Hear, here.
George, the private fisheries business is a cottage industry. Those of us in it have mostly carved a niche, one in which we work hard to develop and maintain. The only way to police ourselves is to give solid, honest advice that provides results over the long haul, while holding the others as accountable as we can.
There are lots of honest, hardworking, thoughtful people in this business. Bob Waldrop is one. I, too, have high regard for Bob. There are a number of outstanding people in Texas.
They aren't the ones being called into question on this forum.
I will defend the honest ones as quickly as I question the repute of others.
As I said about Dunn's...I don't think them to be dishonest, at all. I just disagree with their fisheries recommendations and methods of stocking ponds. That's the consequences of 'just selling fish.'
As for the other human called to question...he's a crook. No other way to put it. I noticed he ran an ad in my hometown weekly this week. Now, I wonder, why would he do that? We are in an extended drought, ponds are drying up like flies. Free fish? This latest slurp of water was sucked up by the dirt faster than Bounty inhales a spill.
Here's the bottom line for me. Just in Texas alone, there are close to 1,000,000 private ponds and lakes. A MILLION. How many do I need to take care of to make a good living? One would need to look at 135 a day, 365 days a year, for 20 years to see them all. There's room enough for more of us who do this. My job, therefore, is to get out as much good information to as many people as possible, so they can make the best decisions. That's one huge reason Pond Boss was born, and the biggest reason the forum was conceived. Personally, there are several competitors of mine coming onto our site regularly. Several competitors advertise in the magazine. I WELCOME THEM, as long as the advice they give makes common sense, and they are honest. Those who aren't welcome are those who won't be held accountable, are dishonest, or just simply give bad advice regularly. My gosh, how many times have you seen a thread here which starts with some unsound suggestions quickly followed by someone's reprimand?
If someone comes to this forum trying to sell something or give bad advice, this educated group turns into a mob. This group is a pretty good police force, in their own way. While I will continue serving my niche to make a living, Pond Boss will continue doing what it does, providing solid information from a variety of reputable sources.
