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Why is eating bass frowned upon?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:15 pm
I personally think that bass are some of the tastiest swimming fish, especially in Louisiana? Why do fisherman (especially yankees) frown upon harvesting bass? I don't keep bass over two pounds. The one pound marsh bass are tastier than speckled trout IMO.
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:16 pm to Me Bite
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Why is eating bass frowned upon?
Because Bill Dance throws em back
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:17 pm to Me Bite
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Can anyone enlighten me on this?
Catch and release tournaments on TV is the only thing I can think of.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:18 pm to Me Bite
Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Hank Parker, and Orlando Wilson banged this into our young impressionable heads when we were growing up.
I agree small bass are about as good as it gets. Too many crappie in my lake to bother with them though, if the crappie ever get hard to catch, I intend to get into the small bass frying business.
I agree small bass are about as good as it gets. Too many crappie in my lake to bother with them though, if the crappie ever get hard to catch, I intend to get into the small bass frying business.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:18 pm to Me Bite
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I don't keep bass over two pounds. The one pound marsh bass
I don’t think this particular practice is frowned upon. Most people frown on eating a trophy fish.
I personally have a self imposed slot limit on bass. Only keep them between 12-17”, with few exceptions (Gill or gut hooked, for example.)
ETA: Bob Lusk really helped shape my view on keeping bass. Very informative video if you have the time.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:19 pm to Me Bite
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personally think that bass are some of the tastiest swimming fish, especially in Louisianai
This is not an opinion everyone shares. There’s a lot of really good tasting fish and I wouldn’t put bass that high on the list. Due to overpopulated ponds I eat bass pretty regularly so it’s not for lack of trying, I just don’t think it compares to bream or sacs. Maybe marsh bass are different.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:20 pm to PillageUrVillage
Not only that but those huge egg sacks are tasty fried up too.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:22 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Maybe marsh bass are different.
Absolutely! I think the brackish (salt) water changes the taste versus a true freshwater bass.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:23 pm to Me Bite
Is this a Louisiana thing? I live in NW Florida and pretty much everybody who freshwater fishes eats bass.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:25 pm to Me Bite
I smile upon it.
I eat every one I catch.
I eat every one I catch.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:28 pm to Eli Goldfinger
I eat bass just not over around 3lbs.
IMO: No reason to kill a big female.
IMO: No reason to kill a big female.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:28 pm to PillageUrVillage
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I don’t think this particular practice is frowned upon. Most people frown on eating a trophy fish. I personally have a self imposed slot limit on bass. Only keep them between 12-17”, with few exceptions (Gill or gut hooked, for example.)
But yet everyone seems to think if we let every 4pt deer walk it will be a booner, and the only deer to shoot is a mature buck.
So hard to keep track of what everyone thinks I should be doing...
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:33 pm to Ol boy
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So hard to keep track of what everyone thinks I should be doing...
I think you should do whatever you want as long as it’s legal.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:33 pm to Ol boy
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But yet everyone seems to think if we let every 4pt deer walk it will be a booner, and the only deer to shoot is a mature buck.
So hard to keep track of what everyone thinks I should be doing...
Only if it is eating corn
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:37 pm to Me Bite
I eat them, especially if I only get to go once or twice in the spring:
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:40 pm to deeprig9
I agree....sac au lait are far better
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:43 pm to Me Bite
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Why is eating bass frowned upon?
This is news to me
Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:47 pm to Me Bite
It isn't. Bass are delicious and people are stupid.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:05 pm to Me Bite
I eat bass all the time. Great fish. The big ones don't get nasty big specs.
If a fishery has a limit it's because folks smarter than me determined that it could support folks keeping fish.
If a fishery has a limit it's because folks smarter than me determined that it could support folks keeping fish.
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:13 pm to Me Bite
I don't think they are that great....not as good as crappie anyway and crappier are far more prolific breeders.
I release a lot of crappie also. I try to fish mostly plastics for crappie and they are as easy to release and hearty as bass. If I am live bait fishing though and they swallow the hook or are gill hooked I keep them.
I release a lot of crappie also. I try to fish mostly plastics for crappie and they are as easy to release and hearty as bass. If I am live bait fishing though and they swallow the hook or are gill hooked I keep them.
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