The Mantua Blues

[UVU_bass]

Also people dont realize how long it takes bass to grow. A 4 lb bass in Utah is probably 7 years old. That means that fish avoided predators, cold winters, fishermen who keep fish and any other unfavorable conditions since 2006. Not to mention, the multiple times other fishermen let them go so they can grow big. Most bass that size have been caught and released dozens of times. In Utah, warm water species are not stocked like with trout. Trout are managed to be kept, and millions and millions are stocked each year. Bass are usually stocked once in a body of water and then left to their own survival methods. The only way good bass fishing continues is most bass fisherman either are 100% C and R or practice selective harvest.

Thanks Jeremy for practicing selective harvest and using your voice to help educate others!
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