channel bass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of channel bass
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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I think he has got fast to a big channel bass.
From Project Gutenberg
Florida sea fishing requires such heavy tackle, because one is never certain whether he may hook a forty-pound channel bass or a shark, and an ordinary hook would be quickly torn loose.
From Project Gutenberg
This was finally accomplished, and with considerable splashing a magnificent bronze-backed channel bass, weighing at least twenty pounds, was captured.
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