05-12-2021, 08:57 PM
I do what I want with my legally caught fish. I follow the regulations of what, where, how many and so forth. I love to eat fish and so does my family. I grew up fishing for trout, but not liking all the small bones to sift through. Warm water species are much easier to fillet and they also taste good. So bass are on my menu, along with all panfish species, catfish, wipers, walleye, etc. You get the picture. I am not a meat hunter, so I don't keep everything. Trophy fish get turned loose unless mortally hooked. Small trout are off the menu due to bones. Nice trout and kokanee get to visit the smoker.
I post pictures occasionally on other forums. I am careful about the details I provide just to try and keep the haters away. I will show picture of smallmouths I have caught, but not that I kept them for dinner. I feel good enough about this site that I do post that I keep fish, even bass. The moderators are great and will lock down anyone that is hating on another member.
Long reply, but in the end it is not going to hurt a fishery if you keep a single fish or a limit of bass to eat. If bass are stunted, removing fish will only help the fishery. Keep a limit next time and don't let the haters get you down. You did nothing wrong.
I post pictures occasionally on other forums. I am careful about the details I provide just to try and keep the haters away. I will show picture of smallmouths I have caught, but not that I kept them for dinner. I feel good enough about this site that I do post that I keep fish, even bass. The moderators are great and will lock down anyone that is hating on another member.
Long reply, but in the end it is not going to hurt a fishery if you keep a single fish or a limit of bass to eat. If bass are stunted, removing fish will only help the fishery. Keep a limit next time and don't let the haters get you down. You did nothing wrong.