Since I am the one that foolishly introduced the �snake oil� term to this thread, I must take responsibility � and to those I seemingly have offended, I offer my apologies.
I must say that I have high regards for Mr. Lusk and other fisheries operators that strive to police their own ranks, and to them I give my thanks.
We were fortunate in our pond stocking venture to benefit from Bob Waldrop�s stocking recommendations, who is owner/operator of Tyler Fish Farm, and original pond stocker for President Bush�s ponds.
You can go to the bank on his recommendations.
We followed his stocking rates until we/me impatiently tried to jump-start the program by purchasing fish from an out-of-state fish truck.
We were however, sufficiently informed not to naively buy into their high stocking rates of HBG.
Maybe I am the only one on this forum old enough to have actually attended a �medicine show�, where I believe the term �snake oil� originated.
This term has served me well in being somewhat successful in the corporate world as well as owning and operating my own business for a number of years.
As members of this forum, we are fortunate to be well informed on many subjects, and I feel a responsibility to newcomers to pass on information from folks that I trust.
Just my thoughts,
George Glazener
