What do bass eat?

Biologists help bass eat better by stocking forage fish such as shad, herring or alewives in a lake that doesn't have enough food to help bass grow big. Who doesn't like to catch big bass? Most of the time, however, bass do pretty well on their own. read more

Many are just another source of food for larger bass and other fish, and all kinds of other predators eat largemouth and smallmouth bass. John Odenkirk says a baby bass has about a 10 percent chance of growing into an adult. read more

  Adult largemouth bass prefer to feed on small fish like perch, sunfish, and minnows. read more