Largemouth Bass - {Catch, Clean, Cook}

What’s up everybody, Bluegabe here!
Today I take you to Crystal River Florida with Hang Em High Sport fishing charters in search of massive Largemouth Bass in a secluded lake! I then take you back to Stuart, FL to make an amazing meal!
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[@bryanrobison2326]

Please tell me what bait casting real your using mine sucks

[@BluegabeArrington]

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[@gypsy3313]

Yes, I almost always get a nest with mine😣

[@TECHNICIANGROWER97]

Too rich for my blood!

[@ryanshurtz1756]

@@TECHNICIANGROWER97 its that youtube money 💰

[@matthewhatton9471]

I recommend lews speed spool lfs its 100 bucks and I haven't been using it long and im also a beginner but I mean I've casted dozens of times and never got a birds nest and its super smooth, couldn't recommend it enough, i have it mounted on a Fenwick hmg carbon wrapped rod.

[@jasonbeale8822]

Gabe, tell the people who complain about you not posting enough videos to come and work full time, raise two boys, film, edit, and post videos for you! Buddy, you’re doing great! We have watched Deermeat for years and now enjoy both channels! Keep up the good work! Keep praying and being thankful in your videos and God will bless you all!

[@TMac0925]

Exactly! I think those guys do extremely well to post as often as they do.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

AMEN......ON ALL COUNTS!!!

[@destinationoutdoors4549]

Jason Beale love it!

[@LiLJESS.]

Hell yea 😁

[@beestatecontractorsllc.1649]

Make ceviche! Thank me later

[@balamont1150]

When a Florida dude says “it’s freezing cold out here” that means it’s 65-70°😂❤️

[@futurecrunk]

Man, my grandparents kept a freezer full of bass filets in the 80s and early 90s. I had no idea people didn't eat bass lol. I just started fishing as an adult this past year. I'm 39, and the reason I'm watching this video is bc my son, I guess bc of hearing my stories...is dying to catch and cook a bass. He's 4 😁😅

[@joserosario904]

Why don’t people eat bass?

[@dagothur6238]

​@@joserosario904 they're sporting fish

[@learningsevenresearchgoals1127]

@@dagothur6238 yeah people would prefer to catch them, injure them and put them back so they can take photos of themselves holding them. These same people will look down on a fisherman who wants to keep a legal bass to eat. It's pure bulls hit and if I catch a keeper bass in my state, I'm gonna eat it, I don't care about posing with them in photos

[@garyroseberry3578]

I eat all the largemouth I catch that are 2 pounds and under , to me it is the best freshwater fish

[@JackSquat1]

Amen brother... it's good for the population too

[@twraoylnledyou8511]

Is there a difference between fish that are over or under 2 pounds? Genuine question I'm really curious. Just moved to Washington state ready to catch my first large mouth

[@Cash-pd6di]

@@twraoylnledyou8511 usually over 2 pounds people throw them back so they can get healthier and bigger and the reason people eat 2 pounds is because some fishing spots are over populated with 1-2 pounders and 9 times out of 10 the little fish will bite before the big ones

[@ovoxo5793]

We have all been eating bass. My first fish that I ate was a bass and it was good

[@jeremymccrea6420]

Sac-a-lait

[@charleshowell7855]

Catch n release in the grease! Green Trout (bass) especially!

[@dennissmithish]

The same people who"frown" upon eating Bass will go target snook, redfish, grouper, snapper...blah blah blah.. Bass is really good🤪🤪

[@haydenraithel9432]

Dennis Smith bass aren’t as good redfish or grouper

[@IntensitaliansDick]

Not everyone has access to redfish or grouper but everyone has access to bass.

[@jcdesignsandboat-works8290]

Bass are really good, the others are too though!👍👍

[@Bamapride1000]

I think if somebody wants to legally harvest a fish it’s none of anybody else’s business period. As many as they caught and took one maybe two home ain’t gonna hurt the population at all. If I’m eating bass I’d rather have spots.

[@jcdesignsandboat-works8290]

Bamapride1000 exactly!👍👍

[@straycat2624]

Amen!! Love how you teach your children to give grace for their food. 🙏🏻

[@carrieeasley3995]

I love Largemouth Bass. And, I just bought a ranch with 4 ponds that are stocked with Largemouth, Catfish and Crappie! We’ll be moving in, next week!

[@OrionARS]

Largemouth bass are my favorite freshwater fish to eat! Big bluegills are second and crappie are 3rd. There's nothing wrong with taking out 1-2 pounders to eat. It actually helps the bass population to eat some here and there. Ponds and lakes get stunted when you catch and release every bass

[@stephenmartinez1]

Amen to that! All the freshwater pan fish like bass, blue gill and crappie taste very similar. There’s so many lakes and freshwater fish in the US, that keeping a few here and there certainly doesn’t harm the population. Especially if you fish in some of the remote lakes. Growing up camping in northern Michigan, my family kept all the fish we caught because a communal fish fry is just part of the camping experience.

[@alvishunter7403]

Gabe, large mouth bass is some of the best fish you will ever eat. Loved the video. Great job bro.

[@stephenmartinez1]

The way my family cooked bass and other pan fish growing up; we did not filet them. Mostly because the bulk of the fish for our communal family meal were smaller pan fish like blue gill, crappie. We’d remove the scales, head, and guts, and fry them as is, with the bones all still there. We’d just eat around the bones, and pick them out of the meat and out of our mouths while we ate .

[@mrtank1967]

I eat small mouth bass all summer and when I ice fish in Ontario Canada. Nice vid. Favourite lours are rattlers.

[@SilvermanAdventuresFishing]

Gabe you remind me of myself 40 years ago. Loving eating bass and surfing them on a spinner bait. Ready anytime to drive over from the West coast of Fl to fish with you brother. God bless.

[@chrisdawber3548]

Jig and Pig my all time fav, followed closely by a Texas Rig worm

[@ThydaCookingTV]

amazing guys

[@timothyburton9661]

Culprit Black Grape 6” original worm. Yes when I’m in Florida for the winter months, have a place in Kenninsville, FL spend all winter catching Crappie, but always keep a smaller bass for a good bass fish sandwich.

[@abeham3103]

I had bass last week for the first time and I was amazed how much better it was than store bought fish

[@Andrew_382]

Who doesn’t love that moment when you swing on a big ole largemouth. That’s the stuff that keeps me up at night lmao

[@RandomJ2023]

Its really easy to season a cast iron skillet, its just not automatic like teflon. But I have had mine for over 20 years and its the best thing you can get.

[@princessalways4eva]

A blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then......lol love it Gabe.😁 Love me a fish sandwich. I love to cook in cast iron but I can’t lift it anymore.☹️ Awesome net. I’ve never eaten bass, not that I wouldn’t. Amen little man. Oh sweetie, I know you need people for your channel but there’s always going to be someone with something to say. You can’t please everyone all of the time. Love you channel and appreciate all you do. Keep up the great work. Continued success to you.

[@jaywalker2999]

Freezing cold...both guys I'm shorts one with no socks or shoes 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love it

[@usaffiredawg8654]

Ya know, I've been Large mouth Bass fishing for many years. I gotta say, I've always caught and released. And to tell ya the truth I've never even tasted Large Mouth Bass. I would imagine it's amazing. Maybe one day I'll bring myself to try it. Just always been a catch and release guy.

[@JackSquat1]

Well how about this... Every time you eat a fish you catch, you are saving one from being farm raised

[@usaffiredawg8654]

@@JackSquat1 There ya go. That's all I needed to have a reson to start eating them. LOL Thanks.

[@IbrasCatch]

“A blind squirrel gets a nut every now and then!” *noted* 😂

[@superflycharters]

Great video...100% eat bass. It’s great to know where your groceries are coming from. I have a couple of cast iron skillets that belonged to my great grandmother. They are 75-80 years old and just keep getting better with age

[@michaelgirouard4067]

I love eating bass I've been eaten it my whole life 👍 my favorite lure to use is a senko worm rigged wacky style!

[@thejacobhill]

Large mouth Bass is my second favorite fish... Second only to walleye! Bass are easier to catch and more populated down here where I am so we eat more bass.

[@jongollings1804]

Why do I feel so guilty that I'm starting to prefers gabes vids more than robs hahahahhaha

[@LiLJESS.]

Jon Gollings I agree seems like Robert his brother has turned into a salesman for that knife he’s always talking about, I swear he talks about that knife like 5 times per video, i just would rather watch someone else who isn’t always trying to sell me something 5 times in each video it gets annoying, he’s turned into a salesman for that knife and they are very expensive you can get the one Gabe uses for $20 and it works and has a lifetime warranty, yea I just don’t watch him as much anymore bc he’s turned into a sales channel.

[@wndzman]

@@LiLJESS. Silver Stag knives are amazing knives, you should buy one. I have 2!

[@wndzman]

@@noname-lk5ys Why don't you go away and find a life.

[@bradewing4290]

wacky style green pumpkin stick worm with a chartreuse tip. love fishing that for bass.

[@ronhart8857]

Great bass fishing, and cooking supper for friends. Love your channel bluegabe!

[@maryc7830]

Hope you’re having a wonderful day!

[@wildsideoutdoors5725]

No one: Bluegabe: It’s freezing cold out here..... wears shorts Everyone who doesn’t live in florida: Wow

[@georgefrencl7724]

Lol 45 degrees is freezing to them

[@Mr.Potato420]

@@georgefrencl7724 north Florida was 29 degrees in my area not too long ago. Thought I was going to freeze to death! the sad thing is I've been in TN a few times and 15 degrees in TN is like 50 in Florida that humid cold is killer!

[@chrisreumont]

He’s always cold that’s why he’s blue Gabe.

[@michaelcompian4417]

Grew up catching cleaning and eating bass.Bass is the first fish I learned to clean.

[@russ4881]

Bass, crappie, bream, catfish is what I was raised on! Nothing better than bass, haters are just haters don't ever let them influence what you do. Love your videos!

[@stephenmartinez1]

The freshwater pan fish all taste very similar. The way my family cooked them growing up, we’d remove the head, guts, and scales and fry the fish whole, and we’d use forks and our fingers to pick the meat from the bones and out of our mouths.

[@danielrowe2174]

I had my first bass today and it was amazing. I think it depends on the individuals taste pallet. I tried a fillet with salt and pepper and another one breaded. The unbreaded was better and I thought it taste better then walleye. Still want to try different fish including small mouth.

[@Andrew_382]

Favorite bass lure is the vibrating swim jig. Day in day out, catches me good fish

[@johnnyd9992]

hey gabe ..was a single dad 17 years my 2 girls 20 n 18 now...hard job but the very best pay in the world...all those memories..i took my girls everywhere and let them have the experiences..they love me even more than they could cause of the crazy great time we spent together...fishing hiking hunting and being together..cheers brother

[@mikebsbd]

Yummy a prized freshwater dish, well also the fingerling cats from St. John’s river in Astor, FL. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaeldugan1011]

Love the vids it doesn’t matter how much you upload Im looking forward to all of them anyway !

[@kailanilau5426]

I love your videos. One day I’ll love to fish with you guys. Great work

[@teveler]

Bass is delicious... That Danco net is a game changer. Fishing out of a canoe or kayak it would be awesome. Put it on a long lanyard so if you needed you could just drop it and not worry.

[@brianleonard6025]

From upstate Ny, fished large mouth bass my whole life 50years and the best bait i've found I caught the most and the biggest bass were on a rubber frog. Love them cut into chunks and fried up like chicken nuggest.. With a tarter sauce for dipping. 😊👍🐴🙏 Bass is my favorite fish to eat then comes trout, then salmon during the Salmon run in Pulaski , Ny

[@shaundendy2173]

My favorite lure would be a 6th sense divine swimjig with a paddletail swimbait.

[@aaronprice6716]

fried fish fillet , looking goooood ! favorite bass bait, well my wife is the bass master in our home (boo hoo ) a frog, yep.

[@joeltrussell1]

Trust me Gabe, a lot of your viewers have eaten bass and loved it

[@gregprince2523]

Great job Gabe! Keep on keepin on hoss! The foundation is being built on solid ground son. Now you need to add 1 brick at a time. That's the key to success. Hard, Steady, Good, Solid work. Carry On

[@seanburton8564]

man I have been wanting finally try largemouth this yr, thanks for the motivation, I love white bass here in Ohio, now I got a sandwich idea for large, thanks man!

[@mikechampion22]

Love me some bass. Plenty of em, they don't know what their missing.

[@davidknight6981]

Thank you for the video. Whenever possible, I try to bring one or two bass home for cooking.

[@MRJBGaming-od8gz]

Mooselook wobler red color fading to brass with gold beer can fishing spoons. I love eating bass as well as white and yellow perch

[@Jason-fq7zp]

Love the videos, watching from Sanford Florida

[@siddadood]

Jason Z central Florida boys represent

[@magedojo]

@@siddadood Debary here!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

"Only 1 bait" for year round bass fishing? Hhhmm, that's a tough one. I believe I would have to pick the ole tried & true plastic worm, because you can fish it SO many different ways year round. Fish it fast weightless & twitch it like a soft jerk bait on the surface, add a little weight & fish it the same way just under the surface.........fish it like a slower swimming worm, or any number of ways on or near the bottom. You can even pitch & flip the shorter worms on a typical flipping rig with a pegged heavy weight. Find the type of retrieve & presentation the fish want. PLUS, IT'S TOTALLY WEEDLESS. I can't think of any other lure that you can fish so many different ways as the old plastic worm. So many sizes, styles, and colors to choose from as well. I love & use all lures as much as anybody.......I always keep 8 different lures rigged on 8 different reels & rods at all times........but forced to use only one year round? Yeah.......the plastic worm......definitely.

[@gregpasacrita3129]

Amen brother

[@JackSquat1]

100% agree

[@alvishunter7403]

Buzz bait with a chartreuse skert will always catch large mouth bass, any where any weather.

[@od_green]

Lemon pepper bass is pretty darn good. Culling smaller bass is a effective way to preserve trophy classes but the catch and release crowd doesn't see it that way.

[@ProusesGaming]

love eating bass so many people hate comment my fish rains when I keep them to eat

[@masongriffin4178]

Love the vids coming to saint Anna Maria in a week we could link up possibly im from nc

[@averycollins9257]

When I go fishing I use one of those frog spinner bates once I get close to the logs and stuff the latch on most of the time

[@jbecke91]

I love smallies my self. Fried in a beer batter of sorts. Makes for great fish and chips!

[@edwardhood1206]

Black or chartreuse Indiana double bladed spinner bait i caught a 23" largemouth bass in Indiana

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

I've eaten largemouth before, but I think they're only really good if they come out of cold water. That being said, nothing wrong with keepin em.

[@bronsonhonea5774]

I love fishing with soft plastics and jerk baits but if I had to choose here in Covington Louisiana a pumpkin chartreuse salamander is my #1 got to. You can pitch it flip it throw it at a bank and just make it swim on the surface I just love how it looks and feels.

[@tristanstone4272]

Finally, if I wanted to see folks catch and release I'd watch a baseball game. Hook-em & Cook em up!

[@lolalola5391]

I love eating bass and I only fish for bass . yesterday I had caught a 6 pounder. I don't care what anyone say fish is fish. Lol

[@mitchellpeterson3325]

Lovw the videos been fishing around jupiter lately hope to see you around!

[@elgordo6280]

Nothin better then puttin food on the table and havin fun doing it

[@donnydice2460]

The same friends that say Bass isn't good to eat absolutely pounded them when I mixed them with the walleye and perch!

[@georgemerritt2468]

I love to eat Bass everyone else I know get pissed when I catch a bass and throw it in cooler their Catch and Release fish work fish it's all about fun that's all I hear from everybody I know around Delaware not me Jack they're a get in my belly fish

[@jcdesignsandboat-works8290]

You bet! At least enough for dinner!

[@TKOutdoors]

It's the tournament industry driving the catch and release only thinking. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a few fish!

[@jcdesignsandboat-works8290]

The Kelley's Outdoors same in hunting. The “trophy/ horn” hunters have made it hard to just go get a deer for your freezer! I’m in Florida and by nature/genetics our deer don’t grow antlers like up north. Some do, but the majority are little fork horn or 3yr old spike bucks... but our state has implemented a poor attempt at “quality deer management” geared towards trophy hunters! I eat my deer!

[@TKOutdoors]

@@jcdesignsandboat-works8290 I'm in Florida too so I completely understand what you are saying. It's upsets me to no end to see someone post a first time harvest and read ignorant comments about should have let it walk. We love eating deer and hunt for meat as well. Am I excited to harvest a big buck, sure! But ultimately to me it's about enjoying the outdoors and putting a little meat on the table.

[@jcdesignsandboat-works8290]

The Kelley's Outdoors Amen!

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

BlueGabe give me a shoutout baby!! 🙌🏼

[@alfanydiaz8095]

Bass is really good. I scale it and season it and fry it. That's it. Just keep what you are going to eat. If you stil have bass in your fridge then you don't need more for the moment.

[@petermyers479]

I’ve eaten all types of Bass on river and lake shores over the years. They taste good. I almost never went fishing for them to eat. Seems like we’d catch a mess of Bluegill and need a couple small Bass to round out the dinner. The people that freak out over eating Bass are the tournament fishermen. Truth is the resource improves as you thin it to a certain point. Love my Danco knives.

[@kasharra1]

Which reel you using?

[@BluegabeArrington]

favoriteusa.com/collections/reels

[@SouthFLMudClub]

@@BluegabeArrington which model?

[@jcl1201]

Ol salty combo

[@epdk9sn]

Rattle trap, chrome with a blue back.

[@fakiirification]

ive had great luck in the predawn and post-sunset hours with pink rattletraps.

[@raye6114]

Your days are coming doing great Buddy GREAT!!!!

[@68weebee]

Bass to me is some of the best eating. Unfortunately here in Michigan, they shortened bass season from last year. We can't keep them till the last Saturday of June.

[@wanzer74]

I fish them with lizards! The big ones like them.

[@michaelsimon5877]

There's so many stinking bass they got to get eaten

[@raye6114]

I have watched deer meat and deermom and I love your vids too. You are working harder than your brother now thT he is getting the income. So you ARE NOW IN YOUR PRIME!!!!!!!!!

[@timmann3869]

Tim from North cackalac here. I LOVE bass. We've ate them for years. Same thing here, guys are like "why do you eat bass"? Hellooooo cuz they're awesome. You're killin it with the channel Gabe. You ever wanna do a hunting video in NC foothills or VA mtns then come on up. I'd LOVE to hog hunt or do some ocean fishing.....something with you guys !!!!!! Invitation is ALWAYS open. Keep em comin and GOD BLESS you and the Family

[@kamrangriffin76]

Skin is the healthiest part of the fish and y’all always remove it.

[@wesgriffin9666]

Me my son and wife went fishing at our farm over the weekend gonna fry some fresh large mouth bass tonight. Good eating!

[@Delmarvafishing]

2 favorite lures blue gill whopper plopper and blue gill lipless. You guys should have made a video about eating the iguanas falling out of their trees last week.

[@krga94c]

I've never understood people who think bass are only for sport. They were food millennia before they were sport. They're well regulated and one of favorite fish to eat.

[@juliusbacot7941]

Nothing better than a fresh bass sammich ! !

[@Ape-El]

My PB bass lure: Probably a white swim shad. Caught the most fish on that.

[@mikesboatbikehike7054]

Cold weather/water large mouth bass is excellent table fare!!!

[@stevensysk7711]

Went to the danco site and didn't see the floating net? I eat what I take home, bass or whatever. They eat good! Watch you and your brother and enjoy all the content. Thanks for all you do.

[@1boortzfan]

My job today id to buy 2 knives and 2 pairs of pliers to help suport your channel. I understand you are a small operation and you're putting out as many videos as you can I'm grateful to be able to see your videos and to see you promoting family values. Our family eats bass filets, in fact I have a niece that will not eat any other kind of fish. I love to see the stuff y'all are doing on fresh water. That's where I live, in Plant City, Fla. How about showing some fly fishing videos? God bless.

[@jerryragan]

I east bass every time I catch em. They are so good. I use Andy's fish breading when I cook mine.

[@bobsmarts2662]

Dalton special, Florida made for 50 years. Every older native Floridian has one in there box.!

[@kholtonboy1480]

You kill it you eat it! If it looks good eat it🤙🏽

[@klea7183]

Any food that comes from hardwork and sprinkled with love is really delicious! Also literally delicious and freshly fished! God Bless You and Your Family and Friends!!!

[@joecorrero6763]

Anyone that has been around for awhile has kept bass. I’m 40 and can remember watching the old B.A.S.S. tournaments and they used to keep their bass and hold them up on those old metal stringers at their weigh-ins. (Before catch and release) But all of those fish got cleaned and eaten. Not as good as crappie, but still a good eating fish! Favorite lure - buzz bait

[@dillanwaters6125]

Split tail fluke has always been my go to

[@HookLife-bz7pg]

North Florida / Zoom U-vibe speed worm, Texas rigged, 1/8 tungsten weight (not pegged) on a 4/0 Gamagatsu "g-lock" !!! I have kept and ate Bass on occasion, but do typically catch and release.

[@scottscites8197]

Haters gonna hate!!! LMB is a good eatin fish!!! Keep it up Gabe!!

[@kendallreeves5665]

Favorite bass lure is a red and silver rattle trap.

[@jeffdundon6813]

Hint: 1 part flour and two parts yellow cornmeal. Season it with salt and pepper and whatever else you want. Dredge it in a wash of beaten eggs and buttermilk. Deep fry it. Serve with cheese grits. That is how it is done where I am from. Fresh water bass is very good deep fried!

[@ragyn_mohney_fishing5470]

My all time fav lure is a gambler junebug curly tail worm

[@CindyHuot]

Hey Gabe!! Heck ya...bass is a good eating fish...tasty tasty!!

[@rolandfero9742]

Doesn't look like anyone else told ya...those folks sayin you ain't puttin out enough vids...are saying that, sarcastically. Your putting out more vids than a machine! Relax...don't kill yourself...then you won't be puttin out any! Look at other popular youtubers...about 2 a week ave...maybe sometimes 3...you're doing just fine...Tight lines 😎

[@Boldo75]

Bass are delicious and this video made me want to go catch a few for the skillet! God Bless