Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

So who all is going to fish the BFL in June? I am

Not fishing the tourney but ill be up there wacking them and stacking them....lol

I will be there for sure!!!  Wonder with all of this warm weather if they will still be on beds or if it will be post spawn?  Sure was a whack fest last year!  What fun!

I'm there!

I will be there

I'll be there!

Me too.

I wonder how long Burt can continue to be that good after having all of those giant females removed year after year after year after year.  I will not be there for the tournament, but would like to go up fun fishing.

In regards to bed fishing: http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2010/03/bass-myth-exploded?cmpid=enews033110

Quote from: Eric on April 01, 2010, 01:42:17 PM
I wonder how long Burt can continue to be that good after having all of those giant females removed year after year after year after year.  I will not be there for the tournament, but would like to go up fun fishing.

Females????  The fish are moved rather than removed. I'm sure a lot of the burt fish released in mullet find their way back to burt at some point.  If those fish didn't go back I would think the fishing on burt would be worse and the fishing on mullet would be better but that hasn't been the case both have been about the same.  I really don't think tournaments have a negative impact during the spawning season, you think it could but I have yet to see it.  In fact I have seen bass populations improve over the last few years on heavily pressured spawning lakes.  I will be up there this year.
-Matt

A lot of those bass may be big males too. Considering that the male spends much more time on the bed.

Agree Dan

I would venture to say that 80% of the fish caught off the bed are males.  This is just my opinion but I see that when the female pulls up she is there less than 24 hours.