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skeeterzx225

Reminder to release Smallies caught in the chain

#679940 - 06/02/08 02:21 PM

The SRCL fishery is starting to produce some trophy smallmouth fishing. I witnessed an easy 5 lbr shake loose this past weekend, please release all Smallmouth you catch. Most abide by this, but I witnessed a nice 3 lb fish thrown in a basket

Bob Schroden

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the chain

#680011 - 06/02/08 05:13 PM

I caught and released 3 SMBass that went 18-19" last week fishing for walleyes. There are some really nice ones to be had if only they would get released.

I also witnessed a pontoon bobber fishing and keeping everything they would catch. I saw them keeping SMbass, LMBass, walleyes, pike and even catfish. There are truely some bad meat hogs out there, if it swims they will kill and eat it.


skeeterzx225

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the cha

#680015 - 06/02/08 05:21 PM



DFresh

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the cha

#681050 - 06/05/08 02:05 PM

Do bass even taste good? I have always been under the impression that they were extremely 'fishy' tasting..

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It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck



skeeterzx225

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the cha

#681084 - 06/05/08 03:45 PM

They are members of the sunfish family, so if you've had sunfish, then... Walleye is the only fish I eat and that's just a few times a year on special occasions...I always say, if you want food, go to a grocery store..Besides, I don't think eating allot of fish is good for you, they all have some mercury in them...

Bob Schroden

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the cha

#685078 - 06/19/08 01:52 PM

Today I decided to try Horseshoe, as I didn't get a chance yesterday.
I found a few nice SM Bass on some mid lake humps and on some shoreline structure.
They were hitting a jig/gulp minnow combo dragged very slowly.
All fish including this nice 17 incher were released!

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skeeterzx225

Re: Reminder to release Smallies caught in the cha

#685124 - 06/19/08 03:18 PM

Nice fish, they sure are fun to catch, had a 19 incher 2 weeks ago..

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