Black Hills Largemouth

Type: Nontidal
Region: Central
Location: Black Hills

I caught this 16 incher at Black Hills on 6/01/02 at about 4:40 pm on a crank bait. Markings like a Largemouth but it did not have a very large mouth. Is it possibly a Smallmouth Bass?

DNR Response: John, you caught a Largemouth Bass. The maxilla bone should extend behind the eye. The gape of the mouth may not be so big, though, that gape changes with the size of the bass, but the maxilla bone should most always extend behind the eye.