bed fishing

[bassfisherman32]

yesterday i was fishin this 7+ pound bass on the bed. i hooked him 4 good times with different lures,and every time i hooked him on about his 4th jump he would sling the hook right out of his mouth. i was using a 2/0 wire hook. do u think that i should use a bigger hook?

[bassintom]

snagging bedding bass is not very sportsmanlike......just my 2 cents.

[betursweetbass]

I know how tempting it is to try to bag a big one, but I too, feel it's best to pass up the bedding bass, and let them do their thing. (Especially on high pressure lakes and ponds)
To answer your question though, I would have tried a different style hook, maybe a regular offset or smaller hook even.

[JB]

let her do her thing, leave her alone, she'll bite after she's done eggin'

[FlyRod]

Originally Posted by JB

let her do her thing, leave her alone, she'll bite after she's done eggin'

I tried bedfishing once. After the trip to the "Doc in a Box" to get the hook outta her ( ) she kicked my (). I'm pretty much recovered and, besides, I didn't really want any more children.
Next time, I'll gently pitch a generous gift certificate to Neiman-Marcus into the "cover" and see what happens.

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[JB]

18 Reasons why Fishing is better than Sex
18 - You don't have to hide your Fishing magazines..
17 - It is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to Fish with you once in a while.
16 - The Ten Commandments don't say anything about Fishing.
15 - If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you Fishing,you don't have to worry about them showing up on the Internet if you become famous.
14 - Your Fishing partner doesn't get upset about people you fished with long ago
13 - It's perfectly respectable to Fish with a total stranger.
12 - When you see a really good Fisherperson, you don't have feel guilty about imagining the two of you Fishing together.
11 - If your regular Fishing partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you Fish with someone else.
10 - Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you Fish by yourself.
9 - When dealing with a Fishing pro, you never have to wonder if they are really an undercover cop.
8 - You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy neighborhood to buy Fishing stuff.
7 - You can have a Fishing calendar on your wall at the office, tell Fishing jokes, and invite coworkers to Fish with you without getting sued for harassment.
6 - There are no Fishing-transmitted diseases.
5 - If you want to watch Fishing on television, you don't have to subscribe to the Playboy channel.
4 - Nobody expects you to Fish with the same partner for the rest of your life.
3 - Nobody expects you to give up Fishing if your partner loses interest in it.
2 - You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily to enjoy your favorite activity. 1 - Your Fishing partner will never say, "Not again? We just Fished last week! Is Fishing all you ever think about?"

[Wishing2BFishing]

JB, you forgot #11. Playing with your rod is encouraged.

[bass kicker]

That Was Good Jb

[bassnman30]

Whats the matter with fishing for bedding bass ? They are going to be released immediately. It doesn't hurt the fish population, as long as all bass are not caught at the same time. (and they won't be) Catching a bedding bass isn't that easy. Just ask the pro's who do this (or at least try).

[bassfisherman32]

i dont want to catch it on the bed but my crazy uncle is wanting to have a fish fry at his private lake and this is where the bass is at.if i dont catch it sometime this week then he told me that he is going to shoot it if i dont catch it. so i wuld rather have some fun with it than for him to shoot it.

[bassnman30]

I think that I would get a new uncle !

[flbassman]

Originally Posted by bassnman30

I think that I would get a new uncle !

Ya, thats about as unsportsmanlike as it gets, frying a bedding bass. Although shooting one would probably be worse. In fact, that's one of the sickest things I've heard recently, and it shouldn't be on this board.

[bassintom]

i have nothing against FISHING for bedding bass...if that fish was hooked 4 times and still got hooked again i personally believe he was SNAGGING them...how many bass have you ever had that you could get to bite over and over again?not on the same day anyway...
no,nothing against fishing for bedding bass,i do it myself.i'm just a little more careful of releasing them back where i got them.
tell your uncle smaller bass taste better..what a jerk.

[flbassman]

Ya, tom your right, Its hard to get a bedder to bite once, so with four, it probly was snagged. Hadn't thought about that.

[1FASTLASER]

Better yet shoot the uncle. A person at work is a bow fisherman and was telling us at dinner bout how many times he has shot bass. My reply was wouldnt advise doing this around me. He asked why and my reply was simple Game wardens love to talk to people that are shooting gamefish. What a ###hole.

[K-Driz]

How bout eating the bluegills, catfish, or crappie in the pond??? Those are a lot easier to catch and taste better too.

[Hef]

No, don't call b.s. on him. I caught the same little male 3 times within 10 minutes. I've never seen or heard of that before, so it is possible. Trust me, it threw my way of thinking right out the window.