Killer day at Diamond Valley Lake, bass were blasting top water baits all over. Limited out with 5 bass. Had some bass**** (I won't say the name of the group here so as not to self promote them) weirdo asking why I was keeping them, wanted to know if I was going to eat them.

Now if a person wants to practice catch and release then go for it, it is your right to do so. But I think way to many people have gotten the notion that they believe it is also their right to try to push off their opinions on everyone around them. If someone catchs a fish and decides to toss it back in, you don't see me questioning why they want to.

Of course I eat what I catch, I pay for a annual fishing license, I pay for an entrance fee, I pay for a fishing permit, and I pay to rent the boat, so I think I pay more than enough to the state of California for restocking of the bass I prefer to keep within my legal limits. What a stupid question to ask, It's my personal opinion but I think these catch and release fanatics should keep their opinions to themselves. Now if I'd caught a world record, then yes I would have released it after weight verification and photos.

So this brings me to why do people feel the need to push someone into their beliefs? because one they are so unsure of themselves that they need verification that what they are doing is the right thing so they want everyone on board with them, second they are egotisical and feel everyone shoud be following them, and third because some people are just born with a sense of rudeness.

Now granted many, many, of those same catch and release anglers that complain about catch and release will spend countless hours catching bedding females disrupting the whole reproduction cycle.

Now I am in no way saying this is true of all catch and release anglers because I know for a fact it is simply not true, its the same with everything in life, you get a few bad apples that try to preach that the sky is falling and think everyone needs to believe them.

This is from Sam Parr, Center for Aqautic Ecology and Conservation
Fish subjected to multiple captures have a greater mass loss than those not captured.

So being that, I am happy to do my part to ensure they do not lose any weight between the lake and my frying pan

FYI - those bass feed 4 people that night, and I gave two of them to a neighbor with 4 kids, who's husband recently lost his job and money has been tight. So trust me nothing I catch and keep ever goes to waste.