Learning' All I Can!

[Learnin' Keith]

Thanks for all the schooling!! I hereby agree to not fry any whopper bass!! Catch and release only! I would totally love to catch a few though. I will look for those slot limit lakes too. I have a lot to be taught and this forum is handing out a good learnin'!!!

[eric1978]

Thanks for all the schooling!! I hereby agree to not fry any whopper bass!! Catch and release only! I would totally love to catch a few though. I will look for those slot limit lakes too. I have a lot to be taught and this forum is handing out a good learnin'!!!

Good on you then, Keith. Didn't mean to give you a hard time, just thought I'd give you some food for thought. Big reservoirs can certainly handle some modest harvest, and if you have access to a small farm pond, you'll be doing it a favor by taking home a mess of 12-14 inch fish. But rivers are a different story, and it's greatly appreciated by (most) anglers if you release the bass you catch out of the smaller streams and creeks.

Other species are far more abundant and grow much faster...crappie, white bass, catfish, panfish...they're all ideal for the fryer, and frankly they taste better anyway. Have at it!

[ness]

...and don't forget your local ponds or creeks for a quick bit of fishing on foot.

Good luck.