Quote Originally Posted by Shellkat View Post
No livewell in my boat, straight on the ice in a chest then a hot oil bath. I never did like hauling my supper aroung dead in bath water for hours before I ate them. Big fish go back the little ones taste better.
When you immediately put fish on ice like that they will be fresher, easier to clean and definitely tastier. I don't think bass are very good to eat and I never put one in the live well for any reason. I usually hold em up for a second to get a good look at them then I'll thank them for a good fight and gently ease them back into the water. Unless they are foul hooked they are not out of their natural habitat for any more than 30 seconds.