Good point Craig, I have this small lake near me with no pressure other than
me. No one is keeping any fish and over the past four or five years I have
not caught anything bigger than 4 pounds with most in the pound to pound and
a half range, so if I was to keep some fish and give them away, what size
would I be looking to give away? 12? 13? 14? 15+?, or am I better off giving
away the pickerel that rule this lake? They are consistent at 15-24 inches,
catch way more juvenile pickerel at this lake than bass, any ideas? I would
like to see some bigger bass in the years to come. It could definetly
support the bigger bass, I just think it might be a case of too many fish in
the lake competing for the same food
"Craig Baugher" wrote in message
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Very Cool John! While I practice catch & release, I appreciate those that
catch and keep the 14" to 18" bass. The bass population needs to be
thinned
out too. Otherwise the bass in that body of water will continue to get
smaller and smaller as the population grows. So by taking your legal
limit.
you are actually helping the small bass to survive better (because of less
competition) and allowing the bigger bass to get bigger.

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Craig Baugher
Be Confident, Focused, but most of all Have FUN!