Is the "ID" fish the first two pictures you posted? If so I see a lot of that coloration and jaw type on bass in the mid-lake area around Cages Bend. If you closed its mouth would the back of the jaw fall short of its eye, even with the eye or beyond the eye? It could be a hybrid cross between a smallmouth and a largemouth. It is not a cross between a largemouth and spotted bass. Next time you catch one, check the jaw in relation to the eye and try to determine what sort of tooth patch is on its tongue, either one or two.
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