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Post by esshup on Apr 21, 2017 17:10:00 GMT -5
Does the same concern exist with catfish? Nope Catfish are C&K. Catch and keep.....
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 17:19:48 GMT -5
What about rainbow darters?
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Post by throbak on Apr 21, 2017 17:37:33 GMT -5
You try to hold a 50 without hugging he'll take the skin off to the bone
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 17:41:04 GMT -5
You try to hold a 50 without hugging he'll take the skin off to the bone Try bass fishing all day ripping and lipping then catch an 8lb blue.... and forgetting what you are grabbing ahold of then you'll think you don't have any skin left on your hand
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 21, 2017 18:23:11 GMT -5
Does the same concern exist with catfish? Nope Catfish are C&K. Catch and keep..... Thanks esshup.. catfish are my favorite tasting. I do know of some farm ponds though where the owners don't want a lot taken. They seem like a sturdier built fish, but get a lot heavier too..
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Post by esshup on Apr 21, 2017 18:49:10 GMT -5
Thanks esshup.. catfish are my favorite tasting. I do know of some farm ponds though where the owners don't want a lot taken. They seem like a sturdier built fish, but get a lot heavier too.. Believe it or not, there was a study done on the inelegance of freshwater North American fish. #1 was the common or German Carp, #2 was the Channel Catfish. That's why they are so hard to catch in ponds if caught previously (providing their stocking numbers aren't dense to create a lot of competition for food). Once Channel Cats get above the 3# mark, they change their diet to be more piscivorous. nfalls116, the Rainbow Darter should be treated the same as the Coelacanth is in salt water.
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 19:15:41 GMT -5
Thanks esshup.. catfish are my favorite tasting. I do know of some farm ponds though where the owners don't want a lot taken. They seem like a sturdier built fish, but get a lot heavier too.. Believe it or not, there was a study done on the inelegance of freshwater North American fish. #1 was the common or German Carp, #2 was the Channel Catfish. That's why they are so hard to catch in ponds if caught previously (providing their stocking numbers aren't dense to create a lot of competition for food). Once Channel Cats get above the 3# mark, they change their diet to be more piscivorous. nfalls116, the Rainbow Darter should be treated the same as the Coelacanth is in salt water. But different than the round goby?
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Post by duff on Apr 21, 2017 21:27:34 GMT -5
You try to hold a 50 without hugging he'll take the skin off to the bone Try bass fishing all day ripping and lipping then catch an 8lb blue.... and forgetting what you are grabbing ahold of then you'll think you don't have any skin left on your hand When bass fishing all day are you catching bait for the real fishing? The bass jaws don'the mind being stretch when a 10/0 hook is poking through it's skin.
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 21:32:16 GMT -5
Try bass fishing all day ripping and lipping then catch an 8lb blue.... and forgetting what you are grabbing ahold of then you'll think you don't have any skin left on your hand When bass fishing all day are you catching bait for the real fishing? The bass jaws don'the mind being stretch when a 10/0 hook is poking through it's skin. We don't use bait to catch catfish where I'm from ;-)
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Post by colts1888 on Apr 21, 2017 21:44:49 GMT -5
Ive been tearing up the crappie up here at Mississinewa since January, now that the water temp has warmed though i have started to target the smallies here in Logansport along the eel river. Landed my personal best last evening. I have caught probably 40 smallies in 2 trips saturday and yesterday. This fish was released to fight another day. Nice fish Brad. Years ago when they would let members fish and hunt at the labor camp we would smash the smallies in the mouth of the creek. Brother Rick and nephew Matt have been catching them in Logan as well. Thanks. I know Matt and have fished in catfish tourneys with your brother before. I seen they caught a few the day after i caught this one. Same spot too lol.
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 21:50:34 GMT -5
Ive been tearing up the crappie up here at Mississinewa since January, now that the water temp has warmed though i have started to target the smallies here in Logansport along the eel river. Landed my personal best last evening. I have caught probably 40 smallies in 2 trips saturday and yesterday. This fish was released to fight another day. Very nice specimen by the way
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Post by colts1888 on Apr 21, 2017 21:51:35 GMT -5
Whatever anyone does don't trust a guy who manages fish for a living I mean how would he know anything about fish Yeah, and what exactly would a fish biologist know about a fish anyway.
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 21, 2017 22:28:16 GMT -5
Ohhhh don't know ? I don't think you are wrong ! just not as right
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Post by colts1888 on Apr 23, 2017 11:09:55 GMT -5
Ohhhh don't know ? I don't think you are wrong ! just not as right Here's the great thing about it all though, i dont give a sh*& about what you think.
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Post by nfalls116 on Apr 23, 2017 13:57:28 GMT -5
That is good you really shouldn't let words on a screen get you so worked up anyway they are just Pixels after all
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Post by riverrat77 on Apr 23, 2017 16:38:28 GMT -5
Not much biting
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Post by freedomhunter on Apr 23, 2017 17:14:36 GMT -5
Nice one today around 2lb
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Post by onebentarrow on Apr 23, 2017 19:30:04 GMT -5
This phone will not let photobucket upload at the lake at all so no PICTURES. You will have to dream what thwy looked like. Got a doz minneys yesterday and went to see if i could find some crappy around 2ish. (I know too late or early,crappy dont.bite in the middle of the day) only took crappy poles with me. One with a jig and mimmow combo that has been deadly in the past and a twist bobber with hook (no sinker) Tried the downed trees acc lake with not a bump. Went 18 in to 6 feet. Went around point to an other aera with some lilys where i have got them befor but nothing there. Spent about an hour in these two places to make sure i did not miss anything. So last chance spot was the inlet. The inlet comes from a 5 acre lake and the water is warm when it enters my lake. Well i hit the crappy. They were in the nonemerged lilys about 4 to 6 foot of water. Tried in closer and out deeper but the 4/6 foot is where they were. They did NOT WANT the artificial mimmey. Even tho the water was choppy from wind and it was on a bobber. Fish some where between 1 and 2 hrs. Got 16 and no more. There is a piere that comes out at the inlet so you have to fish one side or the other so i moved to the other side and zilch. They were just in that one spot about 15 foot accrossby 30 foot long All nice for here. 2@ 10 1/2,2@ 10 1/4, 3@ 10,2@ 9 1/2 rest at 9 3/4 in. All fat,thick and healthy. Made for a fun day.
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Post by budd on Apr 24, 2017 8:25:10 GMT -5
My son and friends went out last week when temps warmed up and got these. Temps dropped back off and the crappie moved back out into the lake, got snow yesterday.
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Post by onebentarrow on Apr 24, 2017 9:46:43 GMT -5
My son and friends went out last week when temps warmed up and got these. Temps dropped back off and the crappie moved back out into the lake, got snow yesterday. Do not want to know exact spot but would like a general location and state please
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