River evening
 

Figgered I'd run down to the river and catch a coupla walleye/sauger for a dinner later this week.
Told my honey (wifey) that I'd be out til after dark, just make me a plate and I'd heat it up later.
Went down to the rivers edge and started flingin a 3/8 oz jig with a 3" slider. Wound up catchin 2 white bass, 2 skipjacks, 1 LM bass, one 16 inch walleye and one 18 inch sauger.
When I caught the sauger, I was done.
Just wanted to catch enough fish for a dinner.
Went home to a deep fried LM bass filet, hush puppies and fresh green beans.
Life is good!

Woody,you read that??He cooked a ...Ready......BASS!!!:eek::D:D They are DELICIOUS!!:D

Me'n the wife love em!

Someone had to take over eating trophy bass, striper and hybrid for Jimmy since he moved to Minnesota.

Someone has to eat those green carp.. 😃😃

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I don't think it was the green carp that pissed most people off, it was those big brown ones with a small mouth :)

Drum?😂😂

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Don't know why anyone would be upset by a person catching and eating a fish the state has deemed legal to catch and consume if one is so inclined.
Brown fish are not some God protected species, only here in the south are they revered.
Go to other places they are deemed a poor man's shore lunch and shaken off like carp or skipjacks.

Yep .... <'TK><
 

I've never eaten a smallmouth...are they as scrumptious as a largemouth??


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There really is no difference in taste at Old Hickory but the thing is on Old Hickory we don't have a large Smallie population so when we kill one it takes away from the lake.

We have a nice amount of other fish to eat and as stated above it is legal so what can be done.
Ethics are a part of each of us and how much each uses varies but as for me it is my conscience of this great water system we have here in Middle Tennessee.

Well, I'm out of this equation as I never fish for smallmouth bass, rarely catch one, even by accident, and certainly none that are legal length.

I've not ate one in a LONG time. Jimmy always liked them out of the colder lakes, thought they had a firmer fillet and better taste. He never really liked crappie because they are not firm enough. He's in Minnesota ice fishing and eating everything now.

The only smallies I have ever eaten were on trips in the Boundary Waters. They are delicious as long as they are under around 12 inches. Anything over that and they aren't nearly as good.

Whats wrong with my taste buds? The fish I keep are Bluegill, shellcracker crappie, catfish, sauger and walleye. Oh some tilapia. Maybe I need to eat a LM or smallie to see if my taste buds have changed over the years? I tried a 8lb striper last year it was just so so to me. It was fried, too.

Cold creek water smallmouth is one of my favorites...

I don't eat any freshwater fish, throw everything back, had some people freak out when I was throwing crappie back a few years ago, threw a 20 pound shove head back and some lady asked what was wrong with me lol

Give me Mahi Mahi, Grouper or Halibut

Alligator gar from the steamy waters of west texas! lol.
Mmmmmmmm TASTY!

If I had a choice I'd only eat saltwater fish too. By far the best I've ever had was mangrove snapper last year while I was in Daytona!! Caught a couple while I was out on my trip and the guide filters them out and pointed me to the restaurant. Garlic butter and pan seared!!!! My mouth is watering just thinking of them!!
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I was in PCB last year and ate at a place. Got some fishermans platter of some kind. Came with 3 types of fish....your main stream eaters which i dont remember the names now and they were all really good. But if i could only have 1 saltwater fish it would be halibut. Perch would be my freshwater pick. Lol....damn yankee in me!

I agree about saltwater fish and snapper! I grew up spending my summers in Florida and make a trip back every year just to fish. I Brought back 76lbs of fillets from 5 different kinds of snapper last summer... Can't wait for June!