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["The Man"]

Lol. I don't keep LM's. I don't keep bass period. You need help lol. Give it a break man. It's good to take bass out of the lakes.

[kentuckykingfisher]

Not big on eating largemouth but I've done it. I'll keep one everytime I foul hook it bad enough to know the fish won't make it. As far as ever keeping a large mouth over 5 lbs I don't think I have to worry about that. I fish nolin and it seems I can't get over the 4lb hump lol. But.... IMO anyone who keeps a smallie just to eat are nuts. let them go! I can understand why some people get upset when others take a big lm. I just shake my head and keep doing what I'm doing. No sense in getting butt hurt over it. Folks can preach catch and release all they want but it's the other mans right to keep his fish as well. There's nothing anyone can do about. Sure if 4/5 guys kept the biggest largemouth on every trip they went on then we might have a serious problem. But I believe it's the other way around that 4/5 guys catch and release.

[kyriverblues]

I can't believe other fisherman are still calling people idiots because a guy kept one **** fish. I have never kept bass and think catch and release is a great thing to do. I do keep some stripers at Cumberland because they usually die when released and they are great to eat. That is why I hate fishing around a bunch of people bass fishing. Most ,not all, think they should have the lake to them alone . they run there boats by someone anchored at top speed like they are going to a fire. Very disrespectful and calling people idiots just confirms what I have seen over the years from SOME bass fisherman. If fish and wildlife did not want any fish kept they would have rules against keeping any size. I hate to see any big fish kept of any species but people have the right to do so if they choose. I don't know why SOME bass fisherman think they are the chosen ones on the lake. I think we all need to agree to disagree because unless the laws change fish are going to be kept. I am sure some bass die from post release mortality when any person catches them. A guy keeping a big fish here and there ain't going to ruin the lake. Just because you don't agree with someone a true fisherman will still show respect and not call people idiots. Maybe nicely explain to the person why you think keeping larger fish in not a good thing. He might not have thought about the impact it might have. My father and brother fish bass tournaments and they see people who have bass die in live wells all the time. That is a lot worse to me than a guy keeping on fish. Maybe you should think about that before criticizing others. Can't we all just enjoy the water and be happy?????

[kc]

I can't believe I am responding to this post but here I am. Amazes me after all the responses and some being upset over keeping one good bass that much hasn't been said about tournaments and mortality. It seems the serious bass fisherman are fine with tournaments keeping fish and ignoring that many of those fish - especially large ones - will not survive after being caught, kept in a live well for hours, hauled by to the launch, paraded around, weighed in, and finally released. Far more good bass die that way than go home for supper. In my eyes the ones that were eaten at least died for a respectable reason. But these same serious fisherman get highly offended at the thought of keeping bass to eat -- in this case one fish. Catch and release is a great thing. Releasing large specimens of any species -
IMO - is a good thing. Keeping a few fish for the table is fine. Killing fish for tournament weigh-ins is absolute BS...

kc

[Luke512]

I usually don't chime in on these debates... But I'm going to on this one.... I'm usually not for keeping bass, and personally don't do it myself, unless I know I've foul hooked them and they're gonna die anyways, otherwise I catch & release. But I will keep a few crappie, walleye, etc... (The fish that taste better, in my opinion). But regardless, size and creel limits are set by fish and wildlife, and if someone wants to keep them and is within the law to do so, that's their right - no matter how we feel. So no reason in getting bent outta shape about it. But I'm chiming in on this, because you sir (KVD88) sound like a complete idiot, on here calling people dumbasses and such for the way they feel about keeping/not keeping fish. Let it go man, you sound like a retarded ***hole.

[olgreenboat]

my apologies to every one for being a troll but i got to ask..

(88KVD)
He fell for it Hahahaha ..
So whats realy bothering you son ? Did you go out and buy the bass pro shops 90K Kevin vandam package and still can't catch fish come on tell the truth you stink at bass fishing because you do not have the patience and all your KVD stuff don't work like it does on TV..
for what its worth i dont keep bass but if i catch one bigger then 8 lbs 6 oz it's butt is mine..

[restornator]

Bass fishing by and large is for idiots. You (KVD) spends thousands of dollars, have about 30 3700 boxes full of lures, 15 combos, a hydrowave, power pole, and $1500 GPS sonar unit, and you don't want to keep any fish??!?! Talk about a waste of time and money. Do you hunt with a paintball gun, too?

[stripernut1]

as im getting older im not fishing as hard as i used to....but i still fish over 200 days a year and i can tell you this...
you can fish for 3 months straight and wonder where all the big quality fish have gone? sure youre catching the occasional 5lber...maybe a 6 or two, tons of just keepers but for the most part its just an average run of the mill day. and then theres that one day that happens once a year when all the stars and moons and whatevers line up and you catch 53 bass in 3 hours with multiple 6+lbers and a 7 and all the 4s you can set the hook on....and then its over and its back to same old same old.

the point is this....there might be more big fish swimming around than we think. day before yesterday we caught a keeper smallmouth trolling for stripers in 112 feet of water...he was 40 feet deep. im pretty sure the kdfwr doesnt do too many shocking surveys out there in that water. not all bass live in 8ft of water on the shore....and most big bass dont spend alot of time there so they just arent accessible.

i dont ever keep ANY smallmouth...EVER....i rarely keep any largemouth....i will keep every spot i catch that is over 12 invhes until i have 6....they little pieces of fried candy.
but if you want to keep a legal bass? heck tell me wht time supper is, ill bring the cole slaw !

[olgreenboat]

Bass fishing by and large is for idiots. You (KVD) spends thousands of dollars, have about 30 3700 boxes full of lures, 15 combos, a hydrowave, power pole, and $1500 GPS sonar unit, and you don't want to keep any fish??!?! Talk about a waste of time and money. Do you hunt with a paintball gun, too?

He can't sit there and tell me he would put all his 8+ fish back in the water ( If he could catch them) I know better then that crap or maybe its just all the 4 to 6 lb fish were suposed to throw back so he can catch them for his self..
I realy think he is a arm chair fisherman ..

[apb]

Unfortunately this thread is turning into nothing more than trolling and throwing personal insults. I am locking it.