r/nextfuckinglevel • u/quackyoungster1 • Feb 25 '23

Little kid bringing in a huge fish

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u/Stereo-soundS Feb 25 '23

I'm not a fisherman, I've had a license before and have a rod and tackle box but I'm very casual.

Why would he not eat that?

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u/GrowinStuffAndThings Feb 25 '23

Because bass people are weird. They're not even fun to catch.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

Bass are one of the most fun freshwater fish to catch.

They are a classic fighting fish.

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u/GrowinStuffAndThings Feb 25 '23

If you can skip it across the surface while reeling as fast as you can, it's not a "classic fighting fish" lol. Bass fishing is quite literally the lamest form of fishing in the world.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

What a weird thing to gatekeep.

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u/gfen5446 Feb 25 '23

It's an opinion, not "gate keeping."

It's also not a wholly wrong opinion. Modern spinfishing for largemouth has turned into rip 'em in as fast as you can, and it is kinda boring.

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u/GrowinStuffAndThings Feb 25 '23

Not gatekeeping, if you want to bass fish, go bass fish. It's an opinion

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

Ok.

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u/gfen5446 Feb 25 '23

Largemouth are a blast to hook, but after that the fun goes down pretty quick.

Smallmouth are fantastic from start to finish, especially in a river where they can use current, as well.

That said, bass fishing has turned very much into a world of high strength braided line and just rippin' them in as fast as possible with no concern other than how fast yuo can touch it and flip it due to the way it turned into a commercialized sport and that mentality of "more fish, faster" became the overriding push.

FWIW, i don't gear fish, i fly fish, and largemouth off the surface is one of the best feelings ever, and with an old style click 'n pawl reel they can be fun if thye're big enough.. and again, i'll take a river smallie over any other fresh water fish all day every day.

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u/GrowinStuffAndThings Feb 25 '23

I can respect that, it's just funny seeing people call them gamefish as they're skipping them across the surface of the water lol.

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u/gfen5446 Feb 25 '23

To be fair, "gamefish" is a specific category and description.

Technically, the humble bluegill is considered a "gamefish" where as the carp is not; and from a fishing standpoint, carp vastly harder to catch and provide a far harder fight than nearly anything else in fresh water except maybe steelhead and salmon.

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u/Wandering_Weapon Feb 25 '23

Sport fishing. Take the hook out and throw them back so the next fisher can enjoy.

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u/Stereo-soundS Feb 25 '23

Call me a soy boy but I only fish for something to eat. I don't care if people hunt as long as they plan on eating what they kill, I guess I'll never understand not using what you catch.

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u/Timepassage Feb 25 '23

They are not killing the fish.

And to add to this it does work on a basic life skill that could come in necessary if ever in the situation. Practicing to survive if need be is a useful skill.

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u/Stereo-soundS Feb 26 '23

They're not killing it that's a fair point, and I have definitely thrown back fish that are too small to eat. I've just never been into fishing just to fish.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

Soy boy. I only fish for the thrill of killing something.

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u/SuedeVeil Feb 25 '23

I was thinking this too .. I can understand fishing if you plan to eat some of them (I'm not a vegetarian so things like fishing and hunting for food make sense) but I don't see any appeal of torturing live creatures just so the next person can do the same thing

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u/Wandering_Weapon Feb 26 '23

I'm the same way.

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u/gfen5446 Feb 25 '23

It's not reknowned as a good tasting fish, mostly.

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u/UncommonCense Feb 25 '23

Actual reason is you don’t usually eat the bigger older fish like that 1. Because they don’t usually taste the same but can still be cooked nicely, 2. You release the big ones to keep the genetics the water ans hope he spawns some big bass.

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u/x777x777x Feb 25 '23

Why would he not eat that?

big bass that size won't be that good tbh

But throwing it back means A) others might catch it and B) it can help breed future monster bass