Bass Fishing – A Popular Mode of Recreational Fishing.

Bass fishing is the sport of fishing in which only a particular species of fish, that is, the North American game fish is caught. The different varieties of Micropterus, a species from the family of the sun fish forms the category of game fish in North America. The sport got its name from the colloquial name of the fish, the black bass. The most common types of black bass species are the large mouth bass, small mouth bass, spotted bass etc. In bass fishing the catch and release method is usually adopted though it is an edible variety of fish. Almost all varieties of black bass are well known for their fighting ability when hooked by an angler. Bass fishing is usually resorted for recreational purpose.