mtngrizz
5/29/2015 4:46:00 PMA 5lb Smallie - now that's NICE. Great color on that fish. Thnx for the report. Very Cool
thenextone
5/29/2015 7:54:00 PMI appreciate your concern, however I am an experienced and informed angler with high ethics. I will lawfully fish however I please. That being said I rarely target beds, usually only bigger females.
Amx
5/30/2015 5:18:00 AMAwesome fish, congrats.
And that is where catch and release comes in, let the fish go right away and back to the bed she'll go. And no, I don't 'hunt' beds, but if I happen to see a bed, and if there's a big fish on one, I just can't help giving it a go for a little bit.
And that is where catch and release comes in, let the fish go right away and back to the bed she'll go. And no, I don't 'hunt' beds, but if I happen to see a bed, and if there's a big fish on one, I just can't help giving it a go for a little bit.
Anonymous
6/1/2015 12:17:00 PMThere's nothing at all ethical about targeting big spawning females on their beds and I'm sure every true experienced and informed angler would agree. What is the differance between that and targeting a salmon or steelhead on their nest??
thenextone
6/1/2015 12:40:00 PMFirst of all fishing for salmon on beds is illegal. Also their flesh is rotting and a slight difference could be smallmouth aren't an endangered species the last time I checked. Also smallmouth are considered the most resilient freshwater fish in North America.
Anonymous
6/1/2015 1:08:00 PMWell go ahead do it just because it's legal then,but doesn't make it right. Any ethical fisherman would agree that it is not fair chase to stress a female bass on her nest.2 cents
Dan
6/2/2015 11:10:00 AMHeaded to Whatcom later today. What's the meal ticket for these smallies - plastics, cranks, spinners or??? Thanks
thenextone
6/2/2015 11:38:00 AMThere's still some fish spawning but I would target points with some cranks, I haven't had a lot of success with spinnerbaits yet a lot of small fish on docks right now so I haven't been fishing em