Questions... questions... questions

[Crappielover89]

So i spent two to three hours fileting fish tonight as i normally do and had question after question running through my head.... so here they are....

Q #1
if we will clean perch that are the same size as what is known to most as a dink white bass, why wont most people keep the whit bass? i get a little more off of a white bass the size of the perch in Utah than the perch.....

Q #2
Am i the only one who when fileting white bass or perch save the silvery belly fat chunks i cut off for bait for walleye, white bass, and perch? i put it in a bag and freeze till the night before use....

Q #3
i met a guy on the ice today who freezes whole dink white bass without cleaning them and than uses them to catch cats after ice off and such.... anyone else done this? does it work well? i don't eat cats but they are sure fun to catch and release....

thanks in advance for answers guys and gals.....

[prospector]

Is it legal to use game fish as bait? My memory tells me a fish cop might frown.  

[Crappielover89]

on the dwr website it says to ues perch eyes or belly fat and to use wite bass belly fat so it would have to be i do know you cant use gills crappie ect. here is from the utah guide book my friend....

• Use or possess bait in the form of fresh or
frozen fish or fish parts, except as provided
below:
• Dead Bonneville cisco may be used as
bait only in Bear Lake.
• Dead yellow perch may be used as
bait only in Deer Creek, Echo, Fish
Lake, Gunnison, Hyrum, Johnson,
Jordanelle, Mantua, Mill Meadow,
Newton, Pineview, Rockport, Starvation,
Utah Lake, Willard Bay and Yuba
reservoirs.
• Dead white bass may be used as bait
only in Utah Lake and the Jordan
River.

[Fishrmn]

There are places where perch can be used.  There are places where perch cannot be used.  Strawberry and Currant Creek are examples.  White Bass are only legal as bait in Utah Lake.

[prospector]

Thanks for the info. guys. Haven't studied a Utah proc. for 15 years. Man, I am getting OLD!