None of this thread references natural phenomena.  I'm lost.

2 minutes ago, J Francho said:

None of this thread references natural phenomena.  I'm lost.

The new thing people are worried about is coronavirus...

17 minutes ago, Catt said:

69 yrs old with 3 dozen double digits & to many to count between 6-10#...not a single one mounted or a replica.

 

They're all memories for myself & those with me.

 

When we're dead and gone you think anyone else will care?

 

11 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

My buddy has his dead and gone  grandpa's skin mount of a big walleye from Wisconsin hanging in his home bar. It's one of his most prized family heirlooms so I would say the answer to your question in some cases is yes 

Same here....my grandfather's 17.5# northern pike skin mount was one of the more fought over inheritance piecies

11 minutes ago, gimruis said:

 

I was only trying to make a point.  Fact is that pollution and the introduction of asian carp is not a natural phenomenon.  Obviously no one was out hunting velociraptors with a rifle during the jurassic era.

No worries I was also only trying to make a point. I don't think all serious problems are caused by humans, let's not flatter ourselves. I'm sure the million year old fish get a kick out of humans worrying about them , they were here before us and will be here when we are gone 

Like others in this thread I would rather have a picture than a skin mount or a replica.

 

I remember in the years before cellphone cameras I used to carry a disposable camera in a ziplock baggie in my Plano tackle box. When it was full I would have it developed.

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

 

Asian carp and pollution were caused by humans so those points are completely moot.  The human race is generally responsible for the most of the serious problems on this planet.

I will agree to disagree. While human influence is responsible for some problems with the planet, the earth goes thru it's own cycles and there is nothing you or I can do to save the planet as it will eventually go through another ice age or extreme period of heat and all intelligent life will perish and be reborn from a single cell.

1 minute ago, slonezp said:

I will agree to disagree. While human influence is responsible for some problems with the planet, the earth goes thru it's own cycles and there is nothing you or I can do to save the planet as it will eventually go through another ice age or extreme period of heat and all intelligent life will perish and be reborn from a single cell.

It's all written in the very back of a thick book. #1 best seller of all time

12 minutes ago, slonezp said:

I will agree to disagree. While human influence is responsible for some problems with the planet, the earth goes thru it's own cycles and there is nothing you or I can do to save the planet as it will eventually go through another ice age or extreme period of heat and all intelligent life will perish and be reborn from a single cell.

Life adapts - that's part of evolution. If that adaptation means going back to the beginning and starting over...oh well.

10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It's all written in the very back of a thick book. #1 best seller of all time

One version of how it worked...I look elsewhere for explanations.

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Life adapts - that's part of evolution. If that adaptation means going back to the beginning and starting over...oh well.

One version of how it worked...I look elsewhere for explanations.

Yes I recall reading that here. I've got no qualms with that, to each his own. The beauty of America

28 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It's all written in the very back of a thick book. #1 best seller of all time

War and Peace.  The working title of this book was originally, War, What is it Good For?

3 hours ago, gimruis said:

 

Asian carp and pollution were caused by humans so those points are completely moot.  The human race is generally responsible for the most of the serious problems on this planet.

 

39 minutes ago, slonezp said:

I will agree to disagree. While human influence is responsible for some problems with the planet, the earth goes thru it's own cycles and there is nothing you or I can do to save the planet as it will eventually go through another ice age or extreme period of heat and all intelligent life will perish and be reborn from a single cell.

"Most of the serious problems" are only a problems for humans - not the planet.

There's a decent chance that 'Humans' have an exaggerated opinion as to their 'importance' to the entire planet's well being.  Mother earth will tolerate whatever's going on for some time,

and then shake us off and snuff us out like the bugs we are.

And there's nothing we can do about. 

Either way - I hope to enjoy my ever so brief stay. 

#weareinsignificant

A-Jay

3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

War and Peace.  The working title of this book was originally, War, What is it Good For?

And then Edwin Starr (sp?) made a song about it.

2 minutes ago, J Francho said:

War and Peace.  The working title of this book was originally, War, What is it Good For?

Nope not that one.........

Know your Seinfeld.

17 hours ago, Mobasser said:

Lots of folks, even very avid fisherman, fish for years before they catch a bass that's big enough to be mounted. Of course their proud of this fish, and the time spent in catching it. We all know the big bass don't always come easy. If someone wants to skin mount a trophy bass, so be it. I don't know the percentage, but would imagine these are a small percentage of the bass caught in an average season. I see no harm in it.

 

Exactly, that's why I would never keep one. One reason anyways. There are a limited supply of trophy sized bass at any given time, and they are the ones kept. Nobody mounts the dinks.

 

As far as mounting and displaying dead animals in general, well.....

 

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/92/8d/ab928d5cc4bf095a4b56f2150245c0df.png

Only speculation but in most fisheries I suspect more mature bass die of natural causes than too trophy hunters . Maybe not in the ponds the OP is referring to .

37 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Only speculation but in most fisheries I suspect more mature bass die of natural causes than too trophy hunters . Maybe not in the ponds the OP is referring to .

The difference? Nobody sees the ones that die naturally. Out of sight out of mind. I bet largemouth bass kill one hundred times more largemouth bass than humans in every scenario. They literally eat their own babies 

Been following this one from the beginning. Thanks for the adventure guys lol. 

27 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

They literally eat their own babies 

Which is why a number of Rapala series (DT, Shad, Rattlin', etc) have 'Baby Bass' as a color selection.

5 hours ago, slonezp said:

If we're going to talk about devastation to a fishery, why not talk about pollution Asian carp or invasive birds like cormorants and pelicans which will do more damage than any human could. 

Don’t forget about the Canadian Geese!

22 minutes ago, Jake Coucoules said:

Don’t forget about the Canadian Geese!

Believe me, I was thinking about them all day........ two days in a row that’s the only meat I’ve had 

3 hours ago, Catt said:

When we're dead and gone you think anyone else will care?

Yes

 

This entire dialogue makes me want to go out and skin mount a zebra mussel. 

Some pretty prideful people round here ?

 

Proven fact two generations & no one will remember y'all.

 

Oh they'll look at your skin mount & say that was old so & so...but know who you are not!

I so called it. Knew this thread was gonna be hot. 5 pages though? Let's go for 7 ??