slot limits

skeeter944 · 01-05-06, 01:58 PM

i fish a pond that has lots of bass in the 10'' range.biggest i caught was a 2 pounder with numerous 1 pounders. i am tired of catching fish that small and was wondering what i should do? i was thinking a slot limit for bass under 10'' and over13''. will the bass in that range be old enough to spawn?the pond doesnt have very much cover ,either.

bass kicker · 01-05-06, 02:58 PM

the slot sizes down here are 12 - 16 ''

they say that is the optium spawing size

lovinfishin9 · 01-05-06, 10:53 PM

the lake i fish has a limit that you can keep as many as you want that are under 12" and one a day thats over 18"

bass kicker · 01-06-06, 01:18 AM

whats your limit on bass in VA

Skeeter · 01-06-06, 01:44 AM

Washington state reg's:

no more thann 5 a day

12-17" slot, no more than one over 17.

Skeeter

fishn'fool · 01-06-06, 06:39 PM

Agree with Lovinfishin. You want to weed out the 10 and 11" bass which are roughly a pound, and putting slot limit on 12 to 18 would do just that. This would give your 12-18" more room and more food to compete with. With a slot limit you would see a change in fish in just a few years!

onlyculprits · 01-06-06, 07:19 PM

Just read 10 to 11 inchers are roughly a pound. Here in sunny Florida, our 10-11 inchers are about 6 to 8 ounces. A 14 incher is about a pound, a bit longer for males. I'm guessing our Florida bass grow big but mature later than northern fish. Anyone done a serious comparison on this???

bass kicker · 01-07-06, 01:07 AM

i geuss but the bass in canada are short

i caught a 5lb bass and it was only 17 inches

lovinfishin9 · 01-07-06, 03:36 PM

i believe the limit is 5 a day in virginia. i dont know i usually dont keep very many bass to eat.

fishn'fool · 01-07-06, 04:32 PM

Onlyculprits: your right, a 14" is about apound. Usually bass in the south will grow faster and larger but have a shorter life span, but they mature about in about a year. Up here in the north bass grow slower, live longer and mature about one year of age too. But it could be different with the florida stain of bass.

bass kicker · 01-08-06, 02:05 AM

and there not as long as the ones i florida

1FASTLASER · 01-08-06, 06:50 AM

Onlyculprits
Very interesting comment. Being I have fished in several regionsof the states I can see a difference in the weight versus lenghth. In Pa. a 14" bass could weigh on the average of a 16-24oz. In Missouri they would weigh closer to 14-16 oz. Down here in arkieslaw dpends on where you are fishing. There is a lake that I frequnt that is stocked with florida strains and they are like footballs. A 14" fish will weigh on the average of 2lbs while a 20"fish is pushing 9lbs or better. On the river a 14 will weigh approx.13-16oz and the rest of the lakes on the average of14-16oz for a 14"fish. Very good topic you got going here.

01-05-06, 01:58 PM	#1
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	slot limits i fish a pond that has lots of bass in the 10'' range.biggest i caught was a 2 pounder with numerous 1 pounders. i am tired of catching fish that small and was wondering what i should do? i was thinking a slot limit for bass under 10'' and over13''. will the bass in that range be old enough to spawn?the pond doesnt have very much cover ,either.

01-05-06, 02:58 PM	#2
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	the slot sizes down here are 12 - 16 '' they say that is the optium spawing size __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

01-05-06, 10:53 PM	#3
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	the lake i fish has a limit that you can keep as many as you want that are under 12" and one a day thats over 18" __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

01-06-06, 01:18 AM	#4
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	whats your limit on bass in VA __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

01-06-06, 07:19 PM	#7
onlyculprits BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vero beach, florida Posts: 28	Fla one pounder Just read 10 to 11 inchers are roughly a pound. Here in sunny Florida, our 10-11 inchers are about 6 to 8 ounces. A 14 incher is about a pound, a bit longer for males. I'm guessing our Florida bass grow big but mature later than northern fish. Anyone done a serious comparison on this??? __________________ senior definition of manatee - tree huggers' darling, also an effective speed bump in crowded waters.

01-06-06, 01:44 AM	#5
Skeeter BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: washington Posts: 284	Washington state reg's: no more thann 5 a day 12-17" slot, no more than one over 17. Skeeter

01-06-06, 06:39 PM	#6
fishn'fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 96	Agree with Lovinfishin. You want to weed out the 10 and 11" bass which are roughly a pound, and putting slot limit on 12 to 18 would do just that. This would give your 12-18" more room and more food to compete with. With a slot limit you would see a change in fish in just a few years!

01-07-06, 01:07 AM	#8
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	i geuss but the bass in canada are short i caught a 5lb bass and it was only 17 inches __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

01-07-06, 03:36 PM	#9
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	i believe the limit is 5 a day in virginia. i dont know i usually dont keep very many bass to eat. __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

01-07-06, 04:32 PM	#10
fishn'fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 96	Onlyculprits: your right, a 14" is about apound. Usually bass in the south will grow faster and larger but have a shorter life span, but they mature about in about a year. Up here in the north bass grow slower, live longer and mature about one year of age too. But it could be different with the florida stain of bass.

01-08-06, 02:05 AM	#11
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	and there not as long as the ones i florida __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

01-08-06, 06:50 AM	#12
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Onlyculprits Very interesting comment. Being I have fished in several regionsof the states I can see a difference in the weight versus lenghth. In Pa. a 14" bass could weigh on the average of a 16-24oz. In Missouri they would weigh closer to 14-16 oz. Down here in arkieslaw dpends on where you are fishing. There is a lake that I frequnt that is stocked with florida strains and they are like footballs. A 14" fish will weigh on the average of 2lbs while a 20"fish is pushing 9lbs or better. On the river a 14 will weigh approx.13-16oz and the rest of the lakes on the average of14-16oz for a 14"fish. Very good topic you got going here.

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