01-17-2019, 10:24 PM
""TD, as much time as you have spent on the water I am sure you have had plenty of opportunity’s like this. How have you reacted when a perfect little bait sized fish ended up in your tube,, and you know there is a big “finicky” bass lurking near by that has refused all your offerings. Now be honest.
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[#0000FF]Busted. Most of us who fish in perchified waters have had aggressive little tykes wrap their lips around a hook point and hitch a ride to the top. See the attached picture of a "15 incher". And there have been enough times that the trip to the surface has been interrupted by a big nasty predator that it is no big surprise.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The way I apply the laws against not using live bait is that there is no law that says just how fast I have to retrieve a small fish I have hooked. And if some stupid bass chooses to contest ownership of that foolish little fishie...well, I can't be responsible for what happens to him. It's all on him...or her.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]A few years ago...when Jordanelle still had a lot of perch and some hefty smallies, it was quite common to experience having small perch snarfed by big smallies on the way in. I won't name names but I know of one formerly active BFT member who "fudged" a little on one day in Rock Cliff arm and caught several smallies that may have been records. Law abiding citizen that he is, however, he kissed them all and sent them back down.[/#0000FF]
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"[#0000FF]Busted. Most of us who fish in perchified waters have had aggressive little tykes wrap their lips around a hook point and hitch a ride to the top. See the attached picture of a "15 incher". And there have been enough times that the trip to the surface has been interrupted by a big nasty predator that it is no big surprise.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The way I apply the laws against not using live bait is that there is no law that says just how fast I have to retrieve a small fish I have hooked. And if some stupid bass chooses to contest ownership of that foolish little fishie...well, I can't be responsible for what happens to him. It's all on him...or her.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]A few years ago...when Jordanelle still had a lot of perch and some hefty smallies, it was quite common to experience having small perch snarfed by big smallies on the way in. I won't name names but I know of one formerly active BFT member who "fudged" a little on one day in Rock Cliff arm and caught several smallies that may have been records. Law abiding citizen that he is, however, he kissed them all and sent them back down.[/#0000FF]
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