Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations another old fish article

Since you guys were so fascinated by the 45 year old hybrid sunfish article I posted awhile back, here's another from a 1968 issue of Furrow Magazine.
Anything controversial here?

I tried to Google Fintrol and all I got was music groups.

In the article above we have someone, and likely not a expert, writing about a subject where they only present part of the story. Disadvantages are not known or ignored (bias).

Fintrol is not readily available like rotenone compounds. My understanding is antimycin aka fintrol is primarily available to or used by state and government agencies. Not sure why, but most of the reasons are noted below.

Here is what KY Extension service (Forrest Wayne)says about Fintrol.
"" Fintrol is added to the pond at a rate of 5 to 10 parts per billion (ppb) of active ingredient, depending on the water temperature and pH. This chemical will not kill bullhead catfish.

Fintrol is registered by FDA to use in food fish ponds and is now registered with the KDA Division of Pesticides to use in Kentucky. The chemical is expensive! One unit of Fintrol costs approximately $400.00. A unit will kill scaled fish in 7.5 acre feet of water at a treatment rate of 5 ppb provided the water temperature is greater than 60oF and the pH is less than 8. The pond treatment I assisted with required four or more units.

Fintrol uses acetone as a diluent and a detergent surfactant. These chemicals must be mixed together first than diluted in about 10 gallons of water per unit. The chemical can be dispersed into the water through the boat�s prop-wash via a chemical tank or barrel, a 12 volt bilge pump and a section of hose. Fintrol is a restricted use pesticide. In Kentucky, you will need a private pesticide applicators license to buy it and apply it legally on your own property. Gloves and goggles must be worn while mixing and applying the chemical. The chemical is extremely flammable, is a poison and it smells bad. Fintrol binds to the heme portion of the hemoglobin in the fish�s blood and interferes with oxygen uptake thus killing the fish. Aerators should not be run during treatment as this will prematurely break down the chemical.""

Bill, You or someone else mentioned something similar (about glossing over the negatives) in regard to the Super Sunfish article. Both of these articles come from Furrow Magazine which is the publication that Deere and Company sends out to their customers. They are not about to introduce a negative thought into their customers heads. They want everyone to believe that the weather is going to be great, the commodity prices are going to be high, you're going to have a farm pond full of huge fish and to celebrate it all you should head down to your friendly local John Deere dealer and buy a new tractor.