Would you still fish if snag and drop was not allowed?

[storminsteve]

This is the attitude of a lot of guys out there, In Ristori's column Friday.


"Capt. Chris De Stefano of Wall said his son got into lots of big bass off Spring Lake this morning but was upset about the lack of releases of those large females by some boaters."

[williehookem]

This is the attitude of a lot of guys out there, In Ristori's column Friday.


"Capt. Chris De Stefano of Wall said his son got into lots of big bass off Spring Lake this morning but was upset about the lack of releases of those large females by some boaters."

Hey now those are harsh words. When there are less cows can't we just order more from Amazon or Ebay?
I feel that half the snag and drop crowd could not catch a fish without this or blitz fishing. Try hopping up and down on the boulder fields of mecca for 6 hours a night till your back is so sore it's crooked for a few 20 or 30lb fish. That's real fishing. Standing around snagging or dropping is nothing. Half these folks only fish for bass for 3 months of the year and then quit because they don't have what it takes to catch them all year

[DarkSkies]

Thought some might like to revisit this. Good topic, bucket.....
The last time I did this.....I was desperate....out on JB's boat late Spring 2015..(first time doing that in years)..because the larger fish just were not coming into the NJ beaches this year.....

The bunker pods were miles long....the actual catches of bass were scattered....we were among bunker schools all night.

Started out at the perfect time in late afternoon.....and couldn't buy even one fish....with the exception of a hefty cownose ray I caught......

If you want a large bass this Fall, either
1. fishing live bunker,
2. Pencil popping among actively feeding fish,
3. or trolling seems to be the most logical way to do it.

Fin was out on the boat yesterday, and today.....among the bunker schools.....
They did pretty well.
Just to clarify....(They don't really snag and drop....they snag the bunker, bring them in, and put back out on a circle hook.
That reduces the chances of gut hooked bass).....

Nonetheless, he saw quite a few dead bass floating in the water yesterday......

Thank you all for the different opinions and the adult discussion....
Bumping this thread, in case any of ya's had more thoughts....or wanted to add to it....thanks....

[jigfreak]

This is the attitude of a lot of guys out there, In Ristori's column Friday.

"Capt. Chris De Stefano of Wall said his son got into lots of big bass off Spring Lake this morning but was upset about the lack of releases of those large females by some boaters."

among the bunker schools.....
They did pretty well.

Nonetheless, he saw quite a few dead bass floating in the water yesterday......

Yeah my thoughts are some things never change. From 2012 to 2015. There will always be meatheads who justify whatever they are doing. Keeping undersized tog on the jetties. Culling 15 pound bass so they can bring more meat home. These guys if you put them in front of the mirror they would not recognize themselves. You can't fix stupid.