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[tugsandpulls]

was fishing a small pond packed with bucket fishermen usually ( stocked trout) but fishing for bass i caught 2 they asked for them said no way there going back they were none too happy and i loved it

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Keep the two fish and throw them in the water. We'll be way ahead in the long run. lol

[tugsandpulls]

i did throw them back

[Diablos]

Yeah I never give fish in freshwater but I'll always give fish from the saltwater if there is a family around.

[MN_SONNEN_ANGLER]

i did throw them back

He meant the bucket fisherman.

[tomustang]

Okay..

[bigbill]

I will only take fish at times to feed my feral kittens that i find while fishing. People don't like it when i throw back the 2lb to 5lb bass. I seen some guys taking 3'' sunfish to eat. Tell them to get food stamps if its that bad.

[Marty]

I don't shore fish as much as I used to, but those requests always made me feel uncomfortable. That's just one of numerous reasons why I don't want any witnesses to what I catch, whether I'm on shore or on the water.

[telmomarques]

there is a park with a fishing dock, people know me very well because i always get bigger and lots of fish from there compared to other people.
them mexicans always asking me for my fish, i have seen them take a 6 inches striped bass, i reported to dnr. i hate those types of guys

[marinetech]

I will only take fish at times to feed my feral kittens that i find while fishing. People don't like it when i throw back the 2lb to 5lb bass. I seen some guys taking 3'' sunfish to eat. Tell them to get food stamps if its that bad.

I think thats pretty good of you to feed the kittens

[K_Mac]

The "bucket fisherman" who keep fish within the limits of the law have every right to do so. Not giving them your fish is completely reasonable, but condemning anyone for doing something that is legal to do, whether they are Latino, European, Asian, Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern, just like you , or very different is a waste of energy. I once kept some small bluegill from a local lake to fry for my parents. It was all we could catch, and was the last time I had the chance to do it. If you would have told me to get food stamps instead of keeping legal fish, you would not have liked my response.

[pbrussell]

I've only been here for a short while, but I think I can say it with some level of authority.
Hasn't anyone learned that threads such as these are rarely productive?

[Jake P]

I went on tuesday after work and start catching on a 5" smoke pearl with purple flake senko. Immediatley after the first dink i caught and released this woman runs over with her son and starts grilling me on why i threw it back. I told her i dont keep fish unless i fish for crappie or catfish and i wasnt at the time. She told me not to throw it back and to call her over to give to her when i caught another one. I told her no, i fish for fun and i dont want to take away from the place i fish on a regular basis, even though i know it doesnt hurt at times.I just dont keep them. She looked at me like i was crazy and told me it wasnt fair to her. I asked her nicely to move on and stop talking. that did the trick.

I dont really mind others too much but when someone asks me for my fish and then continues to argue with me, thats when i get ticked off.

[tomustang]

I've only been here for a short while, but I think I can say it with some level of authority.
Hasn't anyone learned that threads such as these are rarely productive?

Oh they get productive alright, just depends which side of the fence the ball goes over

[ChiCityBasser]

I get asked why I throw fish back or can I have it all the time at one lake me and a buddy of mine fish. He gets the same thing and we both tell them no and get either conversations on "why" or looks of disgust from the people asking. We just simply explain that they don't stock this lake with bass and enough people take them out regardless to if they are legal or not and pretty soon if everyone took what they caught the lake would be just a bowl of water filled with bluegills. So no matter how many people ask we put them back legal or not but I agree its ur right to keep a legal fish but put the 6" bass back, please.