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.
