Personally IDC I know there's plenty of fish in the lake and it's all about the challenge. I dont think anyones a big enough ******* to keep DD bass anyways which is what I'm after. Gave some mexican dude a 5lb the other day because and he was so happy that it made me kind of happy, hes been fishing for a lifetime and hasn't seen a bass that big. I tell people what lures etc i use but I'm a little reluctant to share what lake I fish online because as a bank angler I dont want my spots to be overcrowded

32 minutes ago, kosta said:

Personally IDC I know there's plenty of fish in the lake and it's all about the challenge. I dont think anyones a big enough ******* to keep DD bass anyways which is what I'm after. Gave some mexican dude a 5lb the other day because and he was so happy that it made me kind of happy, hes been fishing for a lifetime and hasn't seen a bass that big. I tell people what lures etc i use but I'm a little reluctant to share what lake I fish online because as a bank angler I dont want my spots to be overcrowded

DD's are very rare in KS, but I know of 2 that got filleted and eaten this past winter from the same lake that were caught on limblines baited with sunfish and shad meant for catfish. To a lot of people, a big bass is just another fish. 

1 minute ago, Bluebasser86 said:

DD's are very rare in KS, but I know of 2 that got filleted and eaten this past winter from the same lake that were caught on limblines baited with sunfish and shad meant for catfish. To a lot of people, a big bass is just another fish. 

Dang that sucks, I know very few bass reach DD size and it takes a ridiculous amount of time... I guess it's a good thing sunfish is illegal to use as bait here as I noticed bait fishermen tend to eat whatever they catch

4 minutes ago, kosta said:

Dang that sucks, I know very few bass reach DD size and it takes a ridiculous amount of time... I guess it's a good thing sunfish is illegal to use as bait here as I noticed bait fishermen tend to eat whatever they catch

It's frustrating. IMO, game fish shouldn't be legal to keep unless caught by rod and reel, but Kansas has very lax restrictions, especially when it comes to bass. You can keep 6 over 18" from the lake those fish came from, and I've seen buckets of big bass caught on live shad getting taken home. You can even use bass for live bait here as long as it's a keeper sized fish and you count it towards your daily limit.

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

It's frustrating. IMO, game fish shouldn't be legal to keep unless caught by rod and reel, but Kansas has very lax restrictions, especially when it comes to bass. You can keep 6 over 18" from the lake those fish came from, and I've seen buckets of big bass caught on live shad getting taken home. You can even use bass for live bait here as long as it's a keeper sized fish and you count it towards your daily limit.

Sadness

On 10/1/2017 at 3:11 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

.. think a big bass is just another fish... 

Not just that, but that a jolly old man dressed in red with whiskers doesn't bring the toys!

 

(Unless of course the Mods think he does, in which case, I want Operation®, GI Joe with kung fu grip, and a Radio Flyer®...)