Rickf, what it proves is you think nobody is entitled to an opinion. Like its been stated over and over that anybody has the right to keep bass for whatever purpose they want within the law. Some of us don't and are criticized for expressing our point of view.
Wow. I get called out for expressing my opinion . Yeh, maybe I miss spoke and for that I am sorry. But another thread comes up bashing me for my opinion. Really ? Your opinions are ok. Mine aren't.
I know exactly what I would do and have done. Release it. I am intitled to my opinion just as those that wish to keep them are intitled to theres. I am thrilled he caught a nice one. Not thrilled with the end results. Us catch and release guys will do our thing so you catch and kill guys can do your thing. Thats. what make the world go around.
It's not going anywhere as far as I am concerned. My preference would have been to take pictures and measurements and let her go. Then if I wanted get a replica made. If he wants to swim it in grease or mount it that's his right to. Conservation education still needs to be preached. If everbody was an eater or mounter there wouldn't be many left to catch. Bet that fish has been caught 20 times in its life.
My owners manual for my 2014 yamaha 4 stroke says to use min 90 octane ethanol free. It also says it will run on blended fuel but prolonged use can cause damage.
Even if you have to pay .50 more a gallon that equals about 5 bucks more a fishing trip for most of us. Did you know that up until a few years ago taxpayers paid 51 cents a gallon to the producers of ethanol in the form of subsidies. Ethanol does more harm than good in so many different ways. It's time for it to go away.
My neighbor goes to Alaska alot as his son lives there. His destination place is now sturgeon bay. Darrell greenwood from joplin won the big smallmouth tourny up there a couple of years ago with 60 some pounds. 2 day tournament.
Fished with champ last Friday and he set the hook on a 15 inch smallie and heard his falkon Cara head turner go pop. It broke in the handle between the corks. Didn't break in two but definitely was some damage. First fishing failure I have ever seen from a falkon. I think I might have heard him say, Boom goes the dynamite, when he set the hook!
We were too poor to afford elmers paste so I would scrape tar off the road and use that. Also had to take a spit shot and crimp it on a gold crappie hook to make a rig head. I would then put a grub worm on I was ready to go.