Catscratch-PM coming your way.
Rod- The issue has not been on the forum here, it's been on phone calls, texts, FB messenger, etc..
Where I run into issues is explaining what this hybrid is best at. People assume I am looking at this from an outside view-just like everyone else. People don't know how deeply I've been involved in this program at the hands-on level, which has allowed me to view this from the inside-out. Nobody else has ever had that view. The workings of the Saugeye are well understood within the agencies that build this fish, now I'm breaking new ground bringing it into a market where it has never before been available with knowledge of what this hybrid is good for.
One item of interest is the unexplainable high survival of fry for this species that is somewhat opposite of what we've been taught about most species. This high survival is well documented and very consistent in agency studies.
I have found one other producer that attempted SAE over 20 years ago and after a good 45 min conversation it became clear they did not understand the best use of the fish and marketed these as additional fishing opportunity along side current Walleye populations where walleye thrived. Wrong fit, I won't sell fish to those folks. 20+ years later, I believe I have a much more in-depth understanding of where these fit. Keep the questions coming if you have them.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/16/25 02:07 PM.
