Bass are a sportin' fish. I'd eat em if I ever got that hungry, but I hope it never comes to that. I respect the big mouthed hogs too much to eat em. Not that I don't respect trout....they just taste too good not to eat.
Broil until the eyes turn white is the best...(I don’t have a grill.) Years back my son lived in N.Carolina and got a bass so big he had it mounted..He loved bass fishing and usually released...The plaque with the mount tells exactly where he caught it..I don’t remember if it was large or small mouth....Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will never be home...