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I just got a text/pic from Young Blood. He's letting freedom ring right now for some lucky fatheads.
Burger, let's raise a toast.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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So is he releasing forage base or did he just buy a keg for the frat house? It's hard to tell from your post.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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JHAP, unfortunately, I'm only able to answer that question if you have a Rum & Coke in hand.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Sunil, I live out west remember? It's only 10:44am out here.
OTOH, that never stopped me before.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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I am aware of the time difference. If you need to wait until you can hear the answer, I understand......wus.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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I at least thought that would get an "oh snap" out of you.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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I at least thought that would get an "oh snap" out of you. Sorry, I had to get back to tax returns (I hate it when that happens). A belated, but none the less heartfelt... OH SNAP!!!
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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I am aware of the time difference. If you need to wait until you can hear the answer, I understand......wus. Not everybody starts drinking at 7:00 AM,Sunil.But I can if the need arises.
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I subscribe Some days you get the dog,and some days he gets you.Every dog has his day,and sometimes he has two!
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I bought 2 lbs. of Fatheads and 1 lb. of Golden Shiners. Letting them acclimate. Letting them go.
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We also got some rain on Friday. It was just enough to soak the watershed and to fill the ditch going to pond but none of it got there. I cleaned out part of it so that the water can get to the pond easier.
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Chris, I have considered providing satellite service for my fish, but never made the commitment. My fish are jealous!
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According to the radar we received at least three inches of rain since Wednesday. The water level came up about 3 feet. Only 4-5 feet to go.
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Here are some older pictures that made into a panoramic photo.
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Will you be able to work this week or will it be to wet.
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My break is next week so hopefully it will dry out by then. There is more rain in the forecast though.
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You need more structure Young Blood!
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I had a PVC tree on the right side of the ditch but it got knocked over so I may go swimming for it. This weekend I will propably place a few more.
The upper end is cleared for seining. I am giong to try and place some BG condos in the ditch on that end though.
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Here is my stocking plan based on .4 acres. We will have a feeder set up.
50 8-10" HSB 50 6"+ CNBG 40 4-6" RE 14 1 lb. Male Feedtrained LMB Plus the FH and golden shiners that I have already stocked.
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Better have a good feeder and plenty of pellets for those LMB as there is very little natural food for them (assuming the GShiners are not adults yet).
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Unless we get a bunch more rain the fish won't be stocked until this fall. I may stock some BG from a friends pond that he is renovating to get the food chain going as well as a few more pounds of fatheads.
The golden shiners were 3-4 inches. When do they start to spawn?
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They'll spawn at that size... Do you have any vegetation or FA for them to spawn on in the pond?
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Nothing other than a few cedar trees.
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GSH prefer to spawn over vegetation, their eggs are adhesive. They will also spawn over other material like gravel and wood, but they prefer vegetation. I have had the most luck with them spawning on fine leafed species of pond weed.
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Does anybody have some ideas for floating fathead spawning structure. Since my pond is still filling up I don't want to put anything in right now that will be 5 feet underwater when the pond fills.
I was thinking of tying gallon bottles to the corners of a pallet.
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I have used the foam insulation sheets. They float on the surface and FHM love to spawn on them.
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