This is a Video of my Modifications to my Old Town 119. This is my favorite solo River boat by far and a good Lake canoe. If you have any questions please ask either here or on you tube. Don't forget to subscribe to both!!!
The above Chart was evidently done before the Cahaba, and Warrior were declared seperate.
I have had a long desire to catch all of the Black Bass subspecies. The species are Northern Largemouth, Florida Bass, Smallmouth, Northern Spotted, Alabama bass, Suwanee, Guadalupe, Shoal Bass, Choctaw and the 7 Redeye species which are The Coosa Redeye, The Bartram's, Chattahoochee, Altamahaw, Warrior, Cahaba, and Tallapoosa Bass .
So far (Feb 2023) I have caught Northern Largemouth, Florida Largemouth, Smallmouth, Northern Spotted, Alabama Spot, Suwannee, Shoal bass, Coosa and the Bartrams.
This article will be updated peridiocally as I catch more or add to it.
Bartram's Bass
May 2017 I made a trip to South Carolina to get the Bartram's Bass off of this bucket list. I would of been happy with any size and the first 2 I caught were only 5-6 inches and the next two were 11-12 inches. I have included my You Tube video of this and just to let you know my wife caught the Biggest. OUCH! it may have been 13 inches but a 13 inch Bartram's is a good one. It was a nice day on a wonderful river. The redbreast has some of the strangest color markings I have seen with the red/yellow breast going all the way to the tail. It was a wonderful trip.
Bartram's Bass from the Chauga River in South Carolina
I caught this one and several like it
My Wife of Course caught the biggest.
Watch My Bartram's Video here
Shoal Bass
I caught My Shoalie ( Shoal bass ) in May of 2012. this was a fun trip made with some good friends.
We camped on the Flint River near Thomaston Ga and I caught several Shoalies.
You can view my blog post here on that camping trip and my Quest for a Shoal Bass here
April of 2022 I decided to try and get the Coosa bass off of my bucket list.
This Brought me to Rockmart Ga where I fished Eurhalee Creek ( A Tributary of the Etowah River) and while the fishing was tough I did manage 3 with 1 being a very nice one.. This is as big as they get.
January of 2023 I decided to go after the Suwanne Bass. The Sante Fe River near High Springs would be the area I was going to fish. I camped at Ginnie Springs and fished upriver day 1 and down river day 2 . I only caught 1 Suwannee Bass but thats all I needed. This was and awesome trip.
My First Suwannee
You can see my Suwannee bass video on You Tube here
I enjoy anything in the outdoors. Mainly canoeing and fishing but, also hunting, hiking, I love to plant trees and also search for big trees.
I grew up just outside Burlington, N.C. where my parents house sat on a bluff overlooking the Haw River. I can thank the Haw for getting me started in the outdoors. I Have 2 YouTube Channels as well. Mack's Extreme River Fishing and Mack's Public Land Hunting.
Thnaks, Mack