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Question: Assuming you eat fish, do you eat SM bass in Q/BW


Yes, without a second thought 39 (46.4%) Sometimes. It's no big deal. 20 (23.8%) Rarely and only in a pinch. 17 (20.2%) Never. Why would you? 8 (9.5%) Total votes: 84 « Created by: PhantomJug on: Apr 30^th, 2011 at 9:55pm »

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SM Bass consumption (Read 26142 times)

Magicpaddler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1321 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Jan 7^th, 2004	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #70 - Aug 15^th, 2012 at 5:03pm	Quote Print Post
	PJ I did the same test several years ago with a crew of adults and kids. It was early in the year and the water was cold. I had walleye, bass and northern. The northern was a couple of small ones and northern out of cold water taste better. All species did about the same.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #71 - Aug 16^th, 2012 at 5:35am	Quote Print Post
	I'm wondering how an honest taste test could be accomplished. Full fillets would be a dead giveaway and therefore prone to a (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links). Then again, even if you chunk 'em up into bite size pieces there is that telltale textural difference. One year a friend's wife commented on our apparent disappointment upon catching Northerns when fishing for Walleyes. Her take on it was quite logical. If you don't like catching Northerns, why not eat them and throw the Walleyes back? Said lake is full of Bass 25 years later.


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Gnawbone Jack Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8 Location: Gnaw Bone Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2012	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #72 - Aug 24^th, 2012 at 2:21pm	Quote Print Post
	I'll clean and eat Smallies, but prefer Pike or Walleye (and in that order). I am such a compulsive Smallmouth fisherman that over the years I have developed a chronic Smallmouth "twitch" in my retrieve


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mastertangler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3111 Location: florida Joined: Feb 1^st, 2010	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #73 - Aug 24^th, 2012 at 5:24pm	Quote Print Post
	Gnawbone Jack wrote on Aug 24^th, 2012 at 2:21pm: I'll clean and eat Smallies, but prefer Pike or Walleye (and in that order). I am such a compulsive Smallmouth fisherman that over the years I have developed a chronic Smallmouth "twitch" in my retrieve Oh my Gosh.......I thought I was the only one with a "Smallmouth twitch". I have been to the eye doctor twice and each time he tells me to stop fishing for smallmouths. We'll see what the new doc says


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