 2009

  • Fish affected by the kills include, but are not limited to, different species of sunfish, namely smallmouth bass and redbreast sunfish.

    Daily News-Record 2009

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