Originally Posted by
MagikSmallie
Man congrats on the catch! Beautiful fish. I'm not bashing your decision to keep the fish, its definitely your right to do so. But, did you give some thought to the fact that you caught the same fish twice? What if you released it and could go back next year and maybe she would be even bigger? You feel that McNeely is a crap lake, maybe if that particular fish were to be left in the lake it would then be able to keep spawning for a few more years so those genes might help the population there in the long term. Just something to think about, again congrats on a great catch and I don't want you to think I am bashing you for keeping it, just consider leaving the bigger bass especially in lakes that may be struggling with populations of larger fish.