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Fresh Water Lake/Pond Tilapia....
outside of electricity, seining, explosives, or draining, any of you cats ever caught em? if so, how?
I've tried "bread balls" and crickets...
"It is not courage to resist TUSK; It is courage to accept TUSK."
No.
Easy there buddy. Tusk is...well Tusk is Tusk. Tireddawg 12.20.17
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The only thing thing I can say about tilapia is that those who buy them farm raised in Asia & China aren't very smart.
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A Ruger 10/22 and hollow point did the trick... It weighed 2 lbs, 14" long...
Tried to attach a pic, but couldn't for some reason.
"It is not courage to resist TUSK; It is courage to accept TUSK."
No.
Easy there buddy. Tusk is...well Tusk is Tusk. Tireddawg 12.20.17
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I'm trying to figure out this tilapia deal. They are not a native species.
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Originally Posted by
Bully13
I'm trying to figure out this tilapia deal. They are not a native species.
Nope... they are SE Asian...
Bass lake Managers use them to help feed the bass... they have a low mortality rate bc they are "mouth brooders"... they eat algae and stuff kinda like a carp, too.
The one I shot was eating fishfood at the surface... They look like a cross between a carp/crappie/bream...
They do not tolerate cold water at all, so a lot of them die in the winter from the cold or bass looking for a sluggish, easy to catch meal.
they look creepy to me...
"It is not courage to resist TUSK; It is courage to accept TUSK."
No.
Easy there buddy. Tusk is...well Tusk is Tusk. Tireddawg 12.20.17
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Originally Posted by
TUSK
Nope... they are SE Asian...
Bass lake Managers use them to help feed the bass... they have a low mortality rate bc they are "mouth brooders"... they eat algae and stuff kinda like a carp, too.
The one I shot was eating fishfood at the surface... They look like a cross between a carp/crappie/bream...
They do not tolerate cold water at all, so a lot of them die in the winter from the cold or bass looking for a sluggish, easy to catch meal.
they look creepy to me...
thanks for the explanation Tusk. so, why shoot them? also, doesn't introducing non native species usually have a negative impact in the long run?
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Originally Posted by
Bully13
thanks for the explanation Tusk. so, why shoot them? also, doesn't introducing non native species usually have a negative impact in the long run?
I shot that bastard because I couldn't catch him legit (and we wanted to study one up close)...
If not for (comparably) cold winters, Tilapia would be a terrible idea... they are prodigious breeders and will take over.... they are a huge nuisance in warmer climates...
I caught one today that was about 2 pounds... we were fishing with crappie poles and whole kernel corn.... we also caught 6-8 fillet sized bream....
"It is not courage to resist TUSK; It is courage to accept TUSK."
No.
Easy there buddy. Tusk is...well Tusk is Tusk. Tireddawg 12.20.17
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Originally Posted by
TUSK
I shot that bastard because I couldn't catch him legit (and we wanted to study one up close)...
If not for (comparably) cold winters, Tilapia would be a terrible idea... they are prodigious breeders and will take over.... they are a huge nuisance in warmer climates...
I caught one today that was about 2 pounds... we were fishing with crappie poles and whole kernel corn.... we also caught 6-8 fillet sized bream....
So If I'm understanding Tusk, you shot a Tilapia with a .22 ? May I ask if alcohol was involved in this incident? LMAO
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