04-29-2009, 01:36 PM
Yeah the bass are for sure in the shallows trying to get warmed up a bit. Find some rocks with some sun shineing on them you will find your bass. I don't think they are on the beds yet, a bit to early for that but i do think they are starting to scope out some territory.
I thought Mods were not able to enter the contest on this bored? If so i would have wrote j9 on something and entered this fish. O well im just happy to have got the chance to catch this big ole boy, give him a big wet kiss and send him on his way. Everyone tells me to bad it aint bass season, even if it was i would not of kept this guy! I don't understand why people wanna keep them! i would much rather eat crappie or perch. If i do eat bass, which its been about 10 years since i had it, i only keep smaller ones in the 12 to 15 inch range. I would rather put the big guys back to catch again another day. Plus this guy is gonna make some babies soon and they will carry on his genetics and someday become big boys too.
To make a long story short if more people would practice selective harvest we would see more bass like this being caught up here in PA. I know alot of guys that keep everything they caught. Those are the first people to cry when the fishing gets tuff cause there are fewer fish to catch. Sorry for ranting but i really wanted to get that off my chest after everyone i know here at home is telling me i should of took that fish home.
Glad u guys liked it though, i only wish you could have been there to see how big my eyes were when i picked him up out of the water.
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I thought Mods were not able to enter the contest on this bored? If so i would have wrote j9 on something and entered this fish. O well im just happy to have got the chance to catch this big ole boy, give him a big wet kiss and send him on his way. Everyone tells me to bad it aint bass season, even if it was i would not of kept this guy! I don't understand why people wanna keep them! i would much rather eat crappie or perch. If i do eat bass, which its been about 10 years since i had it, i only keep smaller ones in the 12 to 15 inch range. I would rather put the big guys back to catch again another day. Plus this guy is gonna make some babies soon and they will carry on his genetics and someday become big boys too.
To make a long story short if more people would practice selective harvest we would see more bass like this being caught up here in PA. I know alot of guys that keep everything they caught. Those are the first people to cry when the fishing gets tuff cause there are fewer fish to catch. Sorry for ranting but i really wanted to get that off my chest after everyone i know here at home is telling me i should of took that fish home.
Glad u guys liked it though, i only wish you could have been there to see how big my eyes were when i picked him up out of the water.
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