Two very similar fish, spotted bass, sometimes called Kentucky spotted bass, and Alabama bass both look nearly identical. Both can provide great action.
“Alabama bass were formerly known as spotted bass in the Mobile River drainage,” explained Chris McKee, an Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division fisheries biologist in Northport. “In Alabama, spotted bass are only native to the Tennessee River drainage, but they have been introduced into the Chattahoochee River drainage. The maximum size of an Alabama bass is smaller than a largemouth, but bigger than spotted bass.”
Spotted bass usually tops out around six pounds. Still listed as a spotted bass, the Alabama record weighed eight pounds, 15 ounces and came from Smith Lake. However, some Coosa River Alabama bass released into California reservoirs hit double digits…