My best bass from last week

HomeWood · 10-10-2007, 09:37 PM

Correct. The LM is on your left. The coloring is obviously different and smallies seem to fight a little harder. This one hit my lure like a truck. The LM hit it good, but not near as hard as the SM. Not sure on taste. I've eaten "Bass Mcnuggets" made from a LM and they were great. Never eaten SM before. I've caughten SM's ice fishing before in deep water, but never any LM's. This SM was caught in about two feet of water in rocks.

Airwaves · 10-10-2007, 10:26 PM

Steveo wrote:

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I appreciated that you practice "catch and release" - good for you. My question is a concern I have for what I have noticed from some fisherman. I have noticed that a lot of fisherman in front of my house (nice bass fishing) catch some nice bass in front of my house. Many, if not most, put the bass in their live well. I use to think this was for their dinner but I finally ask one of them why and the answer disturbed me. They were keeping the bass so they could transport it back to "their fishing spot" close to home. It keeps them from traveling far from home if they can bring the fish home for later catching. I guess I can understand but I have a real problem with this activity.

What do you think?

I could be wrong, but I think that practice is illegal unless "their fishing spot" is somewhere else on the same lake. If they are bringing them home like to Mass then I believe it is illegal.

Steveo · 10-11-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Airwaves

Steveo wrote:

I could be wrong, but I think that practice is illegal unless "their fishing spot" is somewhere else on the same lake. If they are bringing them home like to Mass then I believe it is illegal.

Yes I meant taking them back to their favorite spot on the same lake. Winni is big enough where fish won't find their way back like Homewood suggested

Grant · 10-14-2007, 09:39 AM

Read the statistics being compiled through the bass tagging study. It's very interesting to see how far they travel. The results are posted here.

And, yes, smallmouth is way tasty. Although I primarily and preferably practice catch and release, there are times when you have to opt for (as Dr. Lyons so aptly put it) "catch and fillet." That being said, can't remember last time I had to. Only caught about 10-15 fish this year, and they all went back to the lake.

But let me catch a salmon this coming spring, and that sucker's going on a cedar plank on the grill.

10-14-2007, 09:39 AM	#4
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 385 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	Read the statistics being compiled through the bass tagging study. It's very interesting to see how far they travel. The results are posted here. And, yes, smallmouth is way tasty. Although I primarily and preferably practice catch and release, there are times when you have to opt for (as Dr. Lyons so aptly put it) "catch and fillet." That being said, can't remember last time I had to. Only caught about 10-15 fish this year, and they all went back to the lake. But let me catch a salmon this coming spring, and that sucker's going on a cedar plank on the grill. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

10-10-2007, 09:37 PM	#1
HomeWood Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Clayton,NC / Sanbornton,NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 126 Thanked 137 Times in 75 Posts	Correct. The LM is on your left. The coloring is obviously different and smallies seem to fight a little harder. This one hit my lure like a truck. The LM hit it good, but not near as hard as the SM. Not sure on taste. I've eaten "Bass Mcnuggets" made from a LM and they were great. Never eaten SM before. I've caughten SM's ice fishing before in deep water, but never any LM's. This SM was caught in about two feet of water in rocks.