What is your opinion on fishing for bass while they are on bed? Should you keep fishing or let them be for a while.
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What is your opinion on fishing for bass while they are on bed? Should you keep fishing or let them be for a while.
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It's a blast, and I don't believe it disturbs their nesting too much. I usually release any big females I catch in the shallow's in springtime. I caught what I believe was the same bass 3 times last spring from the same exact spot over a 2 week period, so I don't think I was disturbing her that much, because she kept returning to her nest, and guarding it aggressively.
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I do not fish for them when they are on beds. Just a personal choice. I fish for northerns, walleye or panfish during that time period. MN has a late bass opener (May 23rd this year) in an effort to protect spawning fish. I never keep bass anyway so I use the spawn to stock the freezer with other species.
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