Keeping some fish to eat

Keeping some fish to eat

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, May 26, 2004, 11:01pm
(CDT+5) From: (Todd=A0Copeland)
Nothing wrong with that... but was it bass that he caught? I don't
really know of anyone that eats bass and I don't know if it's the best
eating. Perhaps they were crappie that he caught... and now we all know
what part of the country I'm in .
Personally, I just eat sal****er fish. Now that's some good eats.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
They were crappie and bass, and before my son finally convinced me to
catch and release, I ate many a fillet of bass...mghty fine eatin!
JK


"John Kerr" wrote in message
...
My neighbor is retired...totally retired . He is also an avid
fisherman! Yesterday I was working in the back yard and he was on his
patio cooking something....deep frying some fresh fish he brought home!
We talked fishing for a few mnutes, then I went back to working. About
15 minutes later his wife brought me over a plate....deep fried fish,
coleslaw, beans, and hot buttered cornbread, I thought I had died and
gone to heaven ! I usually leave the fish I catch at the lake, but
next time out, I think I will bring a few of the critters home with me

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.

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

I know of some who keep the fish and give them to Orientals. I also know of a
gal who asks anglers for fish. I know a guy who keeps fish and doesn't even
take out a fishing license.
I like fish but would prefer not to have them deep fried. I think i would
rather eat freshly caught fish rather than canned salmon.

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
news:OFbtc.117340$536.22202232@attbi_s03...
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.

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

Very Cool John! While I practice catch & release, I appreciate those that
catch and keep the 14" to 18" bass.

I was talking to someone today at work about fishing and stated that I only
caught and released fish. I failed to remember that there was a co-worker near
by who is a total vegitarian. She, we know eachother, came right over and said
"Dan,
you know that phrase should be changed to injured and released with a big hole
in it`s mouth from the hook." I wanted to laugh out loud at that.....but she
is the daughter of the company owner. I let it go though. Then wondered how
do large mouth bass know to jump out of the water and try to throw the hook.
They all seem to know how to do this.
Dan.

She, *snip* came right over and said "Dan, you know that phrase should
be changed to injured and released with a big hole in it`s mouth from
the hook." I wanted to laugh out loud at that.....but she is the
daughter of the company owner. I let it go though

Doncha just hate not being able to put an idiot in their place just 'cos
they're the daughter of the boss? LoL

"Mason121" wrote in message
...
Very Cool John! While I practice catch & release, I appreciate those
that
catch and keep the 14" to 18" bass.

I was talking to someone today at work about fishing and stated that I
only
caught and released fish. I failed to remember that there was a co-worker
near
by who is a total vegitarian. She, we know eachother, came right over and
said
"Dan,
you know that phrase should be changed to injured and released with a big
hole
in it`s mouth from the hook." I wanted to laugh out loud at that.....but
she
is the daughter of the company owner. I let it go though. Then wondered
how
do large mouth bass know to jump out of the water and try to throw the
hook.
They all seem to know how to do this.
Dan.


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced ears,
and possibly other things as well!

Bass, as well as other fish don't have a brain developed enough to feel
pain, so they really don't "know" to jump and throw the hook. They're
simply reacting to the tethering action of the line.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote:


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced ears,
and possibly other things as well!

She doesn`t have pierced ears or anything else that is pierced that I can tell.
She is a quite handsome young woman and I would love to pierce a certian part
of her. :-)
Dan.

Now thats dam funny, if that's the case I would make it a point to let her
see me eating a sprout sandwich and some carrot juice
"Mason121" wrote in message
...
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote:


LOL!!! This is coming from the same woman that probably has pierced
ears,
and possibly other things as well!

She doesn`t have pierced ears or anything else that is pierced that I can
tell.
She is a quite handsome young woman and I would love to pierce a certian
part
of her. :-)
Dan.

From: "alwaysfishking"
Now thats dam funny, if that's the case I would make it a point to let her
see me eating a sprout sandwich and some carrot juice.

Very good idea. Trouble is she already knows I fish. :-(
There was another occasion when talking about catch and release. She asked
that if
I put a worm on a fishing line with no hook and threw it out and the fish took
it and I knew the fish took it, wouldn`t that be the same as catching the
fish? :-)
Dan.