guist creek?

[MagikSmallie]

If every bass is thrown back after catching even the wall hangers then eventually your lake or lakes will become over populated and no trophys will arise simple ya take away small fish that compete with big fish for food and your big ones will get bigger thats why i love putting dents in crappie and shell cracker and bluegill populations on a lake i fish i take hand size and a little bigger and leave the brutes alone so that they may eventualy become a state record plus i read a artical on crappie and gills saying that if you dont have atleast a 25 acre lake in 10 years they will over populate and u wont catch any good ones or have a decent spawn so i saw jerk yhe little terds out and stock in a creek or river a lake without a creek or spring into it is a finite resource as were a river or stream is as close to infinite as you can get when floods happen they bring new fish new bait and clean in a lake when a flood happens all it does is raise up no new food source (permanent) so its safe to say if your gonna cry about loosing a 5 lb bass out of lake dont in kentucky they are almost to old to breed anyways

Man your logic doesn't fit with this scenario at all. The guy threw back the smaller fish and kept the largest one he caught. And where do you get the idea that a 5lb bass is too old to breed? That fish, was probably no more than 7 years old, LM in KY have a much longer life span than just 7 years and that fish had many more egg laying years ahead of her, have you not seen LM on the nest before? most of the ones I see on the beds in the spring are well over 5lbs!! The KY State record was almost 14lbs and was probably close to 20 years old. I don't disagree that selective harvest can be a good thing, but this is just silly. Besides, after looking at that fish, it would be lucky to hit 4lbs.

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[crappiehunterchris]

Man your logic doesn't fit with this scenario at all. The guy threw back the smaller fish and kept the largest one he caught. And where do you get the idea that a 5lb bass is too old to breed? That fish, was probably no more than 7 years old, LM in KY have a much longer life span than just 7 years and that fish had many more egg laying years ahead of her, have you not seen LM on the nest before? most of the ones I see on the beds in the spring are well over 5lbs!! The KY State record was almost 14lbs and was probably close to 20 years old. I don't disagree that selective harvest can be a good thing, but this is just silly. Besides, after looking at that fish, it would be lucky to hit 4lbs.

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I understand that i think i got it backwards as i was half asleep but harcesting the small bass is a better idea but also why would therr be 12-16 inch protective slot limits their eggs seem to be the healthiest of the bunch i think and stand a better chance of surviving think of it this way a bass 5 lbs and up is kinda like a woman befor menopause some eggs survive but more die due to being inadequate than a fish that is 2 years old (12inches) granted they dont lay as many as a 5 lb sow would but keeping 1 bass that size wont hurt anything unless its a lake thats in dire straights and guist dont seem to be i do preety good down there for crappie bass and big gills from the bank by the bridge

[kyriverblues]

I don't think a person keeping 1 **** bass is going to hurt the bass population in the lake. I am sure the fish and wildlife would not leave the size limit 12" if bass were low. It is also his legal right to do so. He could have kept them all and I do see an issue with that but he did not. I am sorry that they guy called you an idiot but all fisherman around here are not like that. He probably is one of those fisherman that thinks if you don't fish for bass that you should not be on the lake. it is sad the way some people are these days.

[fishinfreak]

You guys that are jumping all over this guy are the idiots! He kept one fish in which he was perfectly within the law in doing so. There are limits on these fish for a reason. So ppl can keep a select amount of them to eat without hurting the population. I don't keep bass unless it's a spot and I have a mess of crappie to go with it. In my opinion crappie and catfish just taste better. If this guy kept this fish and said it was his biggest bass of his life and he was mounting it you guys would've been celebrating with him but since he decided to not waste it by mounting it like some of you idiots do he actually benefited from it and ate it. Stop acting like people keeping a bass here and there is going to destroy our bass population.

[88KVD]

It's not just ONE person keeping ONE fish, all of you guys that are defending the guy I guarantee you have kept plenty of 3,4,5 lb bass. If you are wanting to eat fish I don't mind that at all, just quit fishing for LM, SM and spots to eat. Hell go fish for crappie, bluegill, catfish, or stripers. Much better to eat and grow a lot faster then LM or SM. a 4-5lb LM is an old fish and if you idiots keep on keeping them because it was your first BIG fish then give me a break like there won't be a problem down the road. It's just sad that I look on this website continuously and see people posting pictures of a 5 lb plus LM and it's at your house in the drive way because you kept it. Same story every **** time, "it's my first really good LM and I only kept ONE" Give me a break, I've heard all the BS before. People that keep 5 lb plus largemouth, it isn't there first rodeo. I haven't read any scientific articles about keeping 5 lb plus largemouth is a good way to harvest a lake. The guy kept the biggest fish and threw all the small ones back, makes ZERO sense. You guys defending this guy probably are the biggest problem with lakes. You guys strictly go out there to eat anything and everything you catch. You talk about slots and it being legal for him to keep it, but I'd say the fish and wildlife probably think you guys have some sort of common sense and wouldn't keep a 5 lb plus fish. But just like every law that is invented, it's to help you idiots with no common sense live in society.

[fishinfreak]

The only time I keep a fish is if I hook it deep and it bellies up. But there is a creel and size limit for a reason. Idk of you hunt or anything but next time you see that dominate buck walk by let him go because he's your breeder. Don't shot those big does either because they are too. You're ripping a guy for being within the law. Just because you don't like something he did. I don't agree with keeping bass either but as long as they don't have to many or any small fish what is there to say. Some people just like to get out there and fish and eat what they catch and if you ask me that's pretty cool. Not everyone has to fish tournaments and own a $50,000 boat. Why don't you stop acting like a big bad fisherman and let the guy show off his catch.

[88KVD]

The only time I keep a fish is if I hook it deep and it bellies up. But there is a creel and size limit for a reason. Idk of you hunt or anything but next time you see that dominate buck walk by let him go because he's your breeder. Don't shot those big does either because they are too. You're ripping a guy for being within the law. Just because you don't like something he did. I don't agree with keeping bass either but as long as they don't have to many or any small fish what is there to say. Some people just like to get out there and fish and eat what they catch and if you ask me that's pretty cool. Not everyone has to fish tournaments and own a $50,000 boat. Why don't you stop acting like a big bad fisherman and let the guy show off his catch.

Not a problem at all not owning a $50,000 boat. No one mentioned anything about that. The guy can show off his fish by taking a few pictures with it and posting them and releasing the fish back in the water. You call up to Frankfort and ask them what keeping 5 lb plus bass will do to a lake like Guist Creek or Cedar Creek or any of the smaller lakes. Guarantee they will not advise you to do that. A Big Trophy Buck in the WHOLE STATE OF KENTUCKY is a little different then keeping a trophy LM in a 317 acre lake. You guys go ahead and keep them, then don't be on here saying that every time you go to Cedar Creek or Guist creek you can't catch any good ones 5-10 yrs from now. People already get on here and complain about Cedar Creek being WAY to pressured to catch anything anymore over there. NO it's because you get on here and people are posting pictures of a big bass they have caught and are eating the **** thing. Or get on Cedar creek outfitters and look at all the pictures of big bass being caught and they are taking pictures of it in there driveway or parking lot then taking it home to show it off to there wives like they did something awesome and then eat. Makes zero sense I don't care how many of you get on here and say it's fine. Well see how these so called trophy lakes do down that road.

[MagikSmallie]

Not a problem at all not owning a $50,000 boat. No one mentioned anything about that. The guy can show off his fish by taking a few pictures with it and posting them and releasing the fish back in the water. You call up to Frankfort and ask them what keeping 5 lb plus bass will do to a lake like Guist Creek or Cedar Creek or any of the smaller lakes. Guarantee they will not advise you to do that. A Big Trophy Buck in the WHOLE STATE OF KENTUCKY is a little different then keeping a trophy LM in a 317 acre lake. You guys go ahead and keep them, then don't be on here saying that every time you go to Cedar Creek or Guist creek you can't catch any good ones 5-10 yrs from now. People already get on here and complain about Cedar Creek being WAY to pressured to catch anything anymore over there. NO it's because you get on here and people are posting pictures of a big bass they have caught and are eating the **** thing. Or get on Cedar creek outfitters and look at all the pictures of big bass being caught and they are taking pictures of it in there driveway or parking lot then taking it home to show it off to there wives like they did something awesome and then eat. Makes zero sense I don't care how many of you get on here and say it's fine. Well see how these so called trophy lakes do down that road.

I completely agree!!!

[fishinfreak]

Regardless of you agreeing or not the guy was within the law. Just because you don't agree with him doesn't make him wrong for doing what he did. Was it the smartest thing? No, but if it's not illegal what can you do? Nothing, so let the guy do his thing and leave him alone.

[MagikSmallie]

Regardless of you agreeing or not the guy was within the law. Just because you don't agree with him doesn't make him wrong for doing what he did. Was it the smartest thing? No, but if it's not illegal what can you do? Nothing, so let the guy do his thing and leave him alone.

Nobody ever said what he did was illegal. If he's gonna post that on here then I am free to say whatever I want to him in the forum of public opinion; just like he's free to keep his fish and post pictures of it. If you're going to post it and make it public you gotta take the good and bad comments that come with it.

["The Man"]

88KVD is just upset cause he can't catch any big bass! Who cares if a few bigger bass are taking out of a lake. People have been keeping 5lb plus bass for years, and if you ask me bass fishing had been better then ever here in this great state.

[MagikSmallie]

88KVD is just upset cause he can't catch any big bass! Who cares if a few bigger bass are taking out of a lake. People have been keeping 5lb plus bass for years, and if you ask me bass fishing had been better then ever here in this great state.

Do you not think that the fairly recent commonality of catch and release has anything to do with the fact that bass fishing in KY may be better than ever?