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Why can't you post fish pictures anymore?Without people being offended?

Posted on 8/24/25 at 8:34 pm
Posted by Islandboy777
DAUPHIN ISLAND
Member since Jul 2023
2982 posts
Posted on 8/24/25 at 8:34 pm
Every time I look at big fish people post, they get offended and want to throw them back.

Not me . I'm either eating it or selling it.

This new generation, I guess would rather eat fish sticks.
And throw the fish that you catch back
This post was edited on 8/24/25 at 9:01 pm
Posted by Tangineck
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2017
2735 posts
Posted on 8/24/25 at 8:41 pm to
Same reason you can't kill a spike or 4 or 6 point buck for meat and not have 30 people tell you that you should have let it walk. Trophy-itis has overrun the fun of sporting.
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
13653 posts
Posted on 8/24/25 at 8:52 pm to
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Same reason you can't kill a spike or 4 or 6 point buck for meat and not have 30 people tell you that you should have let it walk
I shoot the button bucks, the meat is much more tender

Eta: obviously I’m joking
This post was edited on 8/24/25 at 8:55 pm
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
25192 posts
Posted on 8/24/25 at 9:23 pm to
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they get offended and want to throw them back


Why would you keep a big female bass?

I mean, I would never comment and tell someone to throw any fish back, but you do bring up a good point?
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
25192 posts
Posted on 8/24/25 at 9:27 pm to
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Same reason you can't kill a spike or 4 or 6 point buck for meat and not have 30 people tell you that you should have let it walk


Meh, it's just social media. 9 out of 10 of those folks if they walked up to your truck while you were pumping gas and saw a spike on the back of your ATV would tell you, "congratulations".
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
10781 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 3:10 am to
If you caught it it belongs to you and you can do whatever you want to with it. Life has much bigger problems to deal with than what someone does with a fish.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15626 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 4:38 am to
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Why would you keep a big female bass?


It takes about the same amount of time to filet a big female that it does a small buck bass. You get more meat from the big female.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27547 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 5:12 am to
Everyone on the internet is an expert and know it all at outdoor subjects.

Wait till deer season
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
3021 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 6:13 am to
Haters hate, especially when someone else caught the fish.
Posted by Mmackl1
Member since May 2011
243 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 6:59 am to
I’ve been on one tuna trip this year and it was the best one I’ve had in a few years. Caught our limit. A couple charter captains commented that we kept too many…Pretty comical. I fully support the charter Buisness too.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
25192 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 7:50 am to
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You get more meat from the big female.


Just playing devils advocate here

One, the smaller bass taste better to me. Two, the big female is capable of producing millions of fry to help restock the lake.

Referencing bass here.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5156 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 7:56 am to
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Trophy-itis has overrun the fun of sporting.


Was just thinking this about fly fishing. And I'm a bit guilty myself, I have a couple cool heads hanging in my home office.

But I am getting better at fly fishing and was just thinking "man I don't really care if I just catch little stuff, I hope I can get out on the water more with my son".
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15626 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 8:01 am to
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One, the smaller bass taste better to me.


I haven't noticed a difference. I do cook them differently, though. I usually fry the smaller fillets and save the big ones for blackening.

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Two, the big female is capable of producing millions of fry to help restock the lake.



Most of the places I fish would benefit from having fewer bass. Yeah, there is the big fish genetics argument but once a female has hit 7 or 8 lbs she's already spawned multiple times.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
25192 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 8:09 am to
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Loup


Understood. Keep rip n them lips. Can’t wait for this cool front coming so I can get back after em.
Posted by AFtigerFan
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2008
3669 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 10:24 am to
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Same reason you can't kill a spike or 4 or 6 point buck for meat and not have 30 people tell you that you should have let it walk. Trophy-itis has overrun the fun of sporting.
Not the best comparison. The OP is talking about taking photos of big fish, not little guys.

But, as far as killing little bucks goes, kill what you’re proud of. Put food on the table. Just don’t expect others to congratulate you if you post it like it’s a trophy or hard to kill. You don’t need others’ approval anyway.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70955 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 10:25 am to
Because people suck.

Don't post pictures of catches or kills, period.

Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
5579 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 10:40 am to
U can't post pics without buzzards. Some people fish by social media. The new bent pole. You can blur out your background but eventually you will be seen.
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13262 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 11:07 am to
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Every time I look at big fish people post, they get offended and want to throw them back.

Not me . I'm either eating it or selling it.

This new generation, I guess would rather eat fish sticks.
And throw the fish that you catch back



Catch and release is a highly misleading. Multiple factors involved but catching a 3 pound LM in 20 feet of water in August in Georgia will lead to about half, according to some studies, of such fish dying after release....the longer it stays out of the water and is manhandled to get a picture and wiping off the protective coating of slime that all fish have the higher the likelihood of that fish succumbing to the ordeal. All fish are similar...water temperature, depth, length of time out of the water, length of fight (light tackle anglers are the worst culprits although unwitting ones) type of hook used and depth of hooking all play a factor. I have been catching and releasing for YEARS thinking I was doing almost no harm when in fact it is pretty damaging depending on multiple factors.

All that to say if you eat them keep them...they only survive somewhere in the neighborhood of 75% of the time anyway, according to most studies....and some species are less likely than others.
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13262 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 11:15 am to
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Why would you keep a big female bass?

I mean, I would never comment and tell someone to throw any fish back, but you do bring up a good point?


I wouldn't BUT it is highly likely the bigger the fish is the less likely it will survive being caught in all conditions and across all species....I was taught as a child that female fish make more fish, which they certainly do, and should not be kept, especially if they are heavy with roe or caught off a bed (another REALLY bad idea). It is not possible to not catch females....despite what my buddies say about my ability to catch ANY fish...but many do not survive being released anyway. If it is bleeding from the gills you may as well keep it, it probably ain't going to survive anyway, if its a truly big fish caught on light tackle in extremely hot water you may as well keep it, it probably ain't going to survive anyway. I thought for years that catch and release works and it does but to the degree that many thing it does...hundreds of studies indicate it is pretty stressful on all species in all conditions to be caught and especially handled.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15626 posts
Posted on 8/25/25 at 12:41 pm to
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This new generation, I guess would rather eat fish sticks.


My BIL is a pescatarian (he has alpha gal or whatever it's called from the lonestar ticks) and is an avid fisherman. He throws everything he catches back and buys fish at Whole Foods. I'm always thinking OK bruh you're not going to collapse the bream population by keeping a few.
This post was edited on 8/25/25 at 12:42 pm
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