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 Yellow Bass
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11/24/16 03:37 PM
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Pilothawk
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Pumpkin Head
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I assume yellow bass posts go on this forum.
Niece is home from SoCal. She wanted to go fishing, so I agreed to take her out. I don't have any idea how many we caught, but we had three dozen minnows, and 18 night crawlers. They barely lasted three hours.
I know some people eat these things but I never have.
It was great watching her have fun. Non stop action.
KANSAS JAYHAWK BASKETBALL - Where tradition comes from ![[Linked Image]](http://www.funstuff.ku.edu/ui/images/buddyicons/1943jayhawk.gif) 2008 NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS-ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2008 52 Conf Champs /5 Nat'l Champs
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/24/16 03:42 PM
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TCK73
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Fast action is fun.
Most of the yellow bass I have caught are so small they wouldn't be worth cleaning. I do know some that do eat them, and they say they are good.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/24/16 04:01 PM
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SteveStrasemeier
Extreme Angler
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They are good to eat (all white meat no red) and fight hard for a small fish.
Save your minnows they will bite small slabs just as well.
Great fish for kids to catch, I bet she was having a blast.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11951906
11/26/16 12:41 PM
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kodys'papa
TFF Guru
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Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/26/16 06:51 PM
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BAIT956
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Yes, if they are big enough to clean, they are great eating. Nice firm white flesh. Prepare as you would crappie.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/27/16 01:38 PM
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Posts: 3,630
Dennis Christian
TFF Team Angler
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In some lakes there seem to be more yellows large enough (9 to 11 inches) to eat. In 1995 Richland Chambers had huge schools of yellows feeding on the surface - competing with the white bass. Most were about 10 inches - plenty big enough to eat. At Cedar Creek today we catch a lot of eating size yellows with some going 12, 13, and 14 inches.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/28/16 02:59 PM
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Pilothawk
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Our pond has tons of small ones that hang out on the bars in the main river. They are consummate bait thieves. There are times when you find schools of them in the 10 inch range with some bigger.
KANSAS JAYHAWK BASKETBALL - Where tradition comes from 2008 NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS-ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS 2008 52 Conf Champs /5 Nat'l Champs
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11954711
11/28/16 03:15 PM
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don the angler
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Mother Nature is strange indeed. I have never caught one @ Lewisville, Grapevine, or Roberts. Probably a good thing.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11954766
11/28/16 03:58 PM
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SteveStrasemeier
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Whitney and Texoma do not have any.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/29/16 03:52 AM
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Grainraiser
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I have caught plenty of them at Tawakoni over the years. Never thought to keep one and eat it.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11956072
11/29/16 03:58 AM
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JIM SR.
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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I think someone on Fork just broke the lake record with a 3.68 pounder, or close. Picture looked awesome,..huge football fish. We catch them on Fork all the time while Crappie fishing,..keeps your reflexes sharp..  https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t...amp;oe=58B414A3
Last edited by JIM SR.; 11/29/16 03:58 PM.
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
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11/29/16 02:56 PM
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Froghunter
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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We catch a bunch of them but never anything over 10". I have yet to eat one but would like to try it if I can ever catch one that actually has meat on it. 
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11956575
11/29/16 04:02 PM
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Posts: 1,591
Buzzard Breath
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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We just caught a bunch at caddo lake, plenty of eater size there. Great fight, great taste and yes, they will bite slabs, jigs, etc. I caught a bunch on a cotton cordell slab (chrome) and different color crappie jigs.
DON'T LITTER!
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Re: Yellow Bass
[Re: Pilothawk]
#11956966
11/29/16 08:20 PM
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Posts: 2,062
TroyKing
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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They are very good to eat...I fry the little ones whole...very clean tasting.
The driving force and secret desire of every bass fisherman, is to one day be a crappie fisherman............Could it be that the good Lord just smilies and looks the other way when a fisherman tells a lie?
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