Quote Originally Posted by midcarolina View Post
IMO.......... many times the folks that talk negatively about others keeping their limit are many times bass fisherman that have moved over to other species..........

The bass fishing culture in many area's has developed a total disdain for folks that keep ANY bass to take home..........just sayin
Although I don't speak in the negative about people fishing in a legal manner, I do suffer from the catch and release syndrome. I feel guilty about keeping fish, to put it plainly. Before I got a boat and into bass fishing, I fished to eat ( from the bank and off docks). Started bass fishing and my inner Bill Dance took over and I started releasing almost everything. I will think about this the next time I fish, if I am lucky enough to be offered a harvest.

In the meantime, roll 'em in cornmeal and drop 'em when the grease is hot, as long as they're big enough to stink up the grease.