03-04-2011, 12:35 AM
[quote 4poundonly]Aww jeez you guys just opened up a can of worms on this one [shocked]. Theres always going to be two sides of the story. The catch & release crowd VS. The harvesters.
Some fish for sport others for fun some for food some just keep em for bragging rights. Each and every water is different as are the rules. According to the handbook there is a limit of 6 black bass at mead. Its up to the individual angler to make that choice.
Personally I'm a redneck so I keep everything no matter the water,size or species. But keeping smallies or largies is just a line I have a hard time crossing don't get me wrong the meat is nice white n flaky but I know i'll be pissed in the future when theres no more around for me or my family to catch therefore the good angel [angelic] sitting on my shoulder forces me to release them and I just feel bad when comes time to fillet them up and find eggs.
Also to the guys that keep the trophy stripers please release them so I can catch them too. Just kidding don't get all huffy n puffy over that last statement I know theres plenty.[/quote]
Lol....my wife loved the smallmouth i kept..... i have never kept one before so i was like what the hell....
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Some fish for sport others for fun some for food some just keep em for bragging rights. Each and every water is different as are the rules. According to the handbook there is a limit of 6 black bass at mead. Its up to the individual angler to make that choice.
Personally I'm a redneck so I keep everything no matter the water,size or species. But keeping smallies or largies is just a line I have a hard time crossing don't get me wrong the meat is nice white n flaky but I know i'll be pissed in the future when theres no more around for me or my family to catch therefore the good angel [angelic] sitting on my shoulder forces me to release them and I just feel bad when comes time to fillet them up and find eggs.
Also to the guys that keep the trophy stripers please release them so I can catch them too. Just kidding don't get all huffy n puffy over that last statement I know theres plenty.[/quote]
Lol....my wife loved the smallmouth i kept..... i have never kept one before so i was like what the hell....
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