Bass Season/Spawn

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

In many parts of the state, the bass are on their beds or will be soon. The SMB in the rivers are getting ready too. With this in mind, for anyone who might consider keeping any bass from now until June 16th, remember that the season is closed until then except in certain lakes. All bass caught must be released. I hope the bucket brigades read the regs. They probably don't so please remind them.

Quoted for truth!

I actually avoid nesting bass during the spring because the male bass is there guarding eggs and fry form being devoured by those ******* sunfish. Once the male is removed from the nest, those sunfish rush right in and start gobbling up eggs and bass fry.
Even if the bass is returned to the water, but the time he gets his wits about him and returns to the nest, he may find the nest has already been raided and all his offspring have been eaten.

if the bass is killed, the fry will surely be consumed.

here is a video of a bass nest. Look how tiny and vulnerable the fry are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNUL3jeWVg










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