Ineedanewscreename20180506 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 I have a 6 inch largemouth bass it’s a juvenile. It eats out of my hands and does crazy tricks for food. It’s outgrowing my tank and I want to do what’s best. If you have or know of anyone with a large tank or small pond that lives in md please reply. It’s free. Quote
Dens228 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Ummm, have you thought about releasing it into a pond or lake?? 3 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Posted May 4, 2018 ^^ This! Probably best for the little guy. Quote
All about da bass Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Glaucus said: Release it lol. It's not a dog. It may be special to them, chill out. He can do what he wants with it. It would be best to go back in the lake or pond though. 1 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Posted May 4, 2018 After reading this I can't get the song "Born Free" outta my head. Born free, as free as the wind blows As free as the grass grows Born free to follow your heart Live free and beauty surrounds you The world still astounds you Each time you look at a star Stay free where no walls divide you You're free as the roaring tide So there's no need to hide Born free and life is worth living But only worth living 'Cause you're born free Stay free… Find a nice lake and let him be free. 1 Quote
Ineedanewscreename20180506 Posted May 4, 2018 Author Posted May 4, 2018 I would release it but I am scared it might try to eat somthing to big or not be scared of other fish. It eats big gills and I make sure there not to big but without control it could eat to much Quote
toni63 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Maybe talk to a Bass Pro shops or some aquarium somewhere that needs some freshwater fish. I agree with your sentiments that it won't be scared of other fish and probably would just end up in the food chain pretty quickly. 2 Quote
LionHeart Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Eats out of your hands and does tricks for food huh? Maybe you wanna reconsider keeping it. 1 Quote
Dens228 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, AnglingWithIan said: I would release it but I am scared it might try to eat somthing to big or not be scared of other fish. It eats big gills and I make sure there not to big but without control it could eat to much Ok, I have to ask.............how old are you?? 1 1 Quote
Crappiebasser Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 You should give it a knife and teach it to cut its food into smaller bites. Then it wouldn't choke and could protect itself from bigger bully fish. 1 3 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Posted May 4, 2018 3 hours ago, AnglingWithIan said: I would release it but I am scared it might try to eat somthing to big or not be scared of other fish. It eats big gills and I make sure there not to big but without control it could eat to much The 6" bass eats large bluegills? LOL. This is a joke. 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Posted May 4, 2018 57 minutes ago, LionHeart said: Eats out of your hands and does tricks for food huh? Maybe you wanna reconsider keeping it. "Hello my darling, hello my baby..." 2 Quote
All about da bass Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Wow guys, now y'all are the ones acting really young. Look man when you release this fish in the wild it's not gonna try to eat the biggest gill out there, they will try to eat stuff bigger than their size key word try. The fish will be fine, make sure that the population is high with shad. Just find a nice lay down in some shade with some bait fish, then let the lil guy go. If you want to track the fish and make sure its ok, tag it so you can keep up with it. Good luck bro. Quote
fissure_man Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Check local regs before unauthorized transplant of a live fish into public waters - that's illegal in my area. Quote
All about da bass Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 1 minute ago, fissure_man said: Check local regs before unauthorized transplant of a live fish into public waters - that's illegal in my area. What they don't know won't hurt them right? Nah I'm just kidding. Yes I figured it should be illegal everywhere. Crappie where I live spread like crazy and REALLY hurt the bass population. We had some transplanted somehow to our lake and they have eaten the fry and the yearlings. They are huge from our place and they multiply like nothing. Quote
dgkasper58 Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, All about da bass said: What they don't know won't hurt them right? Nah I'm just kidding. Yes I figured it should be illegal everywhere. Crappie where I live spread like crazy and REALLY hurt the bass population. We had some transplanted somehow to our lake and they have eaten the fry and the yearlings. They are huge from our place and they multiply like nothing. crappie hurt your bass population? Only time I have seen this issue is when Bass are choking on them. 2 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 By any chance does this 6 inch bass happen to weigh 9 lbs? 2 1 2 Quote
All about da bass Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 57 minutes ago, dgkasper58 said: crappie hurt your bass population? Only time I have seen this issue is when Bass are choking on them. Yes, they are everywhere and they eat a lot of the bait fish. It's not a very well balance place. It's like that every where down here though. They can get really big too and eat the smaller bass. We have the world record crappie right now at 5 pounds and 3 ounces. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted May 4, 2018 Super User Posted May 4, 2018 4 hours ago, fissure_man said: Check local regs before unauthorized transplant of a live fish into public waters - that's illegal in my area. He already harvested a short fish, so repeat offender... 1 Quote
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