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Bass Fishing in Cuba A Popular Fishing Spot

April 10th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed

Most people don’t know that much about the nature of Cuba, for most it is an surprise that Cuba has more than 1000 lakes and has a great history in Bass Fishing. People from King’s ranch and the United Fruit Company were the first who introduced bass to Cuba in 1915. The world record for the largest bass ever caught is 22 pounds 4 ounces, caught in Montgomery Lake in Georgia by George Perry in 1932. It is no wonder that bass fishing in Cuba is very popular.

The bass is considered to be “cold blooded,” so its body temperature is the same as the water it lives in. The ideal water temperature for the bass is 65-70 degrees, which makes Cuba a great location for it to thrive in. Bass are actually capable of listening and accomplish it through their lateral line and inner ear.

If you go bass fishing in Cuba or anywhere else in the world, do not expect to catch a male bass over 4 pounds because that is the nature of the bass. A bass is considered an adult once it reaches 12 inches in length and will be capable of swimming at speeds up to 15 miles per hour or faster.

Cuban Bass

The Cuban bass is considered to grow faster and be more aggressive than the Florida bass. The majority of the Cuban bass fishing experts agree that the best time to catch bass is three days before or three days after a new or full moon. Since annual temperatures in Cuba only vary about 7 degrees, anytime is a good time to go bass fishing in Cuba. Bass can be found in lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks, and even roadside ditches, when heavy rain has occurred.

Bass Species

There are numerous bass species considered as game fish in North America. Although referred to as bass they are actually part of the Sun Fish family. Bass fishing in Cuba includes largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass and Guadalupe bass.

Bass have a reputation in Cuban bass fishing circles as being very strong fighters. The largemouth bass is considered to be the king fighter because of its very large size and resistance when hooked. It will try to escape and run for cover in weed beds when hooked. Smallmouth bass try and escape in a different manner by jumping and fighting more on the surface to try to throw the hook.

Because bass fishing in Cuba is very popular and the Cubans want encourage the fishing tourists for bass fishing trips, the bass population needs to stay big, to accomplish this almost all bass fishing is catch and release these days. Because of this the bass population has multiplied.