What do really young largemouth bass look like?
I was fishing today, and these “little” fish (5-6″ long), grey with a dark stripe down the side, kept following my bait as I reeled it in. This was in East Coast fresh water. Any ideas?


Sure sounds like largemouth bass.
shiners, chub ,bass that size look like smaller versions of big bass.
Yes they look like that & will follow any such bait…at that age they stay in groups of 10 or less.
Largemouth bass no doubt. Just look on the internet under largemouth bass. take a look
They most likely were LM bass. Can you remember if the last portion of thier tail had a vertical black stripe? If yes, they were positivily LM bass. Tight lines.
agree w/Mac. Little bass that size are small version of bigger bass. In my part of U.S., that means a shade of green. If not some species of minnow family, I havent a clue.
baby bass look like elongated perch (bream), the main trait is the last quarter of the tail, it will be black.