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Whats the big deal about Largemouth Bass? Can you eat them and they taste good?
ByI know I sound like a retard asking that but most of my life has been centered around saltwater fishing and when I used to go freshwater fishing, all I’d try to catch was black crappies.
So one day I got into a conversation about why largemouth bass are the biggest gamefish out there and I couldn’t figure it out. I know they can get big, but not as big as some other freshwater fish like catfish, gator gar, and pike. And I know for a fact it’s not easy catching them as it is fish like crappies and perch.
Like I said, I’ve never went bass fishing, because I live on the coast and my life is centered around saltwater fishing. So there’s no reason to have any mean answers.
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August 6th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
Largemouth put up the best fight of any freshwater fish. They are also somewhat “wiley” (for a fish, LOL!), so you have a feeling of actually achieving something when you land a “lunker”. What would be the point of catching a fish that was “easy” to catch, exactly? If that’s what you want, just go to the store and buy a fish!
You can eat them, but there are a whole lot of other fish that taste better.
August 6th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
They tasted ok but some people like them,can’t say much.Personal point of view.
August 6th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
i ate it!!!
it was good and…
im not dead!!!
August 6th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Yeah, Largemouth Bass are mainly a game fish…they can be large, but they are good fighters as well. Them being hard to catch is a challenge to any fisherman’s talents.
As far as eating them, you can eat them. They are not a true bass, but are instead of the sunfish family…bluegills for example…so they taste like a bluegill as well. Just be sure to filet them and remove the skin BEFORE cooking them or they will taste like musk.
As for me, I only eat tehm from selective harvest, meaning if I’m only catching medium to small fish, I’ll keep some to thin out the population. Less fish=more food=larger fish!
August 6th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
yes they are good to eat.and you have to use differant technics to catch them.it is a chanenge to know what the want for that day.color water, sky,structure and etc.you just dont put a worm on and sit.that is boring.bass fishing is fun.
August 6th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
I tend to agree with Blazer 1 here. Although they can be eaten,they are usually released for future enjoyment (a released fish is a gift to another fisherman), unless for culling purposes where some “minimization” might be needed. They fight hard and they can be difficult to catch but, as an an inshore fishery, they rank high in most peoples books..If you have a place to fish for them, by all means give it a try. You may find a new fishing addiction. (Just what we all need. lol)
If you fish a pond ,try casting along the shoreline first instead of just casting to the middle parts of the pond before moving to the next spot. If it’s weedy (floating type or reeds, cattails etc.) , you might want to throw something with a guard on it. Drag a worm or frog type lure (weedless) over a mat of vegetation and you’ll see why people fish for Ol’ Bucketmouth. Good Luck!
August 6th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Largemouth bass are an awesome gamefish and will readily strike lures and live bait. At times it can be hard to get them to bite, but if we all caught a fish on every cast we would soon be doing something else, right?
Bass are also a strong fighting fish that will keep you coming back time and again. You don’t need to be a tournament fisherman to catch bass either. However, tournaments are where a lot of our information comes from on these fish. Tips like: how to locate the fish, what they eat and how to get the fish to bite is information that everyone can use to catch fish. And while you can eat bass, there are a lot more better tasting fish out there. To find out what all the fuss is about, I suggest you go out and catch some bass then make your own decision. You will be glad you did. Tight lines!
August 6th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I have caught a lot of bass, and release most of them, but have eaten some. If you want to keep a few to eat, fillet and skin them and roll them in batter or bread crumbs and fry them. They are pretty good that way. As for the fight, I think trout, steelhead, salmon, sturgeon, and probably a lot of other fish fight harder. If you watch the tournament bass fishermen, they just horse them in in a minute or so.
August 6th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
It’s not that they taste great.I’m not big into eating fish but bluegill are easier to catch and taste better.Yes pike and muskie are bigger but you won’t find them in any pond in your neighborhood.You have to go to big lakes to find them,and on top of that you usually need a boat.Bass are in just about every local pond in any area of the country.Not every pond has channel cats so the biggest thing your gonna find is either gonna be carp or bass.most people like active fishing,whereas carp fishing is mainly just sitting and waiting.
August 6th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
People fish largemouth bass because of the sport and fight the fish puts up. Not really for size, though that does matter a good bit. Bass fishing is so popular for freshwater because they are in virtually every state and body of water.
August 6th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
You can eat them, many don’t, they fight well, plus finding the right lure, depth, method of lure retrieval is what most people enjoy, personally i don’t mind fishing for them, but like other fresh water fish like trout on a fly rod allot better.