05-04-2003, 07:55 AM
Ok, obviously everyone keeps reading my posts on this topic way out of whack. Sorry for any confusion or frusteration I've caused anyone. First of all, let me restate that I only wanted to verify that it was LEGAL to keep the fish in the body of water where it was caught. Once again, seeing as to how A LOT of Utah waters have special regulations on bass over 12". I have absolutely NO problem with a guy keepin' fish...as long as it is legal. I am well aware of the advantages / di
vantages of BOTH C & R and harvesting some fish. It is a topic that is debated A LOT here amoungst the bass fishing community in CA, especially when word gets out about some guy keepin' a 10+ or even better a 15+lb largemouth. Infact, I always jump in on the debate and back up the guy who kept the fish because it's perfectly legal...CA is just the opposite of UT with their bass, because MOST of the lakes say any bass over 12" is totally legal. Anyways...I'm probably getting carried away now and should just shut-up. hahaha. Hopefully I've gotten my point across this time...BTW...I was even fishing in my float tube today when a couple of kids saw me catching some good bass, so they asked if they could have my fish...I, of course, usually just come up with some reason not to and reject them...but since I was mainly catching just 1-3lb bass today, I didn't seem much harm in it, but at the same time, I personally (just me...everyone makes their own choice and I don't care) don't like to see a bass slung around on a stringer, so I told them...Well, you're gonna have to give me 5 bucks ta do it...and they said...all right, next fish you catch then...and I told them...as long as it's not over 5lbs...haha...anywho, so about 5 minutes later I stuck a 4.5lber and brought it over to them. WooHoo! 5 bucks!! [cool]
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vantages of BOTH C & R and harvesting some fish. It is a topic that is debated A LOT here amoungst the bass fishing community in CA, especially when word gets out about some guy keepin' a 10+ or even better a 15+lb largemouth. Infact, I always jump in on the debate and back up the guy who kept the fish because it's perfectly legal...CA is just the opposite of UT with their bass, because MOST of the lakes say any bass over 12" is totally legal. Anyways...I'm probably getting carried away now and should just shut-up. hahaha. Hopefully I've gotten my point across this time...BTW...I was even fishing in my float tube today when a couple of kids saw me catching some good bass, so they asked if they could have my fish...I, of course, usually just come up with some reason not to and reject them...but since I was mainly catching just 1-3lb bass today, I didn't seem much harm in it, but at the same time, I personally (just me...everyone makes their own choice and I don't care) don't like to see a bass slung around on a stringer, so I told them...Well, you're gonna have to give me 5 bucks ta do it...and they said...all right, next fish you catch then...and I told them...as long as it's not over 5lbs...haha...anywho, so about 5 minutes later I stuck a 4.5lber and brought it over to them. WooHoo! 5 bucks!! [cool][signature]