01-07-2006, 08:46 AM
I like to eat the smaller pike as well and then I mainly target them though the ice. Bass how ever if caught through the ice are good to eat. right around mid december on. my season ends with the coming of the new year for bass, so I always pray for early ice. As to eating summer bass, dont want them. I throw them all back. I might keep a medium one on opening day come the end of may and the waters have only begun to worm up, after that they all go back. I will keep a couple sumer summer small mouth bass, they tend to stay in cleaner water than the large mouths.
I hear what ya mean about the bragging. I have seen the same thing happen here. mostly on privet waters.
Bragging dose have its place. it is actualy a tool used by our state as a way of wild game managers measuring the sucsess of thier plantings. What happens is if no one catches sizeable fish that have been planted there then the state will say the lake cant suport plantings and will never restock. then when it gets fished out of lets say prized walleyes then there wont be any more planted in the future. the only way our wild game managers know if their plantings were worth thier efforts is by anglers bragging. It cost way to much for them to hire some one to go out and search the entire lake to see if they have taken hold.
I used to work for the wild game management here so that is how I lernt about it. I dont know if you have lakes up your way that are managed, but if you ever do get in to one and you catch something be sure to give out a hoot and a hallar...
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I hear what ya mean about the bragging. I have seen the same thing happen here. mostly on privet waters.
Bragging dose have its place. it is actualy a tool used by our state as a way of wild game managers measuring the sucsess of thier plantings. What happens is if no one catches sizeable fish that have been planted there then the state will say the lake cant suport plantings and will never restock. then when it gets fished out of lets say prized walleyes then there wont be any more planted in the future. the only way our wild game managers know if their plantings were worth thier efforts is by anglers bragging. It cost way to much for them to hire some one to go out and search the entire lake to see if they have taken hold.
I used to work for the wild game management here so that is how I lernt about it. I dont know if you have lakes up your way that are managed, but if you ever do get in to one and you catch something be sure to give out a hoot and a hallar...
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