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Snapper since you are a Pondmeister you don't go fishing at the pond anymore. You now go to the pond to work. Work includes sampling surveys of several types one of which is creel surveys that are accomplished by hook and line. Of course there are many types of pond work as you mentioned but creel surveys and balancing by harvest sure do take up a lot of my time . The use of these terms seems to keep the questions from the non-pondmeisters (aka non fishermen) at a minimum but their eyes sure roll back in there heads when I start to explain what I am doing at the pond.  
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...since you are a Pondmeister you don't go fishing at the pond anymore. You now go to the pond to work.
Ain't that the danged truth??
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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You know, I bet it would be nice to catch a fish without analyzing the darned thang.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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Sorry peoples,
I have been out of town. Spent the last couple weeks at the Gulf Coast doing creel surveys. It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it.
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are." Dr. Seuss
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I'm intending on transplanting some of these Gulf Coast Grass Carps to my pond.  I also wanted to bring back some of these Gulf trout, but they didn't survive the transport.  Oh well, there's still plenty of room in the freezer. 
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are." Dr. Seuss
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Nice Red!!!! Did you catch that on the pier?
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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Yeah, the Reds are running this time of year. That one was 40" and 28lbs. We caught about 15 between 32-40in that week.
The spanish were caught the first week I was down there. We caught 497 spanish mackeral that week. I think I have tendonitis in my casting elbow.
It was great fun, but I'm glad to be back to my pond.
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are." Dr. Seuss
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where ARE YOU!
I will take all the Black Crappie you can catch!
Newbie Farmer, creating a negative Carbon Farm
Native Blackland Farm (www.indianpaintbrush.com)
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IndainPB,
I am in Birmingham, Al. All of the Crappie I have caught are white. I have nothing against the Black Crappie. I just haven't found any in my pond yet. Also, none of the crappie I have caught have made it past the supper table.
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are." Dr. Seuss
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I keep looking in my mail for all your surplus crappie.....I know how to ahem, use them...have a nice pond.
Newbie Farmer, creating a negative Carbon Farm
Native Blackland Farm (www.indianpaintbrush.com)
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