Bob Thehardrok

Bed fishing as part of the sport is in the "eye of the beholder". I hear lots of criticism from bass fishermen if they see someone catch a bass and keep it for a meal. Yet these sport fishermen will catch a bass from the bed, destroying all the spawn or fry. In all probability, in 60 percent of cases the bass also is killed, due to its already stressed condition from the spawn and as the result of hauling it around in a bouncing boat livewell for 4 or 5 hours. There was a time when anyone catching a bass from the bed was black-listed from tournaments. Now its put fish in the boat regardless of what method you use. Money does strange things to peoples values.