For What Reason Do You Not Release

[Embrey]

pretty much...any bass i ever mount will still be alive after the fact

[lil skeeter]

i wish people would do what they do and not complain because someone doesnt see things the way they do. i enjoy coming home with fish to clean whether its bass, crappie, or bluegill. i also enjoy coming home without a mess of bass to clean because i released them that day. how do some of you know that big bass taste like !@#$, if you werent willing one time to give them a try? would you still throw them back if you thought they tasted just as good as smaller ones? not trying to be a smart#$%, just asking.

[Embrey]

hard enough to catch quality fish without killing them all

[lroberts]

hard enough to catch quality fish without killing them all

embrey did you fish Patoka this weekend??? I was there for the USA Bassin Regional....tough for almost everyone! 150 teams....only 54 weighed in!!!!!

[Embrey]

embrey did you fish Patoka this weekend??? I was there for the USA Bassin Regional....tough for almost everyone! 150 teams....only 54 weighed in!!!!!

no, ive been fishing around home and doing 10 times better than patoka has been for me in the last month...just aint worth the gas. and looks like it was a good idea...

[Hershey102]

i wish people would do what they do and not complain because someone doesnt see things the way they do.

No man is an island and the reality is that our actions affect others.

[lil skeeter]

No man is an island and the reality is that our actions affect others.

as long as what i do is legal, its really not affecting anyone in a negative way, unless maybe they were fishing behind me and now they cant eat or weigh that fish in because its now swimming in my livewell. no matter what anyone does to pacify a group of people, there will always be another group whining about why its being done this way. it never stops, someone is always complaining because its not what they do. thats why i say do what you do (legally) and i'll do what i do also legally.

[RICHYD4U]

i wish people would do what they do and not complain because someone doesnt see things the way they do. i enjoy coming home with fish to clean whether its bass, crappie, or bluegill. i also enjoy coming home without a mess of bass to clean because i released them that day. how do some of you know that big bass taste like !@#$, if you werent willing one time to give them a try? would you still throw them back if you thought they tasted just as good as smaller ones? not trying to be a smart#$%, just asking.

In my case, I have a father-in-law who keeps everything he catches. I've tried to educate him regarding the issue, but he's an old dog (no new tricks). He once caught this nice 7lb largemouth, of course, it landed on the frying pan (not the wall). He insisted that I give it a taste, and yes, it tasted terrible! Now, I have tasted some good fish....crappie, eyes, striper....but an old, big bass is on the bottom of the list. IMO

I release everything, merly due to the fact that I am not much of a fish eater. I prefer steak! But I will partake of a fish once in a while, and when I do, I want it to be good.

Fish on!

-Rich

[smljaw]

I'm with Rich... 1) Buy a replica if you really feel the need to display a bass on you wall. A good digital camera does the trick as well. Frame an 8X10 photo and display for all your buddies and family members to see. 2) Bass don't taste good.

Keep a few to eat from time to time. That's fine. Just put the big females back. This will enhance our resources for years to come. And something else! Anyone mounting a 5 or 6 pound LM out of Cedar Creek, or any other lake, should be ashamed of themselves. What a joke! If you fall in this boat you either don't fish much or you lucked into catching it.

This topic heats me up so I'm going to stop now.

[lil skeeter]

I'm with Rich... 1) Buy a replica if you really feel the need to display a bass on you wall. A good digital camera does the trick as well. Frame an 8X10 photo and display for all your buddies and family members to see. 2) Bass don't taste good.

Keep a few to eat from time to time. That's fine. Just put the big females back. This will enhance our resources for years to come. And something else! Anyone mounting a 5 or 6 pound LM out of Cedar Creek, or any other lake, should be ashamed of themselves. What a joke! If you fall in this boat you either don't fish much or you lucked into catching it.

This topic heats me up so I'm going to stop now.

and i thought my wife was the only one i needed permission from to get a fish mounted.

[Hlleonard]

and i thought my wife was the only one i needed permission from to get a fish mounted.

LOL...... I think this subject will be debated for ever......and there will still be bass to catch ...and eat if you so desire...I remember when there wasn't many deer for the hunters and they never started turning them loose.

[troutcrazy]

'Cause my wife won't clean 'em. Even though I specifically made "For richer or poorer. In sickness and health and I will clean his fish too" part of our wedding vows!