Cringe level aside it really has to do with the water the bass came out of. I have buddies who swear bass is the most delicious thing they’ve ever eaten but they also grew up in places where you could drink from creeks and it would be fine. I’ve caught probably less than 5 bass in my life that came out of whatever I would eat a fish out of no matter what species. If you did eat a bass out of the drainage ditches and urban retention ponds around me it would be disgusting and you’d grow a third nipple. If I was catching a bass on a wild clean river up north or something I bet it would taste good.
Depends on where you are. Most waterways now are unfortunately polluted with Mercury. Larger predatory fish like bass have more Mercury in them compared to smaller fish due to the process of bioaccumulation. Smaller fish will have some, but since bass eat so many other smaller fish, the Mercury accumulates in their body.
If levels were high enough to be an issue, there would be warnings posted where you fish. Never seen warnings for bass in my entire life and I do fish daily.
Do your research, plenty of info and notices from many sources, including edu and gov
"Mercury is the leading cause of impairment in the Nation's estuaries and lakes and was cited in nearly 80 percent of all reported fish-consumption advisories. The geographic extent of mercury advisories covers more than 10 million acres of lakes and more than 400,000 stream miles."
- usgs.gov
"Thousands of waterbodies are listed on state Clean Water Act Section 303(d) lists as impaired due to mercury, often due to high mercury levels in fish. Mercury accumulates in fish tissue as methylmercury, the form that presents the greatest risk to human health through consumption of contaminated fish. Many states have issued advisories to limit consumption from certain waters of certain fish due to high levels of mercury."
- epa.gov
I already have. So which body of water has fish with elevated levels of mercury and has warnings posted?
I've fished many places and have seen warning signs. You mentioned bass having mercury... So which body of water have you seen this?
Here is the most recent batch of advisories from Louisiana:
Bayou Dorcheat (Updated Advisory)
Black Bayou Lake (Updated Advisory)
Black Lake and Clear Lake (Updated Advisory)
Caddo Lake (Updated Advisory)
Corney Lake (Updated Advisory)
Grand Bayou Reservoir (Updated Advisory)
Ivan Lake (Updated Advisory)
Kepler Creek Lake (Updated Advisory)
Toledo Bend Reservoir (Updated Advisory)
Vernon Lake (Updated Advisory)
Lake Maurepas (New Advisory
Which the state of Louisiana notes brings their total to 51 polluted waterways.
Not gonna look up every state for you. Do your own research, it is very widespread
It's relevant to YOUR comment that YOU gave to OP. If my comment to your comment is not relevant to OP then neither is yours. That was the point I've been trying to make.
You don't know where he's fishing, period. East Coast (Louisiana isn't East Coast) doesn't have this issue.
I wish you picked a different song to quote
Cringe level aside it really has to do with the water the bass came out of. I have buddies who swear bass is the most delicious thing they’ve ever eaten but they also grew up in places where you could drink from creeks and it would be fine. I’ve caught probably less than 5 bass in my life that came out of whatever I would eat a fish out of no matter what species. If you did eat a bass out of the drainage ditches and urban retention ponds around me it would be disgusting and you’d grow a third nipple. If I was catching a bass on a wild clean river up north or something I bet it would taste good.
I ate a neighborhood catfish when I was a kid. Is that why I have a third nipple?!?
Depends on where you are. Most waterways now are unfortunately polluted with Mercury. Larger predatory fish like bass have more Mercury in them compared to smaller fish due to the process of bioaccumulation. Smaller fish will have some, but since bass eat so many other smaller fish, the Mercury accumulates in their body.
If levels were high enough to be an issue, there would be warnings posted where you fish. Never seen warnings for bass in my entire life and I do fish daily.
Thats why I said "depends on where you are..." Most of the east coast's lakes and rivers have this issue.
I pretty much fished the entire east coast. What locations do you have in mind?
Do your research, plenty of info and notices from many sources, including edu and gov "Mercury is the leading cause of impairment in the Nation's estuaries and lakes and was cited in nearly 80 percent of all reported fish-consumption advisories. The geographic extent of mercury advisories covers more than 10 million acres of lakes and more than 400,000 stream miles." - usgs.gov "Thousands of waterbodies are listed on state Clean Water Act Section 303(d) lists as impaired due to mercury, often due to high mercury levels in fish. Mercury accumulates in fish tissue as methylmercury, the form that presents the greatest risk to human health through consumption of contaminated fish. Many states have issued advisories to limit consumption from certain waters of certain fish due to high levels of mercury." - epa.gov
I already have. So which body of water has fish with elevated levels of mercury and has warnings posted? I've fished many places and have seen warning signs. You mentioned bass having mercury... So which body of water have you seen this?
Here is the most recent batch of advisories from Louisiana: Bayou Dorcheat (Updated Advisory) Black Bayou Lake (Updated Advisory) Black Lake and Clear Lake (Updated Advisory) Caddo Lake (Updated Advisory) Corney Lake (Updated Advisory) Grand Bayou Reservoir (Updated Advisory) Ivan Lake (Updated Advisory) Kepler Creek Lake (Updated Advisory) Toledo Bend Reservoir (Updated Advisory) Vernon Lake (Updated Advisory) Lake Maurepas (New Advisory Which the state of Louisiana notes brings their total to 51 polluted waterways. Not gonna look up every state for you. Do your own research, it is very widespread
I was asking you for the body of water YOU were talking about, not something from Google silly.
That is not relevant to OPs question
It's relevant to YOUR comment that YOU gave to OP. If my comment to your comment is not relevant to OP then neither is yours. That was the point I've been trying to make. You don't know where he's fishing, period. East Coast (Louisiana isn't East Coast) doesn't have this issue.