“What do you call a stupid fish?”/“A dumb bass.”

A fishing riddle is:
   
Q: What do you call a stupid fish?
A: A dumb bass.
   
“Dumb bass” sounds like “dumb ass.” “What do you call the stupidest fish in the sea? A dumb bass” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 18, 2012. “What do you call a stupid fish ? A dumbass” was posted on Twitter by Austin Stark on July 10, 2012.
   
           
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/aleishit April 18, 2012
What do you call the stupidest fish in the sea?
A dumb bass.
       
Twitter
Digilove
@digi10v
Replying to @tyDi
@tyDi What do you call the stupidest fish in the sea?
A dumb bass
2:33 AM · Apr 24, 2012·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Austin Stark
@austinstark97
What do you call a stupid fish ? A dumbass hahaha like dumb bass? Haga get it ? Ahh I give up
2:57 AM · Jul 10, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Jd Busbee
@jdbuzbee
“@riddledana: What do you call a dumb fish??
... A dumb-bass” wow you were right you are hilarious
11:20 PM · Apr 7, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Puns
Posted by u/Norskey May 17, 2013
What do you call a stupid fish?
A dumb-bass
COMMENTS
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Only a sucker would fall for that one.
     
Twitter
Smelliot
@ebpatterson_
What do you call a stupid fish?
- A dumb bass.
8:54 AM · Sep 11, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Vik3628 November 13, 2015
What do you call a stupid fish?
A dumb bass
I’ll sea myself trout
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Vik3628 November 28, 2017
What do you call a stupid fish?
A dumb bass.
 
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Dooompancake January 30, 2020
What do you call a stupid fish?
A dumb bass
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Lukedallor October 17, 2020
What do you call a fish that is not smart, a dumb bass
Now laugh
 
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/Rhino_Lee March 2, 2021
What do you call an unintelligent fish?
A dumb-bass