Thought/question on culling fish. From things I have read, the aggressiveness of fish is genetic. That is, if a person stocked only fish that could be caught multiple times, that their offspring would also be more aggressive.
That said, if a bunch of people go to work trying to fish out a balance problem in a BOW...won't the fish that are left (that didn't bite during the attempt to fish the problem out) be likely to breed generations less aggressive fish?
Sean
Sean, I'm no expert -- heck, I don't even play one on TV -- but your logic seems pretty solid.
I think there's a place for hook stocking, so long as it is focused on fish that will never grow big -- males and skinny bass. They may be aggressive, but they really aren't what you want in your pond. Sometimes getting rid of them is enough to balance things, depending on the fishery.
When that's not enough, I'd go with electroharvest to avoid taking out the most aggressive genetics.
