How to Use black bass in a Sentence

black bass

noun
  • The warden found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black bass and a cast net.
    John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Spotted, largemouth and smallmouth are the three species of black bass.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Enter his black bass and kicky Egusi stew stuffed into dumplings, and a riff on bodega-style chopped cheese buns.
    Paige Darrah, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Try this glaze on: Shrimp, black bass, or snapper fillets, chicken pieces, or lamb chops.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 28 May 2018
  • Holding any black bass species straight up and down like this produces little to no risk to the fish and minimizes the pressure put on the jaw.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • Both of these bass are members of the sunfish family, as are also black bass.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Common whole fish dishes are black bass steamed with ginger and scallions, and sea bass, trout or carp braised in a spicy chile sauce.
    Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The kits will feature prime filet mignon, wild black bass, Scottish salmon and more that people can cook easily at home.
    Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Halibut, Lingcod and rockfish such as black bass are here all summer.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • The lake has been restocked with black bass, bluegill, redear bream, and fathead minnows, according to the listing.
    Gabriel Romero, Chron, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Fishing regulations for black bass vary from lake to lake.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
  • While there are no less than nine different species of black bass, the largemouth black bass and the smallmouth black bass are the most abundant and widely distributed.
    Popular Science, 1 June 2020
  • Focused Fishing Guide service said black bass fishing is good.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023
  • For clarity, the sunfish family also includes the black bass gang, along with the ‘tweener species, like black and white crappie.
    David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Current menu highlights include a bo ssam with pork belly, oysters on the half shell and spicy mustard mignonette, chili lobster ramyun, and black bass and manila clams in a seafood broth.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In the next moments, all around me, lines were tight and various species of fish landed on the deck — lingcod, yellow-eye, black bass, even a mottled, black-and-orange, non-pelagic rockfish with venomous quills.
    Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Each dinner includes your choice of starter, a traditional turkey plate, six-hour osso buco or pan-roasted black bass.
    Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Guadalupe bass, the jewel-like State Fish of Texas, holding in the rocky runs and riffles and hanging along the current seams or the shadows of undercut banks and otherwise behaving more like freshwater trout than a black bass.
    Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
  • Plus there's an abundance of warm-water fishing opportunities in the clear lakes created by these dams for everything from black bass to stripers to walleye.
    Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Outlook: Muskie Guide Service reports: Muskies spotty on bucktails or crankbaits in shallow water in back of coves; crappies fair (but small) on jigs or minnows 6 feet down over brush piles; black bass spotty.
    Bruce Janssen, kansascity, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Expect signature dishes of steak tartare, featuring 12-hour roasted tomatoes and served under smoke, whole black bass with olive, citrus, and herbs, lamb chops, cocoa spice, and more.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2022
  • From black bass crudo to spaghetti and clams, the dishes range from familiar to unique, each with interesting updates (a dense, tasty bread from Head Baker Zoe Kanan with seaweed butter is a great place to begin your meal).
    Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Those with a larger afternoon appetite can choose from bigger dishes such as crawfish gratin with frites and black bass served alongside young lettuces, spring peas, tarragon, confit lemon, and beurre blanc.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
  • An Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes will feature lobster with cognac cream, fried smelts, colossal shrimp, mussels, little neck clams, diver scallops and black bass, all served over a bed of linguine.
    Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Reels, rods, fishing line, leaders, and lures of countless varieties are produced specifically to catch largemouth black bass.
    Popular Science, 1 June 2020
  • All black bass, including spotted, smallmouth, and largemouth bass, are cold blooded, of course, and this means that water temperature dictates how active and aggressive these fish will be.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Predatory fish — which build up methylmercury by eating other fish — include: all species of black bass and gar, striped bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, sauger, saugeye, flathead catfish, muskellunge and northern pike.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Dinner: raw bar; whipped pork toast; iceberg salad; ravioli with brown butter; rigatoni with guanciale; reginette all'arrabiata; pork loin; black bass; hanger steak; flounder; porterhouse for two; slab pie; ice cream sandwich.
    Craig Laban, Philly.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Danny Newberg's roving culinary project, Joint Venture, is handling the sit-down fare, including black bass ceviche and a bean stew with foraged spring vegetables—naturally.
    Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
  • With the rise in popularity of recreational boating, the 87-acre Stevens Creek Reservoir was opened for kayaking and non-powered boating, along with fishing for black bass, large-mouth bass, catfish, and crappie.
    Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024

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