Killing bass?

On May 31, 8:39 am, Olebiker wrote:
On May 31, 8:14 am, "Joe Haubenreich"

I eat bass. Managed harvest is part of the game management strategy of every
state game and fish commission. To some extent, it improves the health of
the ecosystem.

Joe,

Good call on changing the title of the thread. I thought about that
last night.

I guess what got me about the pictures was the fact that these guys
were harvesting four to seven pound fish. That's their breeding
stock. Where do they think the next generation of bass is going to
come from? As the old folks back in the country used to say, "Don't
eat your seed corn."

Bass here start spawning at about 12 inches so a four pounder has
spawned at least three or four times - its genes are already in the
gene pool. I personally don't keep bass over two pounds but it has to
do with ease of cleaning rather than any desire to preserve brood
stock.

Ronnie

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On May 31, 8:39 am, Olebiker wrote:
On May 31, 8:14 am, "Joe Haubenreich"

I eat bass. Managed harvest is part of the game management strategy of
every
state game and fish commission. To some extent, it improves the health
of
the ecosystem.

Joe,

Good call on changing the title of the thread. I thought about that
last night.

I guess what got me about the pictures was the fact that these guys
were harvesting four to seven pound fish. That's their breeding
stock. Where do they think the next generation of bass is going to
come from? As the old folks back in the country used to say, "Don't
eat your seed corn."

Bass here start spawning at about 12 inches so a four pounder has
spawned at least three or four times - its genes are already in the
gene pool. I personally don't keep bass over two pounds but it has to
do with ease of cleaning rather than any desire to preserve brood
stock.

For eating purposes... back when there was no size limit and the bag limit
was ten I would keep them from 10-12" as they were the best tasting. The
smaller ones taste more like panfish. Not quite as much flavor as a
bluegill, but a similar flavor. The bigger ones are kinda tasteless to me.
They make a good platform for the addition of other flavors to create
culinary works of art, but they don't have a lot of their own flavor.

I pretty much don't keep any bass unless they are gut hooked these days
simpley because the ones that are legal to keep (13+ inches) have started to
lose their flavor. If I want fish to eat I'll go out on a summer morning
with a couple kids and try to nail a boat limit of the small schooling
stripers we get around here.


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Bob La Londe
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"Olebiker" wrote in message
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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

Depends on the body of water.
Some small to medium lakes often need to have certain sizes (usually small)
culled out to avoid stunting and achieve balance.
Some private lakes may have such populations and low fishing pressure that a
few people aren't going to affect things significantly no matter what they
take out.

Bill

"Olebiker" wrote in message
oups.com...
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

Yes, they are very tasty



"Olebiker" wrote in message
oups.com...
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

Because of my age and health, I don't fish anymore. I never did like the
taste of bass especially the large size. In California, we encourage
"catch & release" I'll settle for bony bluegill & crappie. The fish is a
Corvina taken out of the Salton Sea. Great taste. Because of the high
saline content, Corvina have just about disappeared. Still lotsa
croaker, sargo and tilapia.(Dick)

Never did fish in the Yuma area. In my younger days, I would camp & fish
both sides of the river and canals (CA. & AZ.)
all the way up to the Davis dam. In 1994, I took an exciting 30 day
adventure, it was great. The Salton Sea was my favorite and thats going
back quite a few (too many) years. LOL. Have caught some nice bass and
huge cats in some of the canals around the Palo Verde and Blythe area on
the CA. side. Oftened fished for carp using a mini rod & reel on 10 lb.
test line. Wish I had my photos handy. All boxed away in unmarked boxes.
By the way, I live in east San Diego county, El Cajon. Still great
fishing in this area, so I read. Have a nice day. (Dick)

This is a Corvina caught at the Salton sea. Wish I coukld say "the gal
is all mine".

Killing bass?(Bob)

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sat, Jun 2, 2007, 10:21am (CDT-2)
From: (Dick)
Never did fish in the Yuma area. In my younger days, I would camp & fish
both sides of the river and canals (CA. & AZ.) all the way up to the
Davis dam. In 1994, I took an exciting 30 day adventure, it was great.
The Salton Sea was my favorite and thats going back quite a few (too
many) years. LOL. Have caught some nice bass and huge cats in some of
the canals around the Palo Verde and Blythe area on the CA. side.
Oftened fished for carp using a mini rod & reel on 10 lb. test line.
Wish I had my photos handy. All boxed away in unmarked boxes. By the
way, I live in east San Diego county, El Cajon. Still great fishing in
this area, so I read. Have a nice day. (Dick)
This is a Corvina caught at the Salton sea. Wish I coukld say "the gal
is all mine".
========

Hi Dick, I guess we are both old enough to remember the "good ole days"
!

I fished the Salton Sea back in the early 70's, caught some nice corvina
off the old coast guard fueling pier. But the heat, the wind, and the
smell, finally got to me, and I opted for the river later on!

There was one beer bar there on the "Sea", and it wasn't air
conditioned, and the beer was warm, but you could get out of the sun
anyway grin.

That place reminded me a bit of west Texas....miles and miles of miles
and miles....and nary a tree to mar the view !

Sorry to hear you are not able to fish anymore...that's about all I do
now a days.

John K

Killing bass?

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, May 30, 2007, 12:55pm
(CDT-2) From: (Olebiker)
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
========
Yep, I eat bass...there are other species of fish I prefer, but a small
bass fillet is pretty good eating in my opinion. I do release most of
the fish I catch now....too lazy to clean and cook em when there is a
great little reastaurant down the street than serves up one of the best
fish dinners you could ask for .

I just don't have a problem with someone keeping the fish they
catch....I think that's the reason fishing got started!

John K

I think lots of "third world people" do.

As long as it is legal, what can anyone do about it?

--
Bill Kiene




"Olebiker" wrote in message
oups.com...
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