please read this.

[Flipnripem]

Just a reminder to all fisherpeople. Please practice catch and realese this first couple of weeks of the bass season. It is very important that the fish be released as soon as possible. Thanks Flip

[Deitz Dittrich]

Very good message flip... Although, I dont think all that nessesary for our faithfull readers at FM, and are true bass heads. Still a great message, expecially becuase of the late spring. The male bass are there to protect the eggs, if they are removed, the eggs become food for any number of species!

Catch and release protects bass fishing for years to come.

[FishinBill]

Do people actually eat bass????

I know my parents grew up in PA and they used to eat bass but since moving to MN it's walleye or nothing for fresh water fish

[Juice]

Yea, theres people who eat bass. Kinda sad too, theres plenty of other fish to catch and are better tasting IMO. I noticed this on one of my semi-private lakes. The only way people could fish it, is if they fish directly on the gravel road. I mean this lake is plum full of bass, practically every cast, you can pull one out. But anyways, i heard from one of my friends who were driving by, that one of the out of towners had a 5 gal. bucket full of bass. But im sure they had no clue what they were catching, and didnt really know the regulations. (assuming)

[Gopher_Guy]

I honestly can't remember the last time we ever kept a bass. It must have been when I was a little kid and just wanted to show mom that I caught something. Good luck this weekend to everyone!

[wyldewal]

Bass taste pretty darn good when you catch them in cold water. I usually end up keeping about two or three bass a year mostly around the 15-16 inch range. Fishing with tipups the bass seem to inhale the bait, getting the hook way down in their throat.

I feel it's better to eat the fish instead of releasing one that's dead.

Normally it's catch and release all the way.

Good advise!

[HellaBass]

Small bass can be pretty similar to pan fish, it would actually help our lakes if people at a few 10-13" bass every now and then. It would make for better big bass opps in the long haul.

[CorynTracySellHomes]

One even more important point (At least to me) Is try and keep your boat out of the reeds and rushes! A trolling motor can really do a lot of damage to these types of weed beds.

Cory Frantzick