Thinking of throwing that small bass back? If so, you’re actually doing more harm to the resource than good.
Old habits die hard. Don’t believe me? Go ask Bass Anglers Sportsman Society founder Ray Scott, who spearheaded the catch-and-release phenomenon in the 1970s how much trouble he had convincing a bunch of backwoods bubbas to release bass back into Lake Guntersville rather than “Lake Crisco.”
Scott finally had success — perhaps too much of it.Click here to read more on Small Fry
