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calico bass

[ bas ]

noun

  1. the black crappie. crappie


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of calico bass1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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“It’s my backyard really. There’s a kelp forest off this point. I see Garibaldi, sheepshead and calico bass. You see schools of anchovy as big as a bus right underneath you. It’s amazing to live next to this still pretty pristine ecosystem, especially close to a big city like L.A.”

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She and her husband, Bob, had spent the day on the water, cooked a calico bass she had caught, and gone to bed.

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They cooked a calico bass Shirley had caught and went to bed.

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Shortly before noon, Chris O’Keefe, in shorts, a Hawaiian shirt and sandals, walked up from the beach with a fishing rod and a cooler with his catch, four Calico bass.

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Fish vary by season but can include yellowtail, white sea bass, calico bass, barracuda, sheephead and halibut.

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