On May 30, 3:55 pm, Olebiker wrote:
A friend directed me to a local fishing web site. One of the
discussion pages was about freshwater fishing. I was amazed to see
pictures of guys holding up stringers of dead bass like it was still
1954.

I don't think I have killed a bass on purpose in over 20 years and I
don't think I know anyone who still keeps bass. Do any of you folks
eat bass?

Dick Durbin

I eat bass filets several times a month. I don't keep anything over
about 2 pounds and usually keep spots or bass in the in the size on
lakes with slot limits that the DNR says should be removed from
lakes. I especially like bass 12 to 13 inches long.

An acre of water will support a limited number of pounds of bass.
Fishermen can remove them or they can die naturally. Here in the
south bass reproduce in high enough numbers and grow fast enough that
fishermen don't do any damage to the populations - we still have a ten
bass daily limit.

Ronnie

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