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George, when are the Tilapia scheduled to go in? It looks like the FA is going to town already!
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George, when are the Tilapia scheduled to go in? It looks like the FA is going to town already! FA is normal for 1/4 acre pond for this time of year - hasn't flushed for a couple or so drought years. Todd will make the call on tilapia delivery. g/
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N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
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Finally have ice out on my pond, as of yesterday afternoon. So excited, I was wondering if there was a fisherman's anonymous group I could join somewhere. Tomorrow afternoon will be the day for me to feed my addiction. May be too windy for the fly rod, but I will hit the water with some kind of string and stick! Yippee!
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First time I fished in the pond since ice fishing season started: 10" YP .4# (Male)  11" SMB  15" and 17.5" RBT 1.7# and 2.42# 
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N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
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Thanks George. It's hard to fly fish thru a 6" hole in the ice.  It also was bugging me that I could't add anything to your annual fishing thread!
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Thanks George. It's hard to fly fish thru a 6" hole in the ice. It also was bugging me that I could't add anything to your annual fishing thread! Hitting that 6" hole in the ice with a fly is what I call precision  presentation! Ya done good!
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Beautiful RBTs! What's up with the YP though, is he skinny?
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james, what happened to the back of that crappie on the left?
Great pics...
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First time I fished in the pond since ice fishing season started: 10" YP .4# (Male) 11" SMB 15" and 17.5" RBT 1.7# and 2.42# Pretty good male YP there Scott - how old to you think he is?
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Beautiful RBTs! What's up with the YP though, is he skinny? I thought so too. Male YP, maybe the food chain base is still light? Pond is down 4' so everything that was once in shallow water is now above the ice..... TJ, I'm going with 2 or 3. Cecil should have a better idea. They came from him.
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SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled Top was male, bottom female. I thought the SMB looked a bit skinny too.
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I can't tell if they are white or black crappie.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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Gage and I set out to target a few northern BG females for a science project tonight, and wouldn't you know it, he stuck this beast on an ultralight after just a few minutes. After last year's HSB fiasco we are dead set on reducing the biomass in this pond, so we had to call it a night and head to the fillet table. I'm not a fan of eating large catfish, and would've probably just tossed the fish, but he was proud of it.....so there you go. 24", seven pounds, and VERY gravid....wasn't expecting that at all. 
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled Top was male, bottom female. I thought the SMB looked a bit skinny too. Coming out of Winter I think that SMB is looking solid. Give him 4 weeks chasing pellets and he'll be back where you need him. Good fish.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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That's a very thick fish - well done Tony and Gage!
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Nice catfish, Gage!
Did you guys cook it up yet?
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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Not yet. Going to soak the fillets in 7-Up for a few hours to try and mellow things out. I'm just not a fan of trying to eat bigger catfish, but he's looking forward to it. I'll soak it, trim it, and do my best to make it palatable.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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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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I don't drink it myself Sunil, but soaking the fillets in it can work wonders on strong, or "muddy" tasting fish. It will turn red or brown streaks, or veins, almost pure white.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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I've heard of that recipe...sounds tried and true been around a long while. Trim off all excess fat and consider a thick beer batter and hot peanut oil! Makes even shoe leather taste good.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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