One bass released in our club tournament this past Saturday was marked like
Old Paint.... as if someone had drawn a world map on it with a black marker.

No one knows why these dark blotches occur, but the black spots are not a
Largemouth Bass Virus symptom, in case you're wondering. If they do result
from some sort of organism, chance are it's benign to bass and harmless to
warm-blooded predators as well.

Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
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"Richard Liebert" wrote in message
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I boated a 3lb LM yesterday that was covered with black splotches. Other
than the splotches, the fish looked great. Anyone know what's going on with
the fish?

It was on Van Sciver Lake in SE PA.