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re: Why is eating bass frowned upon?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:15 pm to Me Bite
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:15 pm to Me Bite
I have a 14 acre lake on my property that is 50 yrs old. Up until a few years ago it was over populated with bass and brim for lack of fishing it. I had a biologist recommend start keeping everything we caught for a year. We caught about 400 lbs of fish the first year. The next we stated keeping anything over 12 inches except of any thing over 4lbs we out back. We are in year 4 and up to keeping anything over 16. Needless to say I have been eating a shitload of bass for the last 4 years.
Our goal is to get to a point where we can catch large bass. It seems to be working. The first year we could barley catch anything over 3 lbs. Last spring I caught a few 6 lb.
Our goal is to get to a point where we can catch large bass. It seems to be working. The first year we could barley catch anything over 3 lbs. Last spring I caught a few 6 lb.
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:24 pm to The Torch
Well, you got the right soft plastic there. Those Senko's are the best
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:31 pm to Me Bite
quote:It's not.
Why is eating bass frowned upon?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 1:32 pm to Me Bite
If they're between 6 and 14 inches, they go in the ice chest and to the hot grease.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:01 pm to Me Bite
During the spawn on a "trophy" lake. They seem to filet out ten pound fish when they have 30 more two pounders on the table
Then to add insult to injury, post photos all over fb
Then to add insult to injury, post photos all over fb
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:05 pm to lsufan1971
Been trying to get the population under control in the neighborhood pond behind my house. Pond is 4-1/2 acres with about 8 houses sharing fishing rights. Been there over two years and haven’t pulled a bass over 1 lb out of it. Fried up a good 50 10-12” bass. All of the bass are carbon copies. Hoping it will turn around one day...
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:05 pm to deeprig9
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Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Hank Parker, and Orlando Wilson banged this into our young impressionable heads when we were growing up.
Yep. A lot of what we do is how we were raised. My great-grandparents had a farm with a catfish pond on it. All we ever ate was fried catfish. So it is one of my favorite fish to eat. Finally went deep sea fishing when I was about 10 or 12, and realized using a pink hot dog and a cane pole wasn't really fishing. And it opened my eyes to other types of fish. But I still had a hang-up about eating something from a pond or lake that wasn't a big catfish.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:06 pm to Me Bite
I don't know. Probably just over time with everybody throwing them back.
I'm hoping the same change happens with big speckled trout in Texas. Don't see nearly as many 10 pounders as we used to.
I'm hoping the same change happens with big speckled trout in Texas. Don't see nearly as many 10 pounders as we used to.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:24 pm to Me Bite
I never liked pond bass, the first time I was inshore fishing and caught a bass I was ready to throw it back because I thought they didn't taste good. The captain said the hell I was, we fried all the bass at the dock, couldn't tell the difference between bass and specs. So I keep marsh bass, toss back pond bass. Never caught them on a big lake, but I would give them a try.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:25 pm to Me Bite
Bass are a sport fish, and a big bass is great sport. That’s why killing bass is sometimes frowned upon.
A culture of living off of the land is deeply rooted in the South. At times, fishermen and hunters keep more than they need.
A culture of living off of the land is deeply rooted in the South. At times, fishermen and hunters keep more than they need.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:31 pm to 257WBY
I don't have a problem with eating them. But, I usually have crappie in the freezer, so no need. I love bass fried, and it's pretty damn good grilled too.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 2:37 pm to bayoudude
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Hoping it will turn around one day...
Talk with your Neighbors and tell them don't throw anything back. Depending on how old the pond is yo would probably want to pull at least 200 lbs of fish out per year for the next 2 years. Are there any brim in the pond? Bass need brim or minnows to feed on.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 3:43 pm to PillageUrVillage
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I think you should do whatever you want as long as it’s legal.
Pillageyourvillage-name checks out.
It just boggles my mind the amount of hypocrisy that some people have.
For instance that La state record Sacalait that got fried up, some people would never have an issue if that fish was weighed and killed just for a record book spot and never eaten just mounted.
Do the same to a deer and by god your a blood thirsty trophy hunter.
Then there’s a whole post about people bitching about baiting deer meanwhile that sacalait fisherman may have been using a live scope with live bait?!
Posted on 11/30/20 at 3:59 pm to Flats
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Is this a Louisiana thing? I live in NW Florida and pretty much everybody who freshwater fishes eats bass.
Not even close. Louisiana baws will eat the shite out of bass. You would be lucky if they follow the limit laws. Lol
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:14 pm to Me Bite
I’m on the whole thirty. Lost 42 lbs.
Can I grill or bake the bass?
Can I grill or bake the bass?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:16 pm to deltaland
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quote:
Why is eating bass frowned upon?
This is news to me
This is the first I've ever heard of this practice. Where I grew up, unless you were going to mount the damn thing, you ate it. Bass were one of the main lake/pond food groups.
Bass
Crappie
Bream
Catfish
All either caught or shot with a speargun, and all got devoured. Big bass also eat the smaller fish. The more of them out of the lake the better.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:20 pm to Me Bite
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Why is eating bass frowned upon?
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?
Have you ever eaten Walleye?
Posted on 11/30/20 at 4:22 pm to Me Bite
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Can anyone enlighten me on this?
There has been a ton of research on this topic the past 20 years. There’s a portion of the bass population that can be harvested while keeping a healthy fishery. There’s also a portion that can severely damage the population if they are harvested.
Then there’s jack asses on both sides of the argument that don’t know their arse from a hole in the ground. Unfortunately, these folks usually yell the loudest and they all have Facebook accounts.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:20 pm to Me Bite
On a serious note, many predatory fish like LMB concentrate mercury which can cause neurological problems. Consuming them for some is OK, but watch your intake on them.
Posted on 11/30/20 at 6:38 pm to Me Bite
frick those guys they are tasty
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