White Bass ...

[Muddog]

The bones on a White Bass are thick and tough. If I remember right they have a area of red tissue along the lateral line somewhat like a Northern Pike.

Are they good to eat? That depends on how you prepare them.

[KTapper]

I ate a few this winter. I just cut the red meat like muddog said, and soaked them in milk over night, and fried them up they were awesome!

[Muddog]

Before I move on from this forum let me say; I think White Bas are my favorite fish to catch. For how small they are they hit a lure as hard if not harder then a fish twice there size. If I were to compare them to a Largemouth Bass I would say; A largemouth Bass hits like a Crappie fisherman sets a hook and a White Bass hit’s a lure like a Largemouth Bass fisherman sets a hook.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Muddie- They do put up one heck of a fight, and they know how to use their flat sides to help them fight harder in current.. Pound for pound, they are a very good foe!

[Phooj]

right of the boat launch there in william

[Nick Kuhn]

Thought I'd bump this because Yellow Bass are very similar. Here's a link to Wisconsin DNR crews netting a potential world record Yellow Bass.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=1213

[VueFisher]

t.i. for white bass is biting like crazy as well......even it was rainning but its was slow....then when the sun pop out [PoorWordUsage] it was crazy!

[VueFisher]

t.i. is also biting white bass as well....wow william obrien biting as well? i have to check it out. what is the best time to go?

[Phooj]

just got back fro hudson it was crazy also. T.I where in TI . morning is the best time to go vuefisher.

[VueFisher]

what time? @ hudson? and what are the white bass hiting on?

[VueFisher]

i don't work today and i want to go. but i have to wait. i also heard that taylor falls is biting as well.

[Katman]

you don't need to know where. Just follow the crowd. You'll see waves of approx. 40-80 ppl from shore. Follow that up with a few boats and canoes! The bite is definitely on!

[Phooj]

hey vusfisher koj puas yog hmoob os? maybe we could head out sometimes?

[fishn]

The fish havent moved to the backwaters yet. Theyre still holding deep next to shallow water. Been doing good north of Stillwater. Best time for me have been during the evenings. Havent fish south of it yet. Is the hudson bite an early bite? I'll be on the Croix on Thursday in a white skeeter. Come by and say hi. Kuv yog hmoob thiab

[VueFisher]

yeah kuv yog hmoob. yeah we should do that sometime whta do you think about this thursday? im head out every where! but let me know wha sup.

[VueFisher]

hey what sup Fishn! well im heading out on Thursday as well we should get together with phooj and fish all day......cause that is what im planning to do. if not its cool, hope to see ya around. let me know wha sup alrita? GOOD LUCK! my LUCK has been doing good so far!

[fish_4_fun]

hey kuv yog hmoob thia, i was at hudson, the bite was good if you found the fish, but if you did not find them, it was very slow. maybe i should tag along with you guys too.

[fishn]

I'll be launching out of Stillwater tommorow @11am. If you guys want to meet up I'm good with that. What are you guys riding in so I can keep an eye out for ya. Fish 4 fun come along it should be fun. Should be a beautiful day too.

[fish_4_fun]

thanks for the offer fishn, but i have school at 11:00, let me know how the trip goes alright. we can hook up again next time.

[VueFisher]

stillwater @ the power plant? dont know where your going? well i heard that white bass are slowing down....unless you have a boat...other then that white bass are hiting show...until the rain hits again afterwards....water is getting lower....but let me know....i might be going to get some crappie 2morrow....

[VueFisher]

how do ya load up pictures!? im still new! i have picture!

[fish_4_fun]

ok, just wondering how many hmong anglers are in this topic or in this site? i am one of them.

[Katman]

haha.. There is whitebass everywhere!! From hastings to Taylors fall. Yesterday was a bit slower out in hastings but I'd say we pulled and released about 60 fish. The day before, we had well over 100. Buddies of mine was out by stillwater and said they pulled in over 100 yesterday too. Fun times! It's time to simmer down and get ready for the bass opener! I'm Hmong too.

[fish_4_fun]

hey katman, you actually release the white bass, that is so suprising to me.

[Katman]

I don't eat fish much. I keep a few for my parents but thats about it. 15-20 is plenty for the year.. and I got that my first day out. White bass is just my way of getting the feel back after winter. Then back to smallies and LM bass after opener. Whitebass is a very aggresive fish that fights really well. The bite has been good these last few days. It doesn't matter where you go really. I release them because I want to fish for them again one day. I only keep what I need. No need to keep more.