Catch & Release

Seems our Chief Executive catches bass and then lets his dog chew them to death instead of releasing them.

If you didn't catch it the first time, it will air again on the Outdoor Life Network. Go here and follow the links for air times, the episode is called "The Executive Pond."

http://www.fishingwithrolandmartin.com/

Warren

-- http://www.warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com 2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

If a person eats it for food or it's a dog that eats it, it's still being eaten. Being eaten, for the most part, has always been an acceptable reason for not releasing fish. In _many_ cases, releasing all caught fish actually does more harm then good.

It's his pond, it's over stocked with bass, and everyone knows you take out the little bass caught on a small pond,, I know many pond owners that just throw them up on the bank, and tell you to do the same thing when you fish their ponds . The state fish biologist tell them to do this.

You can't C&R every bass in a pound,, you will have nothing but dinks in it >

You don't understand fish & game laws

If I owned a pond,, I can catch and cook/throw away, 200 bass out of that pond in a single day, and have broken no laws. I could even drain that pond killing every fish in it, and have broken no laws.

Farm ponds and lakes are not under limit laws of the states

Limit laws are for the maintaining of species in "public" waters

WHat part of

" This lake is on my ranch"

"I Built this lake 4 years ago "

"I stocked this lake"

"the fish biologist that checks this lake twice a year tells us to remove all undersize bass"

Did you not understand

Let me tell you that is not the case everywhere,, and it's sure not down south, our state has a little bit of brains when it comes to fish and game management

Warren -- http://www.warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com 2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions

Reponses: Probably is, but don't look for me to go find it.

Rodney wrote: "Let me tell you that is not the case everywhere,, and it's sure not down south, our state has a little bit of brains when it comes to fish and game management"

Response: If George has anything to do with it, you're right, a little brain is involved - very little. The man is an idiot, who has stiffed way Too much coke!!!

The truth rears it's ugly head. You simply dislike Bush so therefore everything he does is subject to your disapproval.

You have to remember the worst thing about U.S. politics is the politicians .... all of them.

Budd

High fence operations do that all the time. AND, you don't need to have a hunter's safety certificate, a hunting licence and you can use any weapon that your little ol' heart desires.

When a person builds a pound there is nothing there, everything must be purchased and stocked by the land owner,, these are no longer wild stock, the land owner owns the pound the water and everything in it,, this is true for Texas, and for Alabama, it might not be true for communist states (where the state claims ownership of anything they want to)

WHy argue with me about this ,, just look it up

I have a photo of that sign I can post to the other news group

These lakes are small, the biggest being 100 acres.

Game management requires just that, managing, and adjusting the slots and limits to each body of water for the correct balance of sized fish

WHat's good on a 100,000 acre lake that has 1,000 fisherman fishing it a day, is not good for a 10 acre farm pond with two fishermen fishing it once a mouth.

Some here complain about all the little bass they catch, take out some of those little bass and the others have food enough to become huge bass.

When I have caught 40 + bass in a day, and none over 2 lbs, then that water is over stocked, it needs to be thinned out to grow some big ones, I have had many 40+ days on small private lakes and ponds, and all of them dinks, sure they are fun to catch, but I would have rather caught 10, 4 to 6 lb'ers, than 60, 1 lb'ers.

I think some of you guys like a lot of "Hungry" fish :-)

I like my bass well fed

In most of our private lakes now we take out everything under 2 lbs, return the rest to keep growing, you won't/can't catch all the dinks, so there will always be bass coming up to size, especially with all those huge bass spawning every year

You can prove anythign that's even remotely true with facts. *rolling eyes*

Christopher - The answer to all of life's problems can be found in The Simpsons. :)

In your lakes bass are most likely the top predator. If they become stunted & overpopulated it's a result of a weakness far below them in the food chain that results in a significant lack of forage. This can be caused by lots of things, from lack of nursery cover to overstocking of predatory species. Basically everyone in there needs to eat when they're hungry.

Ceasing C&R practices is nothing more than a temporary fix, it does nothing to solve the problem. And throwing away perfectly good bass is a rediculous waste of a resource.

Warren

ROTFLMAO, never thought I'd say that!

Warren

Jeff

Jeff

WHy don't you spend a little time with your wildlife department's biologist, like i have for 30 years, they do accept volunteer workers to help them out, at least my state does.

At least do a little research in pond management

Knowing how to catch fish does not make you an expert on the conservation of fish.

You must be a democrat They all think the "world" can be made perfect :-)

If I tell the group the sky is blue,, he will say it's gray. He does not understand how bad this makes him look

I am not trying to stereotype anyone, but perhaps that is the fundamental difference between the two parties. Also, liberals tend to see things as complex issues -- three sides to a two sided coin. Conservatives view things more as black & white or right & wrong.

Let's get back to fishing!!!

Jeff

Kill the bass, eat the bass, cull the bass, whatever, but have a little respect in the process. I would, and I suspect most here would too.

Craig you just earned my second killfile. I hoped I got away from name calling when I quit teaching middle school kids. Ronnie fishing.guide@about.com http://fishing.about.com

I don't have a problem with people telling me what they "think" is true, as long as they qualify the statement stating they, think, or have heard, or believe. Nothing wrong with stating your beliefs, maybe someone else can correct you if they are wrong, or certify them if you are right

Or

If you do know it is fact, you want others to prove, or disprove it as fact ? you will offer no proof beyond you just stating it, and expect everyone else to just believe you, or at least not to question you ?

After I get off these drugs, and finally pass this kidney stone (who knows when,, maybe I will know tomorrow after seeing the Dr. again)

I will find out about your state, and post the details of the facts here, to see if the pond owner owns his stocked fish, and can do with them as he pleases. If your right, and you very well may be,, I pity you living in such a state, as they are in dire need of people with more than a high school education running their fish and game department.

Scott

Most of us have been taught the ethics of sportsmanship and most of us know that ethical sportsmen do not toss live fish onto the deck of the boat so the dog can play with it. Those are the actions of a thoughtless and clueless man and not those of an ethical sportsman. At some level you too must know this which is why you are the first one in this thread to utter the word "Democrats."

Methinks thou dost protesteth way too damn much.

Get my point :-)

> or is it > just George has none? :-)

I'll leave that alone.