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#372616 04/16/14 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted By: Cecil Baird1
Originally Posted By: Rainman


Cecil is the one that sent me the info, with the sweet words of "here's all you'll ever need"!


Well in all truth I wasn't aware you'd go for it. shocked It doesn't sound too bad though. grin Consider it like a starter home that will take you up to a new one some day. I can only imagine what this would cost brand new. Just the tanks sell for an arm and leg!

I still say if you keep marketing the tilapia for "natural and not toxic control of filamentous algae and a boost for largemouth forage" you could have a gold mine. And since they have to be replanted every year what more could a fish supplier ask for?

I'm looking forward to watching you take off with those tilapia!


A few years ago, Cecil sent me a link to an ugly, old red Ford Live Haul truck originally built for Zett's in PA. My tilapia were starting to become quite popular and I was in need of a larger capacity, so after some soul searching, I changed careers and became a "Live Hauler"!

In the quote above, Cecil suggested I think of the truck like a "starter home", and danged if that isn't just what wound up happening.

That truck did it's job!! Some of the untimely, Murphy's Law breakdowns and long hard hours nearly sunk my often struggling, but always rapidly growing business along the way. One trip, (my first year) it cost me over $20,000 to get out of Memphis. Year 4, I killed over 50 grand in fish. Yet I somehow managed to find a way, often with the help, support and encouragement from my friends here on Pond Boss, I managed to eek out a profit and even grow each consecutive year. Without the folks here, I could have never made it.

So, since Chapter one of this adventure began here, it is fitting Chapter 2 starts here also.

The "Big Red Ugly" with the Bucking Tilapia Logo is being retired to greener pastures as a crane truck to be used in a tree trimming business. I'd like to say I'll miss it, but that would be a lie...lol

Big Blue is being dressed and prepped for a Spring Debut. Sporting 8, 250 gallon tanks and 8, 125 gallon tanks, made entirely of highly insulating, Polyurethane "surfboard" material, 2 large liquid oxygen tanks and a few compressed bottles as back-up, all on a custom fabricated, bright and shiny aluminum bed, my load capacity will be more than tripled. Sporting a new Logo of a hand painted "Flaming Tilapia" a friend painted for me, I am anxious to shake off this Winter's cabin fever and get rolling. I look forward to seeing all of the friends and clients that made this happen, along with meeting many new ones. So far, I am licensed to haul and stock in MO, TN, OK AR, KS, NE, IA, IL, IN, MS, TX, WV, VA, SC, NC, GA, AL, LA, and PA

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Sounds awesome and the best of luck this stocking season!


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Good for you Rainman. Hopefully I'll meet you one day at my pond.


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Good deal Rex. Glad to hear it!


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Rex that's awesome!! Keep it up brother your on your way and show us a pic of that truck when its ready!!

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Great news brother. Good luck with this new adventure.


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Nice one!

Now to hire a lobbyist to fix that pesky MO tilapia stocking rule...

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Originally Posted By: Bocomo
Nice one!

Now to hire a lobbyist to fix that pesky MO tilapia stocking rule...


The DNR is being prodded....



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That's great news, Rex!

I notice that TN is not on the list, and am assuming that you were blackballed by the SPCT*. Hopefully they'll adopt a "forgive and forget" attitude in the near future, and this deficiency can be remedied.





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Yolkie, Tennessee was more than happy to take my name and $500 in exchange for the privilege of driving through, and stocking in your fair state....Oklahoma was also accidentally left from the list.



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Rex, you know the drill. Pics or it never happened. That could be just a picture of the new door painting on Old Red! wink grin

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Good news Rex, well done. Hope to see you around these parts again soon.

Rex is actually under some serious scrutiny from the SPCPVC.

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And a few SpA's...lol



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Originally Posted By: esshup
Rex, you know the drill. Pics or it never happened. That could be just a picture of the new door painting on Old Red! wink grin

Cody said he knows nothing............


Cody talks too damn much!!



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I wish MD would allow Tilapia.

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Originally Posted By: Lukkyseven
I wish MD would allow Tilapia.


Tilapia are my core fish, but I stock everything.



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Originally Posted By: Rainman
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I wish MD would allow Tilapia.


Tilapia are my core fish, but I stock everything.


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Rex, Congrats on the new truck! Too bad you can't stock tilapia in Miss...


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How about deliveries to Ohio?


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Originally Posted By: Rainman
Originally Posted By: Bocomo
Nice one!

Now to hire a lobbyist to fix that pesky MO tilapia stocking rule...


The DNR is being prodded....

Yes. I want tilapia too.


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Congrats Rainman.


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Rex your a savage my friend..


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Originally Posted By: Bill Cody
How about deliveries to Ohio?


Did you get me Spicy V-8 yet? wink



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Plenty of Spicy V8 in this area. The Campbell Soup plant that makes it is 9 miles away. It is available in 'super size'.


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