If your fish, weighed and measured, are under 90% of Relative Weight consistently, and you KNOW there are no competing species, then your Competing Species is other 1lbers. The humane thing to do is throw it into the woods, don't release it
Howdy, fisheries biologist here. Catch and release is not stupid, this is a very blanketed statement. It really depends, obviously fish have served as a main food source for people for millennia and it is a critical source of protein for many people around the world. Additionally, for bass the western US they are entirely non-native so conserving them really shouldn’t be a priority. BUT, for many fish species the human pressure of harvest is so much greater than it ever has been historically so it’s unrealistic to say “catch and release is a bad mentality” is incredibly incorrect. And as far as the weight thing is concerned, basically all wild animals are opportunistic feeders and their weight will fluctuate VASTLY. A friend of mine published a paper in the journal Nature (author John Armstrong) that found that fish consume most of their annual caloric intake over about 10% of the year. So fish will be skinny sometimes and heavier at others. I’d recommend reading some fisheries literature before making blanketed statements like this 👍🏼
Consistently under 70% of Standard Weight, with no competing species present, documented, and as stated and shown this is in the South in a man made fish bowl. Yes, the 100% catch and release mentality is wrong. Thank you for your input. My normal small viewership of hoa/ muni bank fishing has seen the years of data I have shown. Of course I am not talking all regions and all water types.
You're like me, bucking a trend. I don't wear a bike helmet and have data to prove it's more dangerous. People see you have a helmet on and pass you much closer. Dangerous. You do you Philip! 👍
You're correct about drivers seeing a helmet or not seeing one. I saw 3 motorcycles in a traffic jam on I-26 yesterday, and the one without helmet is the one I focused on. Timely comment from you. Kinda odd, actually.
You're looking "spawned out" fish, in an overpopulated pond. You may be right, in THIS setting. Catch and release is a public water thing. I'm sure you don't fish there because, "there ain't no fish, in them lakes". 🤦♂️😂
Thank you for commenting. I edited description. I fish every day, all mostly public waters. The spawn here was at least a month ago, maybe two. There really is no such thing as 'spawned out" when you are referring to the Standard Weight Chart. Relative Weight is 365, all regions, all seasons
That fish doesn't have to be 4lbs and harvesting wouldn't correct the problem. That bass likely has more competition due to invasive species or maybe even a faster metabolic rate, which in hindsight means that it'll just be naturally skinnier. I don't understand how you think harvesting bass will solve this issue. Maybe if you harvest the invasive species like carp and striper, you will grow the population numbers of the native species in your state. I suggest doing some research before making a shit claim and posting it on the internet. What a dumbass
Why would anyone call another person stupid, who catches and releases, or keeps and eats? Now I know of some ponds and lakes that could use a few taken out, but this take of yours....Wow. Not every pond or lake is so abundant that you should keep every legal fish. States have stocking programs for a reason. There is a state park 2 miles from me that has about 30 ponds and lakes. At least 20 of them have been so overfished, you would be lucky to catch one fishing it all day. I think some have been completely fished out.
Then don't fish it for a couple years it's not rockets science idk why c/r wanna screw with the native species just go help remove all the garbage carp if you don't like to eat fish
They really just need to put a strict max size on bass. They're not good over like 2lbs anyways, the bigger ones aren't for eating, but theyre so abundant the small ones eat up forage. Where im at, your daily limit is 1 any size, 4 any size under 16. Which, i actually really like. The 1 over 16 is really only *supposed* to be used to get mounts anyways.
How's he a poacher?! I help manage a 4 acre pond here in texas and everything he said is true.👍 😅 If stock tank bass have a little body and a big head that means that they're over populated. You just have to know when to catch and keep and when to release. I swear bass fishing yuppies have officially turned the sport into a weekend boyscout jamboree 😅
@@ColtonRobinson-ej4xr Skinny bodies doesn't automatically correlate to overpopulation. This is one lake out of thousands and it could be to many different problems such as malnutrition that is being caused by INVASIVE species in that lake which could be overpopulating. You can't compare this lake in the video to your PRIVATE pond in Texas because you can easily get rid of the invasive species in that private pond. Also, if the bass in your pond are overpopulating, maybe add in a control species and more primary and secondary energy sources
@ryderupshaw2809 If the bodies of the fish you're catching have really skinny bodies and really big mouths, then they're in an overpopulated ecosystem. It's just a common fact when it comes to black bass. If you have a healthy population, it never hurts to keep a five fish limit. If anything, it helps.
"Catch and Release is stupid, I'll just ignore the hundreds of millions of dollars in studies and insert my own opinions..." Like yea, lake get stunted sure, but calling catch and release stupid is as ignorant of a take as it gets man...
Thank you for commenting. I have edited the description. I incorrectly assumed my normal small audience already had seen the hundreds of Instagram reels and yt posts about unmanaged small waters in the South
@@TheBoundlessNexusthank you for commenting. This is not a Hot Topic for me. I have no idea and don't care what's Trending. My Instagram reels and yt vids go back years of showing data
Yes so the idea is,when there is not enough food the bass will start to starve to dead until there is enough food aswell as room for other fish. Nature will take care of that. Its human intervention that has caused the problem in the first place and its human intervention keeping the problems alive!
The speed craw is a great lure, sometimes it gets bites as a smaller profile craw when slightly bigger lures like the Krackin Craw don’t. I have caught big ones on it too, caught a near 4 pound smallmouth out of the river this year
Yes. But I document every catch. Every %. When you are measuring the health of a fishery, numbers aren't estimated or rounded up. In casual conversation, yes, we say he caught a 7. But because of the exact measurements, we know it's NOT the same 7 I caught five days ago.
Magnum Trick Worm. I was trying to get as far out as possible, where we've found the big fish hold. Almost impossible to hit it with regular setup. That was no small sinker either. And I've found mono casts pretty far. As far as the rod- I knew I'd have to swing it pretty hard if I got bit. That 795 is actually a pretty good jig/ bigger hook rod. That was 5/0 offset
Hit me up on Instagram; when you're there you can borrow any bass stuff you need. The crappie hit topwater walking baits at night there. And bomb-casting a white rooster tail works during the day
@Philip Cheek Fishing Thank you! Heading there tomorrow for work and I'm bringing both my bass rod and my ultralight for crappie. I love crappie fishing, but it's all fun, regardless!
Great video brotha looks like a fun time 🤙🏽 id recommend giving a little intro or something letting us know what’s goin on other than that great content
Haven't decided yet. Maybe all day: get there late, leave early if you want. Folks seem to like that. Weather permitting I'll be there sunup to sundown. Folks work on Saturday. So I try to leave a window of opportunity for them.
This was actually December. I was waiting to upload it until our friends up north got into prespawn. I have a 35 minute video for mid-feb to mid-March that I can't get to upload. And I lost a few clips of catches in my frustration
