Hey Texas guys and gals, listen up….
Only 16 days left ‘til the conference and only 13 Texans committed???
We should have more than all the rest combined..

Last year I met more interesting folks and made new friends that I will never miss attending another one – this in addition to learning more about ponds and management than one can imagine

I look forward to seeing all of you at the Conference.
Y’all come….

For you guys on the fence what would help you decided to come ?

We need for folks to come. You will be glad you did.

Come on people. Come meet the brilliant minds behind Pond Boss and the demented minds that post on these forums (you know who you are). Get some edumacation. Meet the vendors. Socialize.

If you are close enough to drive you should be there.

Don't make us hunt you down. Don't make Fatty McButterpants mad, you don't want that (speaking of which, have you noticed the latest photos of FMB, me thinks his name is deceiving, I think a more accurate name would be Trim McMargarine Trousers). Don't cause Theo to divert 28% of his brain power toward determining an effective punishment. Don't give Bruce and excuse (hey that rhymes!) to fish out your 5 acre pond in 27 minutes flat, that would be tragic.

This will be like Woodstock, you will regret not going for your entire life. It's that important.

Jeff it's just too far for me to drive. It would be aleast 45 minutes in good traffic. Besides they did me wrong and I've lost trust.

Can someone link me to some more information?

Pond Boss Conference Info

Hope you can make it.

Ken

Here is an idea of some of what to expect. What a great line-up.

Dale Hall—U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director - Tales from the Top of the Food Chain

Ray Scott—What About Ponds

Bob Lusk—Warning Signs from the Pond

Greg Grimes—Fertilizing a pond

Dr. Mark Griffin—What’s the Big Deal with Feed Trained Bass?

Mark Cornwell—What the Heck is “Water Quality?”

Bill Cody—Microbial Use to Manage Water Quality

Bob Lusk—Pond Fish species

Mike Otto—The Great Pond Creation—Today’s world of building ponds

Dan VanSchaik—Wildlife—How Attractive is your Pond?

Ken Hale—What’s All the Fuss About Tilapia

Dr. Bruce Condello—A Sunfish is a Sunfish, or is it?

Bill Cody—Effectiveness of bass predation on green sunfish.

Dr. David Willis—Methods and Interpreting Fish Populations

Dr. Jeff Slipke—Throw Tradition Out the Window

Melissa Wuellner—Competition? What’s that?

Bob Robinson—Move water to clean it.

Bob Lusk—The Latest and Greatest Feeding programs

Leonard Jirak—Feeding Huge Fish—Great Expectations…and Consequences

Jim Liner—Capturing Wildlife on Camera—How to Shoot Better Photos

Ed Rogers—Soft Plastics

Eric West— A Sense of Time & Place - How to protect it.

Ray Scott—Philosophically Speaking


Additional events


Visit with the vendors - booths and products on display

George Glazener and fisheries biologist and pro Fly Fisherman Brandon Powers, Temple Fork Outfitters —Fly Fishing Your Pond

Aquatic Plant workshop—hands on—Panel of Experts.

Aeration Panel Q&A

Smorgasbord - One on one Q&A with speakers

How to find answers on the Internet—Pond Boss Forum Moderators

Silent Auction for fisheries research at SDSU

Moderators' Booth filled with surprises - come by and visit.

Would like to but will be in Washington Sturgon, salmon and tuna fishing those dates.

Have fun!

Say it ain't so RT!!!

Come on man, 45 minutes???? Drive over for the day or come on by for some after hour festivities, stand next to the Pond Boss booth and taunt the moderators, ya gotta make it, just do it.

I don't know what the season for "Washington Sturgon, salmon and tuna fishing" is, but the season for learning and enjoying Pond Boss friends in Arlington is only two days per year.

I think the only fishing trip I'd go on and miss the conference is if Ray Scott invited me to "Presidents Lake". Since he will be at the conference I don't think that will be an issue.

Well, maybe if Bill Dance called.

Bing

"Well, maybe if Bill Dance called."

Or that dude from Hunt for Big Fish, although I'm not sure I could hang with that guy.

it will be fun.....

I am not an expert on much else ......