Smallmouth bass travel farther than largemouth By Terry Knight -- Record-Bee outdoors columnist During the weigh-in for the Angler's Choice Tournament of Champions on Saturday at the Konocti Vista Casino, Resort and Marina, a small group of fishermen got into a discussion about how far the bass being released at the tournament would travel. The guesses ranged from less than a mile to more than 15 miles. One fisherman insisted that bass have homing instincts and would travel all the way back to the area they were caught. For example, if a bass was caught near Redbud Park in Clearlake...