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bass_junkie
if your catching them in places like the willamette or any river for the matter, specifically rivers with salmon/steelhead or even trout runs you should do Oregon the justice of killing them whether you plan to eat them or not.
They are a non native invasive species and are much more vicious a predator than squawfish that we have all tagged as so terrible (even though squaws are native). They are not supposed to be here, so I go out of my way to make sure every one I land dies. and becomes fertilizer on the bank so that atleast they will benefit oregon in one way.
Neither smallmouth or largemouth belong on a table unless you are in a survival situation in my honest opinion.
Jeez, What did Bass Ever do to you?if your catching them in places like the willamette or any river for the matter, specifically rivers with salmon/steelhead or even trout runs you should do Oregon the justice of killing them whether you plan to eat them or not.
They are a non native invasive species and are much more vicious a predator than squawfish that we have all tagged as so terrible (even though squaws are native). They are not supposed to be here, so I go out of my way to make sure every one I land dies. and becomes fertilizer on the bank so that atleast they will benefit oregon in one way.
Neither smallmouth or largemouth belong on a table unless you are in a survival situation in my honest opinion.
Jeez, What did Bass Ever do to you?
Granted bass probably eat a lot of smolt. The bass aren't going anywhere anytime soon no matter how many people target them just to kill them. Just like the squawfish there's so much water that they live in fishermen aren't able to make a dent in their population. I'd bet that since they're cannibals who will eat even young of their own species they're probably better then we are at keeping their own numbers in check. Just like when you shoot a dominate coyote often two or three younger coyotes move into the vacated territory.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Are largemouth bass any good for eating? I know smallmouth are pretty good but I've heard largemouth aren't that great. I never keep any of the largemouth I catch anyway since I want them to get bigger so I can catch them again but I was just curious.
Of course we can't eliminate them but we can try. Every dead one didn't live to see another spawn and didn't get to continue gorging on our already diminishing run of salmon and steelhead. Look to the example the chinese set on population control. Every dead salmon/steelhead eating bass is a good bass in my book. you can't tell me they haven't played there part in our diminishing runs of native fish. Besides 4lb bass or 30ld chinook? you'de be stupid to pick the bass.
I don't believe in being PC.