Quote Originally Posted by The Mountain Man View Post
How were the fish treated after catching ? In a cooler with ice ? Or on a stringer drug around in warm water until you went home ? Only soft ones I have ever encountered died warm and not on ice .
They swim around in the live well all the way to the cleaning table. I am really starting to think it just the fish from that lake? I am going to try to make it back out in a few weeks while the water is cold and keep a few average size fish. The ones I have tried in the past were all big, real big. Heck it not unusual to catch them on full size crank baits or spinner baits etc...