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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1449.1 | Ya Better Check | SALEM::JUNG | | Thu Jul 05 1990 16:48 | 9 |
| I don't know for sure but...to the best of my knowledge
there are certain times of the year that it is illegal
to use live bait for bass. i think it's April 15 to June
15 or May 15 to July 15. Being a trout fisherman I don't
follow all the bass'in rules. They say it's just too easy.
As far as eating them...they must be de-scaled. Do it outside
as they tend to fly everywhere, the scales that is. Clean'em
like you would a trout. Pretty good eat'in. The above law
is for New Hampshire, but like I say, I'm not sure!
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| 1449.2 | | COBRA::HURLEY | | Thu Jul 05 1990 16:55 | 4 |
| Thanks for the info. I guess the next question I need to find out
is if shinners are illegal?
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| 1449.3 | Skin them | ARGUS::BISSELL | | Thu Jul 05 1990 17:04 | 4 |
| I reccommend fileting them and skinning them. The skins tend to taste
"muddy" if you catch them in muddy waters like rivers.
I have not eaten any that I have caught in New England as there are too many
contaminated areas. Bass are able to live in water that will kill trout.
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| 1449.4 | | DELNI::OTA | serenity happens | Fri Jul 06 1990 10:57 | 10 |
| Bass are great eating fish, especially when deep fried.
I don't want to sound like an evironmental zealot and there is a note
on catch and release, but I stopped eating Bass because of the intense
fishing pressure here and elsewhere. If we don't keep putting them
back in and just fish for bass for sport, its going to be grim fishing
in the future. However, I never berate anyone for eating what they
catch because thats really the sport of fishing or hunting.
Brian
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| 1449.5 | grill em' | ROULET::BING | | Fri Jul 06 1990 11:23 | 11 |
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I got to agree with Brian, however if I catch one that going to
die anyway I'll keep him/her. I like to gut them, cut off the head
and rub butter on the inside and out. Put some salt and pepper inside
wrap it in aluminum foil and cook it on the grill. When you take
of the aluminum foil the skin and scales stick to it and leaves
you the meat and bones. Tastes great this way.
Walt
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| 1449.6 | Bass sure taste good!! | PACKER::BACZKO | Pronounced BASS-Co. | Sat Jul 07 1990 15:54 | 12 |
| I take 1 to 2 meals a year out of my local pond, keeps the wife happy
she loves freash bass. I gut them cut the head and tail off then take
a sharp knife and peel the skin off. I wrap them in aluminum foil
after I rub them in butter and seasoning and put them in a steaming
basket for about 25 minutes, IMHO they taste better then trout.
I suggest that if you do eat them stick with the 12"- 15" size , 1 to 2
pounds they seem to be the best. But dont forget only take what you
will eat in a meal, they are always there to catch if you put some
back.
Les
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| 1449.7 | good in pan, better in the water | RANGER::MACINTYRE | Terminal Angler | Mon Jul 09 1990 10:27 | 10 |
| I think bass are good eating and they are real easy to fillet.
However, these days I release 99% of of my bass for the reasons stated
earlier. There is too many people keeping them already and I'd rather
see them released to fight again. The only time I'll keep bass these
days is while canoe camping, where I'll keep a couple if nice smallmouth
and fillet them up and fry `em on the campfire. I'll also occasionally
keep a bass taken thru the ice that has swallowed the hook and fought
himself into tough shape.
donmac
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| 1449.8 | artificials and catch & release | RANGER::MACINTYRE | Terminal Angler | Mon Jul 09 1990 10:39 | 6 |
| Oh yea, as far as the livebait question goes, in NH I believe it
is no livebait for bass between April 1st and June 30th (not 100%
sure on those dates, but they are close) - and mandatory catch and
release of all bass between May 15th and June 15th.
donmac
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