Numbers Vs. Size

[slonezp]

Honestly, If I'm not in a tournament, it doesn't matter. 0 fish, a hundred fish, whatever. I find complete serenity in the act of fishing. May sound stupid but it's like Caddyshack and being the ball. I'm one with the act of fishing. The challenge to myself is what I find exciting. The catching fish is the same as making the shot. It's eventually going to happen whether it takes 5 minutes or 5 trips. Some days I am Ty and some days I am Danny

http://youtu.be/LGKkmpbhv9k

 

 

I did not vote in the poll.

[FLcentral]

I vote for numbers. I'd rather fish different baits, patterens and locations than wait out a few big bites. In florida public waters targeting big bass useually means fishing live shiners around heavy cover. It gets big bass but can be slow going, besides it ticks the bait monkey off when you go to the tackle shop and only buy shiner hooks.

[K_Mac]

FL central I have little interest in fishing live bait. If the big girls can't be coaxed into biting something artificial I'll take what can.

[weekendwarrior]

I went with the numbers over size. I love catching big fish but only catching about 1 per hour gets me bored and frustrated. 

[jignfule]

I fish for fun.  Throw all the dinks my way. 

Interesting, I fish for fun also, but for me it is much more fun catching big fish. I will happily give up numbers for size.

[WRB]

How many bass anglers have ever caught either category, especially 5 bass limit that exceed 25 to 35 lbs!

Whomever voted for catching a bunch of juvenile size bass over catching a 25+ lb 5 bass limit in a few hours, may never caught big bass!

I can't recall how many times I have caught a lot bass, 10 per hour or more, but I can recall 35+ lb limits because they are rare and don't happen every year.

Tom

[gallowaypt]

For me, since I fish from shore, it depends on the time of year. For instance, I caught literally no bass all winter long for the few times I went fishing. So when the weather warmed up, I didn't care how small the bass I caught (I needed to catch a bass more than a junky needs his next high lol). I'm over that now that I've caught several. I have my eyes on the big girls from here on out.

[fadetoblack21]

I chose the 5 big ones mostly because the lakes I fish in are high in numbers but small in size. In reality, I fish for enjoyment, so If I'm catching em I'm happy. 

[CoBass]

Where's the option for both? I don't fish tournaments so my ideal days are the ones where I have a lot of action on the 1-3 lb fish and a couple of nice kickers to make it a really good day. 

[Bluebasser86]

I'm with WRB, 50+ fish days are very common for me throughout the fishing season. Some of these days the average size is very good with a couple decent fish in the 3-5 pound range to top it off. While that's a lot of fun, my most memorable days are the ones that I didn't catch lots of numbers but the ones I was catching were all well above average size fish. Personally, I'd trade 40-50 little ones for even one big bite. Nobody cares about someone catching 40 12-15 inchers but if you catch one above average sized fish and you'll start to raise some eyebrows. 

[Fish Chris]

I'd rather catch 1 bass over 10 lbs, than 5 of them from 4-7.  Didn't see that choice on your list.

 

It's been a long time (although I've been considering it lately ) but I used to be able to go to Clear Lake CA, with a box of tiny live dads, and crawlers, fished on a micro-light, and pretty much catch at least 5-10 fish, from 4-7 lbs, every trip, from say March, through August. It was fun, but the odds of a true double digit fish were always so slim.

 

After about 150 trips to Clear Lk. like this ^, I started fishing the stocked trout lakes, with Swimbaits, and although I caught far fewer fish, I did end up with a LOT more really big 10+ lb fish.

 

Aside from the fish though > I'd rather just be on the water fishing "regardless of what I'm catching", than at work ! 

 

Peace,

Fish

 

[Felix77]

For a fishing trip it's all about the numbers for me.  Especially if I am sharing the experience with friends or family.

 

Tournaments - The complete opposite!

[PABASS]

I love when I hear the trout eating bass waters in CA, it just blows my mind that stocked trout is a targeted food source for bass..  I want to fish those waters too, lol...  

[PondBoss]

I fish a pond absolutely FULL of dinks, and I mean about ten fish every 30 square feet. Catching them is so easy and gets tiring after a while. Yeah it's fun, but it gets old after about 10 fish. I easily catch 20-30 in a few hours and I'm starting to look for other places to fish. There are no big fish in the pond. I checked the biologist's report a while ago.

228 fish from fry-1 pound

356 fish from 1-2lbs

42 fish from 2-3lbs

30 fish from 3-4lbs

16 fish from 4-5lbs

6 fish from 5-6 lbs.

This is a gigantic pond that takes 20 minutes to walk around.

Sounds like you and whoever else fishes it need to start taking fish out.

[PondBoss]

Well by your exact words, I'd rather catch a ton of fish varying in size.  Odds are 4-5 of them will be over the 5lb range.  There by meeting both end goal points.  Nothing wrong with weeding through small ones to get to the bigger ones.

[mnbassman23]

 I don't think i've ever said this before but... I'll take the 5 fat girls

[Teal]

I don't think i've ever said this before but... I'll take the 5 fat girls

Get a few drinks in ya, you will say it again....and you probably have said it before.

[Bankbeater]

I chose the big ones.  I catch enough dinks already.

[Hyrule Bass]

 I don't think i've ever said this before but... I'll take the 5 fat girls

 

you been spending too much time at walmart

[Darren.]

So I voted early on that I'd take option B, bigger fish as opposed to a bunch of smaller.

 

But to be honest, I'd have voted "C" "Both" if it was an option.

 

I am ever hunting a new PB, but I'll take anything that I can catch. I'll take a thousand 6 oz bass over a skunk-outing any day of the week.

[NEjitterbugger]

I'd be happy with any sized bass and answering the question from the pole it seemed like a no-brainer to choose the 5 large fish.

 

~The real question is, would you sacrifice being skunked for a few days to get the big one...

[K_Mac]

I'd be happy with any sized bass and answering the question from the pole it seemed like a no-brainer to choose the 5 large fish.

 

~The real question is, would you sacrifice being skunked for a few days to get the big one...

 

The answer to your question is also a no-brainer for me...YES!!!

[Texfisherman]

For me, it has always been about the fight. 

Bigger bass = better and longer fights.

 

The other weekend I caught and weighed a 6-pounder that fought like my PB 8-pounder.

 

Size over numbers all the way!

 

EDIT: I also want to add that the 6-pounder was the only fish I caught in 10 hours of fishing and when I left the lake I was smiling for days.

[averagebass123]

I fish a pond that has large amounts of 10 pound bass. It is a minor version of El salto not even kidding. Not saying they are easy to catch. I have probably spent 50 hours cranking (fast water coverage) in the last 2 months and only caught a 4,5, and 2 8+'s. Average fish weight is around 2 pounds, but some days you can catch 5 three pounders and a few 4-5 pounders.

[SirSnookalot]

I'm out to enjoy myself for a few hours, I take what mother nature is giving me.