I believe from what I have been told, in Canada, which the Bass season is closed right now, you cannot even attempt to fish for them. I guess if you are using certain plugs or softcraws then they will just assume you are targeting Smallmouth.

I don't think it is that way in Ohio which is why everybody was so concerned about the Gobys getting to their eggs as the bass where pulled off of their spawning beds by fishermen catching and releasing. Who knew the bass where going to develop such a taste for Gobys.