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Wow, so much to read! lol I am buying the 10E from Basspro right now. I will be getting the Minn Kota Endura 55.......now....do I get the 36 shaft or 42?

haha nice!! Thank you

Hey everyone! Was thinking of buying a Pelican Raider 10E? Trying to find the best boat for $1500 and under if possible. Anyone have any takes on this? Thanks!

Will do.....I guess I see both sides. The fish is gonna die anyways so its a waste of a fish but I could see someone lying and saying that it was dying when it wasnt. d**n....that GW wasnt cool

SEAHAWKS! You're the first person to mention about pinching the barbs.... is that a common practice with most bass fisherman??? Also, a couple people mentioned about getting a bad hook set in the fish and cook it up cause it was gonna die anyways.... If its NOT legal size and its gonna die....do you keep it or do you just have to let it die in the water? I'm sure I can just look that up but was curious.

Thanks for the heads up on Swafford! Ya, my brother and I parked at the Swafford Pong sign, walked down the hill there and fished that corner. I caught 4 and he caught 2. We went to the Riffe lake boat launch down the road but it didnt seem like a good place to bank fish. Glad I started this thread. I've learned a lot of definitely seen a lot of different perspectives on the subject depending on where you live. Really appreciate all the feed back!! Here are the laws for my state: – In lakes, ponds, and reservoirs: No min. size. Only largemouth bass less than 12” may be retained, except 1 over 17” may be retained. Daily limit 5.

Copy that... thanks for the info from our states point of view! Good to know you dont leave them on the bank to die. Off thread subject but do you know of any lakes in my neck of the woods(olympia) that have walleye by chance? Thanks!

Yaaaaa....gotta say I've never seen this and thanks for the welcome lol

Ya, I don't doubt it...I was just curious if they were any good. It seems at least a few people think they are good so, I will at least try it some day!

hahaha!

Wow.....Thanks for all the responses! So, basically its up to me if I want to keep them as long as its legal. Someday I may keep one, cook it up and see how it is but I was fine putting them back.....what a blast! I was just curious what people thought about it, I didn't want to step on any toes lol. Appreciate the thoughts!

Hello! I don't know if etiquette is the right word BUT!..... I am very new to bass fishing. I caught my first 4 this last Saturday here in Washington State and I am completely hooked! My questions are.... Do people actually keep/eat the bass they catch? Is it just for sport and you should always put them back? If you do keep them, do they taste good? I am only asking because I had some guys watching me and I wasn't sure what to do so I put all 4 back in. It was an awkward feeling for some reason with them watching me...like they were judging me lol Thanks!