2 big bass meet their maker.

[rocknemo]

So you guys are upset that an out of state fishermen kept a couple of fish that were pretty decent by the sounds of it? I just got back from spring break with my family. My wife and I fished with a guide in the Orlando area on a large chain of lakes. We paid 34 dollars for our licenses and 325 dollars for our trip. We specifically went to catch a huge bass- something that is difficult in Michigan. We enjoy eating fish of all kinds, including bass, if we get one or two at home. I had no intentions of keeping on this trip, but don’t see a problem with taking one for a mount or to eat, albeit replica mounts are very nice. We had a great time longlining some shiners and got one close to five pounds. Those fish fight like hell, compared to their northern cousin. I would ask the OP this question- if you are a deer hunter do you shoot a “big one” every year, or be more ethical and harvest scrubs bucks and does?

Of course you dont see a problem because your raping our natural resources, we dont have any big deer here to shoot and dont go to Michigan to shoot them. Most all deer hunters from here go on managed leases, not state lands, not a good analogy.

[Gamblerman65]

OASHABASSMAN, I do not hunt deer or keep any fish I catch and I fish 3-4 days a week..

[Casslaw]

I’ve kept out of this because I don’t have a decent answer but.... Sunday I was fishing a small local lake. No one just “happens” upon this place, it’s pretty well hidden. 2 older men watched me catch 4 fish on 5 casts (I had a batch of 3.5lb schoolies cornered) and they immediately went into bent pole pattern! Next thing I know they’re practically pushing me out of the spot! I’m in a 18’ tin, they’re in a 20’ glass boat.

I heard one guy say, “don’t worry, we’ll get you some dinner”. Next thing I know one of the guys catches a 2 pounder and throws it in the livewell. They’re high 5’in each other and I’m like WTF?

Im sure they were locals, what they did was legal, but yes it chapped my ass!

Will the lake go under? Absolutely not! I just didn’t appreciate the tactic they used. I moved to another spot to where they couldn’t see me any longer. I left a really hot bite because I didn’t want them following me.

The good part? The week before I helped a man video and release a 10lb3oz fish from that lake for the FWC lunker program! He’s a local too and I was glad to help! I’m glad the 2 pounder was eaten and the 10 pounder went free!

[B-47]

Mr. OSHABASSMAN..............there is a flaw in your analogy, you can catch a bass and take a picture of it and then release it for another day or have a fake bass made to represent your catch. You can not shoot a deer regardless whether a doe or big buck and release it back to the wild. That is the nicer part of fishing versus deer hunting.

[acesover]

Mr. OSHABASSMAN..............there is a flaw in your analogy, you can catch a bass and take a picture of it and then release it for another day or have a fake bass made to represent your catch. You can not shoot a deer regardless whether a doe or big buck and release it back to the wild. That is the nicer part of fishing versus deer hunting.

Good point

[HANSHIN]

Figured I jump in on this since I moved here 3 months ago. Seems to me I've already seen a local with an icebox full of pregnant female bass. I couldn't care less, every bit his right to harvest some fish but my question is this; is it just not cool when the "foreigners" kill the fish or everyone? The foreigner comment by the way wasn't racist. Tasteless perhaps but not racist. The other part I'm wondering about is if you could choose would you take the $51 Billion of revenue and the 1.1 Million jobs tourism creates in Florida or have a few extra 10 pounders swimming around? I've got no skin in the game as I am in fact just a tax paying transplant but I figured I'd ask. After 11 years in Japan it sure is nice to return home and hash out real problems with fine bass anglers such as yourselves. Either way I am proud to call you all brothers and would be glad to help you on the water if you ever needed it and sure hope you would return the favor regardless of our 10 pound differences or American regionality.

[Mercury49]

Disney - Mouseville one of the worst things to happen to central. Just an old Florida guys opinion.

[Mercury49]

Central Florida that is.

[gatorsin09]

It's not that hard just impose a tax. Why not a snowbird tax? A sportsman's tax? Why not make money off it instead if whining about it on the internet. Cant believe the way things exploded in Florida the last 25 years this wasnt done. Could have rebuilt the states garbage infrastructure with the money

[acesover]

Disney - Mouseville one of the worst things to happen to central. Just an old Florida guys opinion.

Ain't that the truth!