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Originally posted by n8ly:
Before posting my question, i researched the pond boss archives to see all the electrofishing questions of the past.

I learned that it costs thousands of dollars, and it should be left to professionals.

What im wondering is How do you become a professional electroshocker? What are the rules and regulations about electroshocking? Where can you buy an electroshocking boat (with all the bells and whistles)?
Depends on what you mean by professional electroshocker. Do you mean for your own use or as a person that manages ponds for a living and uses electroshocking as a tool?

Here's a website that sells the equipment:

http://www.smith-root.com/products/

Notice how expensive it is? That's probably because they sell to government entities and when the taxpayer is footing the bill the price really gets jacked up. The manufacturer also offers classes.

I bought a used unit from Todd Overton for a fraction of the cost of a new one. I'm just now finally getting around to building the boom.

Here's a link to some good inforamation on electroshocking:

http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/shockingnews/index.html

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.