For those that fish the beds, debarb your hook. It gives the fish a better chance of survival. I'll be fishing the beds this weekend - and taking a kid out with me to introduce them to the thrill of catching a fish. If it was that bad for the bass population, I assume it would be against the rules. As it is, the rules say they can't be kept, and that makes sense. This morning, I found a gold mine of beds, but the location - well, that's a secret...
