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After researching places to find tags to keep up with the growth of the fish in my pond I came up with nothing that I thought would work for me. I decided to create my own homemade tagging system. I made some small tags by writing numbers on squares of paper and "laminating" them with scotch tape. I used a heated needle to carefully attach 8lb monofilament to the tag. When I catch a fish I use needlenosed pliers and a small needle to run the mono through the upper back just behind the dorsal fin and tie it as to leave the shortest tag of line possible. I have tagged about 12 fish in the past 2 weeks and would you believe that I caught one the other day?
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How long did it take you to tag the bass? If longer than a min or so this could be a problem, especially in the summer months. Did you look into floy tag. The numbered tags are not cheap, but it is simple hold the bass insert needle and pull trigger. Bass is back in the water in a few seconds with some pratice. Good idea though I wish I was that mechanicial
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Time will be the ultimate tattletale. If tags stand up to a constant barrage of water, and are still readable after a year or two, you're on to something.
Teach a man to grow fish... He can teach to catch fish...
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