Does it upset you?

[Guest notserp89m]

It gets me mad when i see people taking out big ones. I can understand the smaller legal ones, fish tastes good, ill admit it.

[Big_Bass_Rich]

Absolutely not. If they stay within their limits, seasons and slot size (if applies) then they are doing nothing wrong and fisheries biologists have deemed it to not be harmful to the area. It is their choice to keep a few bass just as it would be my choice to keep as many steelhead as I'm legally allowed in the fall.

Now on the other hand, I have had a few confrontations (a couple even became violent) with people keeping or harming a bass out of season. I call our wonderful Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and they say "we can't be everywhere at once".. well to that I reply "then I guess I'll take it into my own hands". I won't post it.. but the things I've done to these poachers can be kinda funny to those who know me - because I am not a violent person by any means. When I see people doing this though, it just turns my crank!  >

[Sam]

We return all bass and bream back into the waters.  We are strongly considering killing all of the catfish we catch to reduce their population.  Since we eat only salt water fish, we are not interested in consuming any type of fresh water fish, other than crawfish.  We have an LSU crawfish boil in Richmond where we cook and consume 1,500 pounds of Louisiana mudbugs.  Of course, I keep a few for bait to fish with during the next week.  Everyone in the greater Richmond, Virginia geographical area is invited to attend the May 14 event.  Just let me know!  You can take some crawfish with you to use as bait.

[ohiobassman]

i dont mind if someone takes a few small bass for the table, as long as it is of legal size or in a pond or something.

in a tournament a few years back, i was taking a 5 pounder down to the lake to be released after the weigh-in and there was a family of bank fishermen and as i was walking down there they looked at that fish and when i pulled it out of the bag one of the guys said they would take it. i didnt even react and put that hawg back in the water.

[boatless_tom]

I hate when people keep the fish they catch.  I can understand one fish, if you really like eating them....But these idiots with 10-15 bass, c'mon do you really need all of them?  

[earthworm77]

I hate to see anyone keep a big fish but as long as it is within the legal limit, they are entitled.

[JeffHaught]

quick story, i fish at a small pond maybe 100yards by 50 yards, and there is a sign that says please catch and release. this guy and his kid maybe 6 years old come out and fish it while i'm there. the kid is having a blast catching bluegill and came over by me when i catch a three pounder. he runs over to me to see it and ask if he can hold it, i say sure, then he ask if he could show it to his dad so of course i say yes and off he goes. then i see his dad tell him to pretend to put it back, so the kid sticks it in the water looks at me then runs it back to his dad. his dad puts it in a cooler and hides it in a bush. this really made me mad so i confronted him and he told me to mind my business. he started to circle the pond and once he was far enough away i grabed his cooler and released the fish. he saw me and started to come after me, but once he realized i was 6'5 275 lbs he thought better and just started swearing at me. i laughed and told him he needed to be a better example for his son. but yes it does make me mad when people take fish from small ponds. sorry for the long story, but i thought it was kinda funny