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is it normal to catch tilapia on artificial bait? i have been catching them on beetle spins and hair jigs. does this mean they eat young bg? also catching goldfish on artificial bait. 
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Yes, it's normal, but you are doing some negative reinforcement by forcing said Tilapia to smell your sandal before release.
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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Now that was FUNNY!!!! Good one Sunil!  RC
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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he was a bad tilapia. he knows how my wife feels now!!!
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Thanks RC, I also thought that was one of my better one-liners of late.
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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Ughhh, I cant wait for Tilapia NEXT YEAR!!! *sigh*
scott keep fishing for them see what all you can catch them on,
Get out and fish.
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I don't think there are many fish out there that wouldn't feed on the fry of other fish.
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I was amazed when I caught one on the bottom with liver.
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Scott, the tilapia in your pic appears to be a Mozambicus. A good choice for your area to assure they die each winter.
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I catch them pretty regular on jigs...they seem to hit it out of curiosity
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Yes, it's normal, but you are doing some negative reinforcement by forcing said Tilapia to smell your sandal before release. You you telling us tilapia have a shoe fetish? Gosh I keep learning more stuff about tilapia every day! There was a weird guy in my college dorm that had a sock fetish. My dastardly roommate told him my socks stunk. The guy sat down next to me at lunch one day and grilled me about my socks. I almost killed my roommate.
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