Author Topic: Christmas Eve fish with the Boy's (Read 4405 times)

ShawnM · « **on:** Dec 24, 2010, 10:24 PM »

Doug,Bob,Dave, AJ, Brian & Chris & I ,
When out today we did OK bass & Crappy Sunfish & Perch

topher7694 · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 24, 2010, 10:31 PM »

nice job there, and its great to see the young one out with you guys !

NJ PIKER · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 25, 2010, 09:13 AM »

nice batch of fish
see you tomorrow

JigAwhopper · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 25, 2010, 09:20 AM »

Hey Shawn,
Thanks for a great trip. Fishing was HOT! Let me know how u do on Sunday
J

fishgalore · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 25, 2010, 09:59 AM »

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That's a nice pile of fish there!!

Much more than we did yesterday!!

AJ Flag · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 25, 2010, 05:41 PM »

That doesn't even count the bass that I took home with me! Slow day, but not too shabby huh haha. Best part was getting back out on the ice for the first time...Nothing like it!

Jig4M · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 07:04 AM »

Looks like the only way we're going to see black ice again this year is by checkin' out this post!

ShawnM · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 07:18 AM »

Yes & that S@ck's how did you make it in to work?

Jig4M · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 07:36 AM »

I made it in OK. There were a ccouple of pretty big snow drifts across 284 but it wasn't too bad. Did you stay home today?

ShawnM · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 11:40 AM »

Yes working from home day for me

. I'm getting ready to have a beer

Jig4M · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 11:54 AM »

Yeah, I can see you're working real hard, about as hard as I am today.

Only I can't have a beer so you're going to have to have one for me.

AJ Flag · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 06:56 PM »

Working from home? Sure you got a lot accomplished haha, and bob that just means you have to have double next time!

theDudes42 · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 28, 2010, 05:48 AM »

I had the time of my life!!! I can not wait to get back with you guys and fish some more! i think i told everyone i know how awesome it was. thanks for the good times, hope to get many more days like that with you guys!

Brian~

AJ Flag · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 28, 2010, 12:40 PM »

I guess back to work at the office with ya shawn! haha Thankfully I have a job where I do nothing so I brought in my gear to fix it up today hahaha

theDudes42 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 28, 2010, 01:32 PM »

Its true i saw him bring it in... good thing you have a understanding boss....

Jig4M · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 06:52 AM »

Remember Brian we're talking about a guy that drove to Cabela's and back and then tried on the ice suit he bought!

MrCrappie · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:18 PM »

nice mess of panfish!

I assume the Largemouth were either deeply hooked, bleeding & or you couldn't locate your clippers to cut the line & release them?

MrCrappie

AJ Flag · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:23 PM »

If I end up keeping that suit it will completely ruin all of your joking! And you can assume whatever you like, we will keep the truth a secret so your assumption cannot be confirmed nor denied haha

MrCrappie · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:31 PM »

it would be ashame if the largemouth weren't released to fight another day.....

you had plenty of panfish to eat, this is what gives nj fishermen a bad rap.

MrCrappie

AJ Flag · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:35 PM »

To each their own mr crappie just think of it like that, however there isn't much difference in keeping one fish to the next. Not sure how keeping bass in any state would give those fisherman a bad rap though?

Jig4M · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:40 PM »

Well said AJ.

MrCrappie · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 02:57 PM »

I guess if you actually eat them & they are of legal size, but it's a shame to waste such valuable gamefish when you can feast on all those perch, crappies & 'gills.

If you do eat'em, let me know how you prepare'em...OK?

MrCrappie

AJ Flag · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 03:08 PM »

Mr crappie you assume too much. Bass are just another fish just like perch, crappies, and gills. Bass fillets are bigger than that of the others so by taking 1 bass you would have to take multiples of the others to equal it. You are actually killing less fish in that sense. Also, you assume they were killed just to be taken out, and that any fish goes. Only legal fish were taken that day (and actually nothing less than 15 inches, anything smaller isn't really worth keeping anyways). And yes any and all fish we take, we eat. Why else would you take one? Anyone that kills fish without a purpose or takes more than their limit or fish that are not legal size should be punished. Fine them and take their license if they get caught multiple times. Also, in smaller lakes and ponds that have an abundance of bass as well as other fish, if none are ever taken out than eventually there will be too many and their growth will become stunted. Only so many fishes can live in one area and feed off the same bait. So if bass were never taken out than they would never grow, and never become the "valuable gamefish" that you say they are.

fishgalore · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 04:26 PM »

Quote from: MrCrappie on Dec 29, 2010, 02:31 PM

it would be ashame if the largemouth weren't released to fight another day.....

you had plenty of panfish to eat, this is what gives nj fishermen a bad rap.

MrCrappie

The only possible bad rap from keeping LM is more than 5 per person and less than 12". Otherwise, they are legit and no bad rap is possible. If a fish is gut hooked but were gonna be kept for eating there's no bad rap there either IMO!!!

ShawnM · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 07:15 PM »

Quote from: MrCrappie on Dec 29, 2010, 02:57 PM

I guess if you actually eat them & they are of legal size, but it's a shame to waste such valuable gamefish when you can feast on all those perch, crappies & 'gills.

If you do eat'em, let me know how you prepare'em...OK?

MrCrappie

MrCrappie,
The lake we are fishing has to many bass & they need to be thinned out. Yes we eat everthing we keep nothing is ever wasted. How I make them fry them or bake them with clam's

kylemercer · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 07:30 PM »

Nice wording AJ

ChrisMercer · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 07:36 PM »

AJ

theDudes42 · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 30, 2010, 04:42 AM »

I am interested to taste the bass we got... let me know AJ when you fry them up, I kind of want a taste.

ShawnM · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 30, 2010, 07:22 AM »

You'll be waiting a long time his dad got them POF all gone. I'll set you up Brian AJ I'll be calling about the camp today

MrCrappie · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 30, 2010, 11:15 AM »

Thanx for the recipes.

AJ
Looking at the first photo at the top of this string, I see 3 largemouth in that mess. (Looking at the photo like a face of a clock), the bass @ 10 & 7 o'clock are a debatable 12", the 4 o'clock fish looks like the only "legit" keeper.

AJ states: "Only legal fish were taken that day (and actually nothing less than 15 inches, anything smaller isn't really worth keeping anyways)."

Those must have been some MONSTER perch if the 2 smaller bass shown were not less than 15 inches....

I find it hard to believe the bass were all over 15"

MrCrappie

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