Edgar “Ed” Gentle has worked as an attorney in Alabama for more than two decades. A partner at Gentle Turner Sexton and Harbison, LLC, he divides his time between the firm and serving as one-third stockholder, director and chairman of the board for Custom Cable Services, Inc. In his free time, Ed Gentle is an avid bass fisherman.
The ideal habitat for largemouth bass is an area with water that either doesn’t flow at all or flows very slowly, and has a water temperature ranging from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be in a lake, pond, or river, but largemouth bass generally prefer lakes, gravitating toward areas less than 20 feet deep with plenty of submerged vegetation, rocks, logs, and brush. These items provide the fish with structure and cover, and they also serve as a good place from which bass can ambush prey.
Food for adult largemouth bass consists of crayfish, small aquatic birds, insects, and frogs. Small largemouth bass under about 2 inches prefer feeding on insect larvae and zooplankton. These fish usually choose their habitats based on the availability of this prey.
Good habitats have a food chain that includes prey of all sizes for bass to eat as they grow and mature. Due to their desire for food, several largemouth bass may congregate in a single area, despite the fact that adult largemouth bass prefer to be alone.
The ideal habitat for largemouth bass is an area with water that either doesn’t flow at all or flows very slowly, and has a water temperature ranging from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be in a lake, pond, or river, but largemouth bass generally prefer lakes, gravitating toward areas less than 20 feet deep with plenty of submerged vegetation, rocks, logs, and brush. These items provide the fish with structure and cover, and they also serve as a good place from which bass can ambush prey.
Food for adult largemouth bass consists of crayfish, small aquatic birds, insects, and frogs. Small largemouth bass under about 2 inches prefer feeding on insect larvae and zooplankton. These fish usually choose their habitats based on the availability of this prey.
Good habitats have a food chain that includes prey of all sizes for bass to eat as they grow and mature. Due to their desire for food, several largemouth bass may congregate in a single area, despite the fact that adult largemouth bass prefer to be alone.
