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re: Largest bass you'll eat?

Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:40 pm to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:40 pm to
You have to be direct with the salt people or they won't get it.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:41 pm to
For some reason I knew this thread was gonna go sideways quick!
Posted by SCwTiger
armpit of 'merica
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:49 pm to
I have kept bass up to 5 lbs occasionally to grill just because my FIL really enjoys them. Done on the half shell they are flaky when done right. I don't redfish much. Haven't done this in a few years though. I usually throw anything back over 3 because I enjoy catching the big girls.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:59 pm to
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I have kept bass up to 5 lbs occasionally to grill


Posted by DownSouthDave
Member since Jan 2013
7502 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:03 pm to
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Not sure why a marsh bass has a better taste


I find that those little spotted bass from the clear water creeks are amazing. I'd put them up there with Sac-a-lait, easy.
Posted by chickman1313
Mandeville
Member since Dec 2007
4922 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:08 pm to
ill eat anything from 1-3 pounds, actually, im sure I'd eat a 4 lber too... but i think that size i would probably throw back. I eat a ton of bass, at least once a week, kinda have an endless supply from our property in mississippi, cant catch enough of em!!

ive eaten them a thousand different ways, but usually ill just put them in a baking pan, put some lemon pepper and tonys on em and toss em in the oven til they're done.

will do the same thing on the grill in one of those foil pans. sometimes ill get wild and put some parmesan cheese on them

my second most common method is frying them
Posted by No Colors
Sandbar
Member since Sep 2010
12931 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:10 pm to
The biologist who helps us manage our lake tells us to keep everything under #2 and release everything over. We have elected to lower that threshold to about #1.5. That seems to work well.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86437 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:10 pm to
Good plan
Posted by chickman1313
Mandeville
Member since Dec 2007
4922 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:13 pm to
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No Colors


yep same with us, any small ones we catch get eaten.
Posted by Loanshark
Lecompte, La
Member since Aug 2011
479 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:17 pm to
At about 3# they go back. No particular reason. I can usually catch enough crappie and spotted bass or catfish to make up for the bass. Actually if I have some crappie I usually throw all bass back unless someone wants bass specifically.
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
10634 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:23 pm to
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crappie


Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25343 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:39 pm to
I had never really thought of avoiding consuming advanced aged top predators but I don't usually keep bass to eat over 2.5 lbs.

bream, crappie any size.

hybrids, usually up to 4 lbs

catfish, usually under 5 lbs
Posted by Tino
:yawn:
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:42 pm to
I would say 3# but I rarely catch anything over 2#
Posted by MudEngineer318
The AP
Member since Jan 2013
657 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:43 pm to
Bout that big!!!!!
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
86437 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 2:46 pm to
I was waiting for that.
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
65146 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 3:32 pm to
Eight pounds, I ate a 7.5 lbr before and could hardly breathe...just too full..had some fries and pups too, though..
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40572 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 3:42 pm to
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Looks delici...


Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 4:23 pm to
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Largest bass you'll eat?
I don't cull anything
Posted by Nascar Fan
Columbia La.
Member since Jul 2011
18586 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 5:04 pm to
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If i'm fishing for supper, it's going in the box.
Posted by offshoretrash
Farmerville, La
Member since Aug 2008
10717 posts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 5:58 pm to
Male bass up to 4lbs, if I am fishing to fry fresh fish, 3 1/2 lbs. I rarely keep anything bigger than 3 lbs, hell a lot of times I throw everything back.
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