Smallies

[BillDance1]

WOW you killed them out there man ! (Literally )

Always nice to see 2 LB (no where near 4.2-typo?) smallies dead on a doorstep.

Do yourself a favor and don't post any more pics.

[acabtp]

i'd have preferred to see some release pics too, but well, to each their own, can't please everybody all the time, looks plenty legal to me. smallies put up a hell of a fight i'm sure you guys had a blast.

[bunker dunker]

There good eating!!!! Congrats

[jc484]

Originally Posted by BillDance1

WOW you killed them out there man ! (Literally )

Always nice to see 2 LB (no where near 4.2-typo?) smallies dead on a doorstep.

Do yourself a favor and don't post any more pics.

wow bill thanks for your lovely input. those were cough upstate NY for the record we put the big ones back kept 4 for dinner, sorry that I like to catch my own dinner.

[Eskimo]

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It's great to see pictures on a fishing forum of conservation-minded sportsmen releasing their catch to grow bigger and make lots of eggs next spring.
I admire their selflessness and their dedication to maintaining a great sport fishery.

Unfortunately you're not one of them.

Something to think about - how many sportsmen caught-and-released those Smallmouth Bass in their long lifetime before you killed it?


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[jimcnj]

Tough crowd.

[Shameless14]

This won't make me very popular here, but i see nothing wrong with this. I've never kept a bass in my life, but as long as a person keeps within the size, limits, and regulations they are completely entitled to keep the fish that they catch themselves. There are regs for a reason, so people can enjoy the fruits of their labor if they want to. That being said, i would have preferred a CPR, and i get why people would get worked up, but they should keep that to themselves because at the end of day your the one who caught a 4lb smallie

[AndyS]

You caught some fish and ate 'em, good for you !! SALTWATER guys do this on a daily basis and no one says a word. Nice fish !!!!

Recreational guys who retains fish within the regulations will NEVER kill a fishery. In certain cases they actually help maintain a trophy status by controlling or culling the population. Don't tar and feather someone who is within their right to keep their catch in spite of your personal convictions. Their rights and choices are just as valid as yours. That being said, conservation is something we all should be mindful of and the fact that they released the larger fish suggests they are just that. Gives the guys a break, there's ways of sharing your opinion without taking someone's head off.

The many people we all see who blatantly disregard a resource and take every fish regardless of size......completely different story but that's not what happened here.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Shameless14

This won't make me very popular here, but i see nothing wrong with this. I've never kept a bass in my life, but as long as a person keeps within the size, limits, and regulations they are completely entitled to keep the fish that they catch themselves. There are regs for a reason, so people can enjoy the fruits of their labor if they want to. That being said, i would have preferred a CPR, and i get why people would get worked up, but they should keep that to themselves because at the end of day your the one who caught a 4lb smallie

Yep - I'm in 100% agreement here. I don't keep many fish but don't take offense to people who do.