Is It Wrong To Mount A Bass? 2024
AirbusAngler reply :
So I have only been actively bass fishing (by active I mean every chance I can 4-6 times a week, a lot from shore and sometimes my inflatable on the weekends) for about a year now. And this will be the first year I fish all seasons in order. My PB lmb is only 4lbs 4ozs. I am always catch and relase and try to handle every bass as gently as possible. However I always wanted to have at least 1 bass mounted for my wall as I have a few trout mounted. I told myself if I catch a solid 5lber this year I will mount it. Is this a bad idea or do you think I should not feel guilty and do it?
Of course I still gotta catch the 5lber too 
Also 5lbs may not sound big to you Eastern fisherman but out here in the dessert 5lbs is pretty big.
00 mod reply :
There are tons of people that can make a replica mount from pictures and length/girth measurements. Best of both worlds
Jeff
Crestliner2008 reply :
Definitely look into a replica. Call around, get pricing and what exact information they will need - ahead of time! Then you will know what to do, what it will cost and how to give the folks the information they need to make your trophy a truly memorable one.
bayouXpress reply :
if you catch a trophy bass you can do whatever you want to it. I see absolutely no problem with having a real life mount or even 2 or 3.
you won't affect the population what so ever. I know if i catch a 6lb-10 its going on my wall. I let go anything over 4 and nearly everything during spawn. I do keep a good bit of the little ones to eat and I believe that is what helps the current population of the area you fish produce bigger fish.
Now with that being said If i ever catch anything over 10lbs I do believe I would get a replica. But I don't think thats ever going to happen.
Tony Monticelli reply :
i don't think its wrong, not at all. its a trophy to you, you want to display it and etc, in a way your respecting it on art level. the only shame end of it is that its dead and you didn't eat it but on the other hand a mount is kinda more than food it last allot longer it something you look tords and call your trophy. its an art form, taxidermy is an art.
in general fake mounts are fake, there is a difference but its not a bad solution to a moral issue with mounting a fish...
with a fake mounts you cant get the same detail in the fins, gills, mouth and body texture.. there is a big different in the art. also you don't have to catch that fish for them to make you a fake mount. a real skin is going to cost you allot more to have done. the fake come as cookie cutter projects, all a taxidermist has to really do glue the fins on them and air brush it, they would rather make fake fish all day there less time in it and just as much money for them if not more. anyone with an air brush can mount fake fish really, just send them the specs and order it, assemble and spray. if you can make a simple model plane you can mount your own fake fish.
WookieeJedi reply :
I decided when the fiberglass replicas came out that I would get it done that way when the time came. My brother had a couple of skin mounts done back in the early 90's and they have not fared well over time. The fake ones stay nice for a long time. My goal for a mount is 10 or over, so it hasn't come up yet. When I do get that fish on the wall, I'm putting a pic of the fish with it along with the measurements, just so no one questions the catch. I also like the option of releasing a big fish like that alive. I don't object to keeping and eating fish, but those big ones are not as tasty, and I would rather leave them in the lake to grow and breed.
Tony Monticelli reply :
On 3/29/2012 at 1:41 AM, WookieeJedi said:I decided when the fiberglass replicas came out that I would get it done that way when the time came. My brother had a couple of skin mounts done back in the early 90's and they have not fared well over time. The fake ones stay nice for a long time. My goal for a mount is 10 or over, so it hasn't come up yet. When I do get that fish on the wall, I'm putting a pic of the fish with it along with the measurements, just so no one questions the catch. I also like the option of releasing a big fish like that alive. I don't object to keeping and eating fish, but those big ones are not as tasty, and I would rather leave them in the lake to grow and breed.
either it was done poor or to much heat,,, don't put them in direct sunlight and don't put them over a fireplace that you use... that's what will ruin a mount quick, that and oil from your hands, don't touch it.
mine still look like the day i caught them.
before getting a skin mount done, just ask the taxidermist if he does any museum work. if there getting mounts from him then his work is top notch.
BassWhole! reply :
Is it wrong to mount a bass?......
What happens on the lake, stays on the lake......
slonezp reply :
If you do it in the privacy of your own home and the bass is consensual...
If it was legaly caught you are entitled to do whatever you want with it. Go ahead and eat it or bury it in the garden. Don't let anybody make you feel guilty. Hunters don't get replicas of animals they have killed. There's that goofy show on tv, the name escapes me, where people have their dead pets mounted.
I have a 7lber skin mount on my wall as well as some other species of fish. If, in the future I get an 8 or a 9 I may just take pics and do a replica. If I get a double digit, who knows.
John G reply :
I wonder if the guys that say you shouldn't mount a bass would have a problem mounting a ten point buck! Do what you want and don't worry about what others say or think!
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
I have wondered this exact same thing myself. I personally do not have a problem with mounting the actual bass caught.
Raul reply :
There´s no commandment saying : "You shall not mount any bass "
I mounted my first 10 lber cuz it was the first and nobody assured me that I would catch another, I had a replica made of my PB .... long after I caught it, who knows, maybe I could catch one bigger, but after a few years on not braking my PB record I had the replica made, in between my first 10 lber and my PB I´ve caugh a good bunch of 10 lbers and many after my PB, I´m no longer interested in having a mount made, not even if I catch my new PB I would have it mounted, there´s a bunch of replicas and they aren´t as touchy as real skin mounts.
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 3/29/2012 at 2:30 AM, slonezp said:If you do it in the privacy of your own home and the bass is consensual...
If it was legaly caught you are entitled to do whatever you want with it. Go ahead and eat it or bury it in the garden. Don't let anybody make you feel guilty. Hunters don't get replicas of animals they have killed. There's that goofy show on tv, the name escapes me, where people have their dead pets mounted.
I have a 7lber skin mount on my wall as well as some other species of fish. If, in the future I get an 8 or a 9 I may just take pics and do a replica. If I get a double digit, who knows.
I'm glad I read all the way down. When I first saw the title of this thread it made me laugh. I was going to post something similar to yours.
Scorcher214 reply :
I don't think i could do it to a double digit, because that would have been the only on in MI lol. I would do a replica though. But thats just me. Go ahead and mount every big girl you catch! 
tomustang reply :
Nothing wrong with it, would be a harder part in time to do so since the spawn season is restricted on keepers in most parts
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
Man I'm slow. I just now got all the jokes about "mounting a bass". Lol. Sorry I couldn't resist
WookieeJedi reply :
Come to think of it, my brother did hang his mounts on either side of his fireplace. I suppose that would do it.
1234567 reply :
On 3/29/2012 at 5:53 AM, Raul said:There´s no commandment saying : "You shall not mount any bass "
I mounted my first 10 lber cuz it was the first and nobody assured me that I would catch another, I had a replica made of my PB .... long after I caught it, who knows, maybe I could catch one bigger, but after a few years on not braking my PB record I had the replica made, in between my first 10 lber and my PB I´ve caugh a good bunch of 10 lbers and many after my PB, I´m no longer interested in having a mount made, not even if I catch my new PB I would have it mounted, there´s a bunch of replicas and they aren´t as touchy as real skin mounts.
Agree!
Bluebasser86 reply :
I have one skin mount of a 6 pounder I caught in the middle of the summer that got hooked in the gills and wasn't going to make it. If it wouldn't have been for that I would have just turned her loose. You can get replicas made for about the same money that look great and last a long time. Plus if you turn the fish loose who knows? Maybe you'll catch her again when she's even bigger. Not saying there is anything wrong with keeping a big bass for a skin mount, just my personal beliefs on the subject.
JustinRichter reply :
I recommend getting a replica , get the exact length , girth , weight, and specific details of your soon to be caught hog , and have them get as close as possible, you will still have a reminder on the wall and the satisfaction of knowing that that big mamas still swimming to see another day
Mountain Angler reply :
Nothing is wrong with it and also look into the replicas too.
WRB reply :
On 3/29/2012 at 12:16 AM, Fishin4AZ said:So I have only been actively bass fishing (by active I mean every chance I can 4-6 times a week, a lot from shore and sometimes my inflatable on the weekends) for about a year now. And this will be the first year I fish all seasons in order. My PB lmb is only 4lbs 4ozs. I am always catch and relase and try to handle every bass as gently as possible. However I always wanted to have at least 1 bass mounted for my wall as I have a few trout mounted. I told myself if I catch a solid 5lber this year I will mount it. Is this a bad idea or do you think I should not feel guilty and do it?
Of course I still gotta catch the 5lber too
Also 5lbs may not sound big to you Eastern fisherman but out here in the dessert 5lbs is pretty big.
AZ has some good big bass waters across the state, so you are not too far from lakes that have 10 lb+ largemouths and 6 lb + smallmouths. You might want to set your goals a little higher and take photo's of the bass you catch.
When you decide to have a mount made, go with a good replica mount.
Tom
flippin and pitchin reply :
Watch your slot limit if you have one in effect.
B@ssCrzy reply :
I don't see anything wrong with getting a skin mount vs replica. I personally don't like the look of the replica as much and would go with the skin mount. I don't think they look as realistic. If you practice catch and release and then catch a big fish then you have earned the right to do whatever you want to do with it. Just enjoy it because it is an accomplishment that you can be proud of. It does not bug me one bit if somebody wants to hang a trophy on a wall. What bugs me is when people want to fill up buckets and buckets of fish for the freezer without regard for the damage they do to the fishery they enjoy.
Deadeye-1 reply :
I have no problem with myself, or someone else keeping a few to eat now and then. I also have no problem with someone that catches what is to them a Bass of a Lifetime mounting it if they wish to. One reason I enjoy fishing is that I get to choose if I take or put it back. Once you pull the trigger the game is yours forever.
I fish with a guy that likes to keep quite a few. He often tells me when we start the day that "we're fishing for food today". Trouble is that he gives away as many as he takes home. Seems like he likes to feed half the county with fish sometimes. I'm working on him to tone it down, as are others we know.
Back to mounting a big bass, I watched this same guy catch a 7 lb 14 oz and keep it. Then he fillet it at the dock.
OkobojiEagle reply :
Does your state specifically exempt a skin mount from your posession limit?
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SirSnookalot reply :
Your legally caught fish is your choice on it's fate.
Fish Chris reply :
If you keep a bass for the wall when it weighed 5 lbs, you will have single handedly hurt your own chances of catching a 6 lb'er next year.
Pretty much everyone who plays this game long enough, will eventually come to the same conclusion, which is that it is not only possible to re-catch trophy bass, after a release, but in reality, it's quite probable...... Unless, of course, you hang it on the wall.
No problem for me. I don't even fish the same waters you do. But why a person would want to hurt their own future odds of catching a bigger bass, I have no idea.
If I release a big bass, and you catch it later, that's great ! Hat's off to you. But I'm not going to kid you...... I didn't release that fish to help "your odds" of catching a big bass.... I released it to help my own !
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Anyway, replicas are where it's at.
Here's a shot of the replicas for my 18.4 and my 16.5
BTW, if these were skin mounts, I'd probably be too embarrassed to post photos of them here.
Peace,
Fish
Bob C reply :
Catch two. Get one mounted and fry the other one. 
tomustang reply :
On 3/29/2012 at 11:35 PM, Fish Chris said:If you keep a bass for the wall when it weighed 5 lbs, you will have single handedly hurt your own chances of catching a 6 lb'er next year.
Pretty much everyone who plays this game long enough, will eventually come to the same conclusion, which is that it is not only possible to re-catch trophy bass, after a release, but in reality, it's quite probable...... Unless, of course, you hang it on the wall.
Hey Chris, you forgot to mention 5 years ago someone who was keeping bass greatly increased the chance of that 5lber growing up to be what it is so you have the opportunity to catch it next year. After all bass are cannibals, and love eating their own
Raul reply :
Here the strongest argument about this dilemma between mounting or not is this, it has nothing to do with you being right or wrong, caught legally it´s yours to do with it whatever you want, one of the things I like about fishing and practicing C&R is that the chances of you recatching that fish later is that you may catch it bigger than before, you have it mounted well, it ain´t gonna grow larger mounted on the wall.
Tony Monticelli reply :
that's why some of the clubs ive hunted that have to many deer or trying to have more mature bucks have the buck mount rule.. you shoot a buck it getting mounted, because lets face it when someone has 8 does in there field and the second a spike horn walks out, bang !!!! really why? theres a deer problem here you need meat shoot 4 of those does not Bambi. and the same people wonder why they never get the big buck, and then they have the nerve to complain why do i have to mount this its not a big buck, really you should have though about that before you pulled the trigger.
Tony Monticelli reply :
on the other hand ive run into a few that never shot any bucks never seen a buck in the woods for years of hunting and then they get a spike horn and there is no question in there mind, there mounting it and smile all the way to the taxidermist, im always like wow do i feel like a spoiled brat.
BASS-Master01 reply :
Just get the measurements or if you do not care about the bigger bass breeding then go for it.
Edgy reply :
Never mounted a fish before due to the lakes i fish most often are only catch and release. They are private neighborhood lakes. But if i ever catch a big one at some of the reservoirs i fish then i might.
Teh reply :
I'd be lying if I didnt say my gut tells me it's wrong/waste, and only to kill if its going to use (food, etc). But then again faking them out of a meal and jabbing a hook through their jaw doesnt exactly make me a saint either. Just my opinion, you know what they say about those!
Bass-minded reply :
Today's releases are tomorrow's trophys. So graphite or fiberglass replicas are the way to go.
tomustang reply :
On 3/31/2012 at 8:11 AM, Bass-minded said:Today's releases are tomorrow's trophys.
Or bird food
Mattlures reply :
A "FAKE" mount is a better representation of your fish then a skin mount. A "FAKE" mount is more accurate and correct.
Look at it this way. Say you were to mout a human. Lets say Elvis. You would skin him, preserve the skin and then stretch accross a manikin. How close do you think the "real" mount would look like Elvis ? Probably wouldnt. Now lets say you make a casting of him and make an Elvis repplica. It the hair and make up was done right it would look just like him. Ever see those wax museum people? they look real. Now back to a fish. A replica is a casting of an actual fish and they have all the detail you could see with out a magnifying glass. A perplica is superior in EVERY possible way. with a skin mount, the taxidermist has to cure the skin properly. He has to mont the skin correctly(which almost never happens). I can pick out mounting flaws in just about every skin mount done except for world class taxidermy.with a replica you automatical start with a correct mount. After a small amount of prep and eye setting ( you have do just as much with a skin mount) it all comes down to how good the taxidermist can paint. The best a skin mount can ever look is equal to how a replica looks if the painting is equal. Given time a skin mount will never look as good as the replica. A skin mount is a rotting decompsing fish skin over a foam manikin.
I have done both skin mounts and replicas and its not even close. I have accidentaly killed a couple big bass and I didnt even skin mount those. I made molds and made replicas.Do I have anything against mounting a bass doing a skin mount? Not realy against the mount itself. I just know how superior a "fake" replica is. It is a more accurate representation of the fish you caugh if you take good pics, measurements, and choose a good taxidermist. The argument shouldnt be whats more real, it should be, whats the better product. The added benift is the fish can also be released.
tomustang reply :
On 3/31/2012 at 4:37 PM, Mattlures said:A "FAKE" mount is a better representation of your fish then a skin mount. A "FAKE" mount is more accurate and correct.
Look at it this way. Say you were to mout a human. Lets say Elvis. You would skin him, preserve the skin and then stretch accross a manikin. How close do you think the "real" mount would look like Elvis ? Probably wouldnt. Now lets say you make a casting of him and make an Elvis repplica. It the hair and make up was done right it would look just like him. Ever see those wax museum people? they look real. Now back to a fish. A replica is a casting of an actual fish and they have all the detail you could see with out a magnifying glass. A perplica is superior in EVERY possible way. with a skin mount, the taxidermist has to cure the skin properly. He has to mont the skin correctly(which almost never happens). I can pick out mounting flaws in just about every skin mount done except for world class taxidermy.with a replica you automatical start with a correct mount. After a small amount of prep and eye setting ( you have do just as much with a skin mount) it all comes down to how good the taxidermist can paint. The best a skin mount can ever look is equal to how a replica looks if the painting is equal. Given time a skin mount will never look as good as the replica. A skin mount is a rotting decompsing fish skin over a foam manikin.
I have done both skin mounts and replicas and its not even close. I have accidentaly killed a couple big bass and I didnt even skin mount those. I made molds and made replicas.Do I have anything against mounting a bass doing a skin mount? Not realy against the mount itself. I just know how superior a "fake" replica is. It is a more accurate representation of the fish you caugh if you take good pics, measurements, and choose a good taxidermist. The argument shouldnt be whats more real, it should be, whats the better product. The added benift is the fish can also be released.
As I'm curious, How long does a skin mount last vs a replica?
Also, since replicas seem to be a better choice from what you're saying, is there a chart or checklist on how to measure/record a bass, besides Length/Width/Girth
Fish Chris reply :
On 3/30/2012 at 4:34 AM, Tom D. said:Hey Chris, you forgot to mention 5 years ago someone who was keeping bass greatly increased the chance of that 5lber growing up to be what it is so you have the opportunity to catch it next year. After all bass are cannibals, and love eating their own
Tom, selective harvest "can be" a good thing > in a place that is overpopulated with small fish. To be honest though, most of my favorite trophy lakes are not overpopulated with small fish, which is why they are good trophy lakes to begin with. And the top end in these lakes will not be helped with any harvest of bass, of any size.
As for bass loving to eat there own..... eh.... They will, if they don't have many options, but I think given the choice, there are many other sources of forage that a bass greatly prefers over smaller bass; worms, minnows, crawdads, and trout, to name a few.
In any case, the fish we are talking about keeping for the wall, are trophy sized already, and IMPO, their is never a good reason to kill a fish like this.
Heck, if C/R a 15 lb'er, which was already near the end of its lifespan, and it shrunk to 14 lbs before you caught caught it a couple months later, I bet you'd still be pretty happy with a 14 'er, huh ?
Peace,
Fish
WRB reply :
How long does a skin mount last? A good skin mount can last 50 years displayed in controlled environment where heat and moisture doesn't degrade it, however it will deteriorate and lose color and fade.
I have 3 skin mounts; 10.2 rainbow trout I caught at lake Tahoe in '55, 12.4 northern strain LMB at lake Casitas in '71 (died from stress). 37 lb musky from Lake of the Woods (died from stress). All 3 mounts look faded and need to be repainted. The problem with repainting a skin mount is the skin and scales are deteriorated and very expensive to repair. I have 2 replica mounts; 18.6 from Casitas in '81 and 19.3 from Castiac in '93, both are Florida strain LMB. The replica mounts look as good today as they did they day I picked them up; bright life like coloration and no deterioration. A replica mount can be repainted or refreshed and will last a very long time.
I can't see why anyone would want a skin mount today. All you need is a good photo to show the color, length and girth to help with shape and weight, no reason to kill the fish if you handle them properly. Stress can kill fish when you handle them poorly and keep them out of the water too long for photo's, measuring and weight; refresh the fish in cool water between each step, trophy size fish are rare and should be treated with care.
Tom
Hyrule Bass reply :
replicas just dont do it for me. i actually prefer the looks of skins mounts. i dont think it is wrong at all to skin mount a bass. it comes down to a matter of preference really. i just feel like i can go anywhere and buy a replica of a fish...
John G reply :
After seeing pics of the various replicas that have been posted, I have changed my mind. Unless it's a record of some sort, I wouldn't kill a bass just to have it mounted.
Bob C reply :
The next 3lb bass I catch, I'll release. Then, I'll get a 7lb replica made.
Midnight Splash2 reply :
I never keep a bass unless it cant swim away after the release. My biggest so far came just shy of 7 and I released it without hesitation. However, when I do catch one 9 or better she will have seen her last day. Whenever that time comes, I will have put countless hours and spent thousands of dollars to feel I have earned the right to do so. That baby will go on my wall without hesitation!
Bob C reply :
I don't know why someone would want a fake mount. If you decide to release it, you would be better off taking a picture of it and hang it on the wall. Then you can point to it and say "I caught that" instead of pointing to a plasic fish and saying "I caught a fish that looked similar to that piece of plastic".
Traveler2586 reply :
If they can make a life-like replica of a fish, you think they could make a life-like replica of some of the women I've known?????
That could start a new fad I could place mannequins in the corners of the rec-room 
But seriously, I could never hang a fish in my house, my wife would have a fit - she doesn't even like the cover photo's on the fishing magazines. 
It's really funny to watch a grown woman act so dumb over a fish.
Bob C reply :
On 4/3/2012 at 12:46 AM, Traveler2586 said:If they can make a life-like replica of a fish, you think they could make a life-like replica of some of the women I've known?????
That could start a new fad
I can see where that might be a problem. 
Traveler2586 reply :
On 4/3/2012 at 1:00 AM, Bob C said:I can see where that might be a problem.
LOL, LOL, I don't know why, their all my wifes old girlfriends
Aw,, they'd probably be too expensive (they were when I knew them, LOL) and take up too much room......
Tony Monticelli reply :
LMAO...
only problem is they don't like bass fishing?
Catt reply :
What is seldom mentioned in these discussion is big bass (10#+) have the genes needed to produce another big bass, do we really want to remove this bass?
Bob C reply :
On 4/3/2012 at 8:25 PM, Catt said:What is seldom mentioned in these discussion is big bass (10#+) have the genes needed to produce another big bass, do we really want to remove this bass?
That's gigantic. Around here a 4# is big.
Traveler2586 reply :
IMHO, I believe it's better to properly document the fish, i.e. photos, measurements, weight, and then release it as soon as possible.
If you want to mount it, you are starting a long arduous process of meticulously caring for the fish until it's in the hands of the taxidermist; unless you know what to do, and how to do it, you could damage the fish. If you can't find a good taxidermist in your area, then you'll have to arrange to mail the fish. All-in-all, a big pain in the.........
Release the fish, and you may see it again A second catch is still a catch.
Bob C reply :
I usually keep a couple of legal bass everytime out for the wife and me. There are lots of reasons to go fishing. I just don't understand the release everything way of thinking. You spend a small fortune for boats and gear to catch them and let them go. If it's just the pull on your line that gets your blood flowing, how about tying a string on your dogs tail. He'll give you a much better fight than any bass. 
Lund Explorer reply :
On 4/4/2012 at 12:42 AM, Bob C said:I usually keep a couple of legal bass everytime out for the wife and me. There are lots of reasons to go fishing. I just don't understand the release everything way of thinking. You spend a small fortune for boats and gear to catch them and let them go. If it's just the pull on your line that gets your blood flowing, how about tying a string on your dogs tail. He'll give you a much better fight than any bass.
Why do you want to be mean to the dog? Snag the wife with a jerkbait and yell at the top of your lungs "It's A Hawg".
That should start an epic battle the second or third time you hook her!
In the meantime, don't worry about keeping a few for the dinner table. I have several lakes where I do the same thing and I don't feel the least bit guilty about it. A largemouth bass is no more deserving of misguided protection than any other game fish.
Bob C reply :
On 4/4/2012 at 5:30 AM, Lund Explorer said:Why do you want to be mean to the dog? Snag the wife with a jerkbait and yell at the top of your lungs "It's A Hawg".
That should start an epic battle the second or third time you hook her!
I don't know about that. Are you sure it's safe? I'll try it but if things go bad, I'm telling her it was all your idea. 
Nitrofreak reply :
On 4/3/2012 at 8:25 PM, Catt said:What is seldom mentioned in these discussion is big bass (10#+) have the genes needed to produce another big bass, do we really want to remove this bass?
It is after all your decision, I definatly agree with what catt is saying, you should consider all of the factors before making the decision to kill or release.
I do practice C&R no matter how big or small the fish, I do take photo's of the fish and the weight and document a small story along with the photo, at least the bigger one's.
Photo's are an inexpencive and most life like memory you can put on your wall in my opinion.
Bob C reply :
On 4/3/2012 at 8:25 PM, Catt said:What is seldom mentioned in these discussion is big bass (10#+) have the genes needed to produce another big bass, do we really want to remove this bass?
When a bass grows to 10lbs, is it genetics or just a lucky survivor? Is most any bass capable of getting to that weight if it lives long enough?
Fish Chris reply :
Hey Bob, first off, only female can get to over 10 lbs.... or for that matter, over 4 or 5 lbs.
Then, among the fish that are left, even in a totally natural setting, in waters that receive zero fishing pressure, a relatively small % of Largemouth bass will grow to over 10 lbs. Some don't make it because they don't have the genes for it. But many more won't make it because of the natural mortality factor.
All of this said, to be honest Catt, although leaving the fish with the best genes in the lake is certainly a good idea, I personally believe that "this one 10 lb + fish, is far more valuable than any / all of its offspring", reason being, it has already beaten the odds to get really big. It might produce 200,000 eggs in its lifetime..... maybe 2000 of which had "the potential" to get to over 10 lbs, but still, its possible that none of them ever will" ?
To put a huge value on all the that fry, is like counting your bass before the eggs hatch.
Fish
On 4/4/2012 at 8:40 PM, Bob C said:When a bass grows to 10lbs, is it genetics or just a lucky survivor? Is most any bass capable of getting to that weight if it lives long enough?
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