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south, perhaps, than the rock bass, 

 being common in the streams of 

 the Carolinas and .Georgia, as well 

 as in other waters of that latitude. 

 The ordinary weight of the straw- 

 berry bass is a pound or less, but large 

 specimens are occasionally taken, 

 weighing up to three pounds. 



Yellow Bass 



The yellow bass, sometimes called 



Yellow Bass. 



Bar Fish, is not so common in north- 

 the striped bass. In weight it runs 

 ern ,as in southern waters ; in the 

 lower Mississippi and some of its trib- 

 utaries. It takes rank with the white 

 bass, and to some extent resembles 

 that popular salt-water game fish, 



