Should Fishermen Be EATING More Bass? (Biologist Explains)

What makes a GOOD fishing pond? How many bass should you KEEP and how many should you RELEASE? Are Fishing Tournaments BAD or GOOD for our lakes? In this episode, I sit down with a fisheries biologist who has worked all over the country for 18 years, helping people make their fishing lakes GREAT! If you love science and bass fishing, you will love this interview! SUBSCRIBE to see more of Steven and I talking bass fishing, and drop a question you want steven to answer in the comments below!

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Biologist Explains
1:18 - How Steven Became A Fisheries Biologist
3:09 - How To Know If A Pond Is Good To Fish At
4:50 - What Structure And Cover Is BEST For Bass Fishing?
7:36 - Is Snot Grass Bad For My Pond?
8:43 - Why Fisheries Spray/Kill Aquatic Vegetation
12:53 - What Structure And Cover Does Steven Use?
14:11 - How Does Weather Affect Bass Fishing?
16:30 - Metabolism And It's Effect On Bass Behavior
19:27 - Should We Be Eating/Harvesting Bass?
25:06 - How To Properly Manage Your Pond Or Lake
27:04 - Is Catch And Release Actually Effective?
30:29 - How Resilient Are Bass?
33:35 - Is Some Post-Release Mortality A Good Thing?
34:49 - Are Fishing Tournaments Doing Harm To Lakes?
37:49 - What Major League Fishing Doing RIGHT
42:03 - Viral Infections In Bass Populations
44:00 - Do We Know If Bass Can See Color?
44:38 - What Drives The Bass Spawn?
46:46 - Is There A FALL SPAWN In Our Lakes?
47:50 - What Is A "Senko Bass"?
49:25 - Misconceptions About The Sharelunker Program
52:34 - How Fish Age Effects Fish Health
54:48 - Does Catching A Spawning Bass Affect The Lake?
58:06 - Is Bed Fishing Ethical Anyways?
59:50 - Is Forward Facing Sonar A Positive or Negative?
1:02:27 - New Lake Effect And Fish Populations
1:03:21 - Every Fisheries Management Department CARES
1:06:31 - What Questions Do YOU Have For Steven?