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Lane

Glad to help! Those green backs are pretty cool, which is why we
love to catch them.

Lane

I agree with Kwin. Summertime can cull out the weaker fish. In addition to aeromonas and pseudomonas, we see an increase in flexibacter columnaris. Fish can carry high parasite loads which make them more susceptable to opportunistic bacterial infections. It is important that handling the fish be kep...

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Here are the REAL FACTS. Please Release Me and Catch And Release are not, "basically the same". If you look at the both formulas this is obvious! They do both contain the same sedative that is a natural essential oil. Catch and Release contains two disinfectants. One of the disinfectants k...

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First off, I am a dudess, NOT a dude! Second off, the positions stated were taken from printed material BELONGING to The Shooting Sports Foundations. You are right Sierra Club's position is NOT RADICAL ENOUGH for the Animal Liberation Front, but radical non the less. There several degrees of radical...

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I don't know if the entire link will print out, but this is an official statement of position on hunting from The Sierra Club in San Francisco on the Animal Liberation Front website. I will post the condensed version of the statement, and bass anglers can form their own opinions. http://www.animalli...

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I not right wing, neither am I left wing. While I do agree with some of the environmental issues, I do not agree with their position on sportfishing and hunting, endangered species, etc. Just what did Sierra Club do to stop the dumping of ballast water into the Great Lakes? How many fishery stocking...

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At this years ICAST show, we noticed that Sierra Club was listed as a member of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), which hosts ICAST and is the most influential organization that our industry has. Now the wolf is in the hen house. We received our ASA newletter yesterday listing Sierra Club...

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Durobi, It is best to close off the system during the warmer months. You don't want to be pumping in hot surface water. Bass in confinement don't do well when livewell temps exceed 72F. You need to take plenty of ice or frozen jugs with the proper livewell chemicals. This has been mentioned by other...

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You need to look up Andy C, aka Splash if you are going to fish Conroe. He lives up there, and is a good stick. Lake Conroe is has produced some nice double digit bass. Sam Rayburn is a good lake, and hosts LOTS of tournaments. One of our buddies was a guide on that lake for years, he fishes tournam...

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SoCal, Pumping in fresh water during the summer months and post spawn will do WAY MORE harm than good. The surface water is too warm. The energy that a bass expends during the fight of capture is very comparable to a human running in a marathon. Electrolytes and blood chemistry need to be restored t...

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I agree with Wccjanel on the FishClips. Mr. Kramer sent us several clips to distribute to some participants before the BassChamps Falcon event late last April. I observed the fish brought to the staging tanks, and CLOSELY inspected the FishClip fish. I was pleased with the initial results. In fact I...

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Drew, There can be slight decrease in PH depending upon the hardness of the lake water, but the decrease would be VERY VERY slight! Nothing to worry about. As far as supplemental equipment goes, I recommend air infused venturi systems. They work like a champ! The H2O2 is not dependent on batteries o...

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Terry will be out of the office until July 7th. He did contact me, we talked and provided him with prior scientific, peer reviewed research. Marathe V.B., N.V. Huigol, S.G. Patil 1975 Hydrogen Peroxide as a source of oxygen supply in the transport of fish fry. Progressive Fish Culturist 37(2):117 It...

Lane

Andy, Thanks for keeping us posted! Both Tony and myself freaked
when we first read the thread. I can't wait to see him in Vegas, and
I certainly hope he feels good enough to come to my party! I am starting to get excited about ICAST! Hanging out with Erick again will be way too cool.

Lane

Andy, Please keep us updated as well! Darkman is a very, very
cool dude! If you talk to him, tell him that we are praying for him
and are looking forward to seeing him again some day!

Lane

One more thing, it is a MYTH that gill nets kill a lot of bass. Only on occasion will you see largemouth bass in gill nets, they are smart enough to avoid the nets. The Mexican gill nets are made to catch Tilapia and Carp. They do NOT hurt the fishery, and in fact the reduction of VEGETATION eating ...

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Robert, I have only tested one of the oxygen generation systems with our YSI dissolved oxygen meter. The livewells temps in the three livewells tested were between 78F and 84F and DO levels were at or below lethal levels, 3ppm to 5ppm. Water temperature is the key factor with any supplemental oxygen...

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Hawghunter, Don't believe everything you read, especially if Dr. Hal Shramm wrote it! Hydrogen peroxide has been USED FOR YEARS in commercial aquaculture for many purposes including boosting DO levels. Dr. Shramm believes that anglers are TOO STUPID to properly measure the peroxide. He would rather ...

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Robert, Hydrogen Peroxide is H2O2. In the presence of organic material it reacts to create O2. The dosage rate that we recommend is right in the middle of the safety range. It is the best insurance policy that we have found when batteries drain, or other unexpected problems occur. It will boost DO l...

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SOLUTIONS Format change 1. Eliminate co-anglers for both Falcon and Amistad events. Pro event ONLY, with 5 fish limit. Option 2, is to go to a 3 fish limit for both pros and co-anglers. I would expect that the first option would go over better with the pros. 2. Host Falcon and Amistad events in late...

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Skeeter BassChamps! They value their reputation and the resources. They are the LARGEST team tournament trail in Texas.
Of course most tournament trails fishing Falcon already have a
3 fish limit for individual events. Not rocket science. I'm done, you
can't sugar coat the truth.

Lane

bigbass111, This is not a pissing match, it is REALITY! We live down here and have assisted many organizations down at Falcon. Yes, the fish were caught deep, but that is VERY common down south. If the creel limits had been reduced, etc, the fish would have arrived in good enough shape to be properl...

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bigbass111, I will address your comments. First off, this is not a FLW vs BASS issue. I would be just as upset if it had been FLW. I can assure you that, Please Release Me WAS NOT HANDED OUT as you stated, and even if it was, it probably would not have saved fish in livewells that were so overcrowed...

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mark, Catch And Release does contain salt. Bass lose a lot of electrolytes during fight and capture. It is essential that these are replaced. Both Catch And Release and Please Release Me are safe to use with the, "Oxygenator", due to the fact that both formulas contain adequate amounts of ...

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It would be nice if Texas Parks and Wildlife implemented some of the same regulations on tournaments as California Game and Fish when water temperatures warm up, especially down here in south Texas. But I am not going to hold my breath. The official response from the director of Inland Fisheries, an...

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/outdoors/stories.MYSA041308.03C.strait_column_0413.en.3698856.html Pretty long link and of course BASS played it WAY down. While it was true that 158 of the fish died either at the scales or right afterwords, they release hundreds of dead and dying bass to float al...

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How about this for publicity, ESPN/BASS was responsible for the death of over TWO TONS OF BIG BASS AT FALCON. They caught around 7,000lbs, but the majority of then DIED! The town of Zapata and most south Texas anglers are UP IN ARMS. I don't think that in the twenty five years of being in this indus...

Lane

Actually it was won on a deep diving crankbait, but the T-rigs did
produce some good sacks.

Lane

The record has indeed fallen, and it happened on one of my home lakes by one of our prostaff, Paul Elias.

I am glad that Byron had a good weights as well!

Lane

Paul Elias is a CLASS ACT! He is on our prostaff and does not get paid ONE DIME. He does it because he believes in conserving the resource. I am glad to see that Byron placed up there as well. He has been very good to us. Splash, our buddy Mr. Cook was down there as well prefishing for BassChamps. H...

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Mark, No passport needed in Texas! I do HIGHLY recommend a Mexico fishing license and boat registration. I have some HONEY
HOLES over on the Mexico side. The fish over there are Muy Grande!

Lane

Ray, The fishing is indeed good down south! We are headed up
to LBJ in the hill country for the BassChamps tournament. The
fish are smaller, but the spawn is on! Maybe we will do good, since
I raised my kids on that lake! You need to come down here and go
fishing with us!

Lane

Falcon is definately a big bass factory since the lake has risen. Amistad is my favorite! We nailed them on Amistad earlier this week. The water clarity is amazing, which makes sight fishing fun. Choke is an excellent topwater lake, even from the bank. You can bet that most if not all of the leaders...

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I don't know if the record will be broken, but it will be VERY close! The fish down at Falcon are post spawn, so the swimbait action is heating up. The big bait experts will do quite well down there. The wind can be brutal at Falcon and it is supposed to be windy tomorrow as well. They should get a ...

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Mark, Tacklewarehouse now carries both Catch And Release and Please Release Me. They are also sponsors of this forum. The bacteria that you mentioned is Psuedomonas Flouresciens and is currently being researched for control of mussels in lakes. The long term affects on other aquatic organisims is no...

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Drew, Sorry for the delayed response, but we just returned from Lake Amistad where we SPANKED those green backed fish! The new Catch And Release formula contains disinfectants. One of the disinfectants kills the mussels, and is the active ingredient used by the hydrolelectric plants to prevent post ...

Lane

Hey Hippie, How about we do an exchange. Texas will ship you
2 million illegal southern exchange students, and you can ship us
2 million hunters and fishermen! Sounds like a fair deal to me!

Lane

In the state of Texas property TAXES are FROZEN at the age of 63. They do not go up for the elderly. Dallas is too far from the gulf for me. Lake Conroe is near Houston and has some BIG FISH, but I like it down south. We don't have to worry about our lakes or bays being closed either. Down south, th...

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Texas does not have a PERSONAL income tax, also property values are much lower here in TX. In fact a $500,000 home in California will cost you around $300,000 here in Texas. We have 3.79 acres near San Antonio with a factory, home and plenty of room for expansion. The property was purchased for $150...

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The Black Hills of South Dakota. Tons of hunting and there are lakes
up there where you will rarely see another boat with MONSTER smallmouth and Walleye! We would winter back here in Texas. After the spawn, back to SD!

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Smittyfish, Did you stay until the end? I wanted to puke when Handley started talking about how upset he would be if surfing was restricted. Maybe they should quarantine ole Enema Baggerly's floatie tube, and Handley's surf board for ONE YEAR! Closing the lake is NOT GOING TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE ...

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Smittyfish, Douche is not the correct terminology. His actions are
more inline with the function of the a$$hole, which is responsible
for eliminating POO POO! It is my professional scientific opinion that
the terminology of, "Enema" be used instead of Douche.

Lane

What an IDIOT!!!!!!!!! Someone needs to inform him that his floatie tube is a perfect vehicle for spreading microscopic mussels.
Just another example of an OUT OF CONTROL TREE HUGGER!

Lane

Dwayne, You probably need to call the boat manufacturer for FIRST HAND reliable information. We have an H2O wrap on our boat, this is the same company that wraps many of the pros boats, they told us that our wrap could NOT be power washed! 140F is pretty warm. This issue and alternative methods for ...

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Hippie, Didn't you know, Texas is a republic. That means that we are are sovereign. As far as politics goes, it is either steal with your left hand or steal with your right. What difference does it make??? That is why Texas is still a republic, we don't pay PERSONAL INCOME TAXES and we don't care wh...

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Oh no! I see a western invasion in the future for Texas!

Oakview, give me a call. We are headed down to Amistad on Monday with Doug Hannon for the ENTIRE week! The recent cold
snap is a BUMMER and will probably affect the spawn. Hopefully it
will warm up this weekend.

Lane

Very accurate post. You will be hard pressed to find an expert/biologist in the Great Lakes area that would recommend closing a body of water to prevent Quagga or Zebra introduction. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when they will show up. Unfortunately, the board and others have lumped bas...

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Along with Arizona Game and Fish, we recommend the use of 100% straight white vinegar in the bilge for a minimum contact time of 20 minutes and maximum contact time of 30 minutes. Oxidizing chemicals such as bleach are corrosive and can damage pumps. Catch And Release contains a disinfectant/biocide...

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Art, I did not mean to offend you. When you first posted the picture, I assumed that you were a biologist for a MWD. After reading other posts, I became concerned that my assumptions could have been incorrect. I felt like it would be responsible to caution readers about the laws regarding the collec...

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Something is BS! Send me a sample and I will look at it under the scope. If it is mussel larvae, I will know within minutes. PCR testing is the only way to determine the species (Zebra or Quagga) that takes awhile depending on the particular method or test. Can someone PLEASE get a initial report of...

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