Here is what you are about.

And your point is?

He said jd hunter needed to do some research who he was so I was just helping him out.

Y'all are acting like he's breaking the law by keeping them. Heck I normally throw them back but I think I'll start keeping my limit every time I go up there now.

Will you stop and pick me up? Damned if Clem ain't got me wanting to eat a smallmouth sandwich

Those things look thick! I bet they would have some fat daddy filets on them.

^^^^they did, I guess we need to pay the jds some royalties for coming up there and keeping 8 of their bass, by the way what were their names?

Don't use a lot of mayonaise in the slaw, maybe about half as much, so it's not slimy when you put a dollop on top of the hot fillet. Then drizzle on some chipotle or a little Louisiana Hot Sauce. Yum.

You and your sister JD are not to bright. He attacked me as a sports fan, my heritage, and my political affiliations. And you research a picture of a few bass. Funny

What is wrong with eating smallmouth? There is plenty of them and they taste good.

I am an exclusive smallmouth fisherman when it comes to fishing for bass. They are my favorite type of fish to catch. That being said, I have kept several to eat. Depends on what mood I am in. Sometimes I am in sportfish mode and I catch and release. Sometimes I take live bait and take home and clean every fish I catch, including small mouth. I have never kept a smallmouth that weighed over 2 pounds. I usually let the bigger ones go.

I fish mainly in the Tennessee River, Elk river, and creeks all through North AL and Southern TN. I catch more brown ones than green ones.

This thread is a classic example of why outdoorsmen are their own worst enemy. I don't like eating bass from the lake, they just don't taste good to me, but I sure as hell not going to look down on a man for keeping and eating something that was put here to be EATEN. Elk, you and TFD have a good time! I can meet you at the boat ramp after the fact and we can fillet, batter and fry them bastages up right there at the ramp.

Heck, let's get up a smallmouth bass fish fry this weekend!!!!!!

We have a cabin rented right there at the damn.

Who is in? LOL

I am. When y'all coming up? Keep whatever's legal - smallmouth, largemouth, stripers, whatever - and we'll fry the hell outta them for supper.

Can we put together a best of the best "How To Cook Smallmouth" recipe pamphlet to hand out?

I've already printed out the "Your Secret Smallmout Spots aren't Secret" pamphlet already.

I will be coming up Friday afternoon and staying thru Monday. Let's meet Saturday midday and have a big smallmouth cook off! I will post the cabin we have rented just as soon as I get the number. Seriously!

Yay, I get to meet Clem and cook some smallmouth!

Better hide some while you cook it if Clem is coming.

Damn right. Or catch about four limits ...

The easiest way to catch good fryer fish is to use something like a shakey head, drop shot, or Texas-rigged tube or 7-inch worm around docks or marinas and release areas after a tournament, especially if there's riprap banks, docks, boat houses, etc.

Those fish will hang around there and you can just pluck 'em off left and right. Get the grease ready. Heck, save the scraps after filleting and hang them on trotlines for catfish and turtles. Double bonus!