Hmm, I think there has been a misunderstanding. I am pretty much a catch a release kind of guy. I keep panfish when I plan on having a fry, but that's pretty much it. I have not kept a bass that I have caught in several years. I always have the luck of catching them small or large. I never get a good eating size.
I would rather keep Crappie and red ear and blue gill over bass, though I do love to fish them for the fishings sake.



Quote Originally Posted by DSPCHAMY View Post
Maybe the reason your fishing is down is becuase you have killed all the fish in the area of the lake that you are going. Maybe its because people are eating the keepers instead of letting them go that your catch rate is down. I know plenty of farm ponds with no size limit where you can harvest all the bass you want. Why don't you try some of those if you are looking to eat bass.