Gary Lange Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 This article says it al. Don't bite off more then you can chew. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/outdoo...ns/4562354.html Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted February 20, 2007 Root Admin Posted February 20, 2007 Wish they more pictures.
Kayser Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 the one error that i can see is that the fish the bass ate was not a crappie, but a talapia, a form of cichlid common in texas and mexican reservoirs. I'm not sure where they're native to, but you can tell from the rounded tail with a small line of red-orange dots, and the defined horizontal black stripes on the sides of the fish. That and it's kind of hard to find a 15 inch crappie. Rob WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Terry Beeson Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 I totally agree with Rob. That looks a whole lot more like a Tilapia than a Crappie. They are native to Central and South America, but you will find them stocked in the warmer climates in the US such as Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. You can fish for them in states just a little north, such as Arkansas. AGFC stocks several lakes with Tilapia every year. They have a fast growth rate in these lakes and can get to a pretty decent eating size before dying out in the winter. I forget the water temp, but at some point the temp is low enough that the entire stocking will die. Lake Hogue (RiverRunner) south of Jonesboro, AR near Waldenburg is stocked with these fish. They have a very good flesh similar to Crappie and are quite tasty. You can sometimes find them in the seafood section of your local supermarket here in the Springfield area. They make good fillets to grill... or fry... And they are fun to catch if you get into them. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Don Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 I once found a largemouth (approx 2 lbs) floating on top barely alive with a tail sticking out of its mouth. I removed about a 10 inch largemouth from its throat. Both fish died. Weird stuff. I purchased several boxes of Tilapia from Wal Mart last summer and had a really good fish fry. Decent tasting filets for frozen fish. Don Don May I caught you a delicious bass.
Members TexomaOkie Posted February 22, 2007 Members Posted February 22, 2007 I've had the same thing occur twice on Lake Texoma in the last 1 1/2 years. Only the situation was reversed. Even though I was fishing for catfish, I've caught crappie on juglines that tried to eat bluegills and shad that were too big for them to close their mouth over. The crappie weren't hooked. The bait "hung" in their mouths. When they wedge their mouth open on something to big to swallow, they don't live long. I was only able to use one as table fare.
taxidermist Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Tilapia are from Africa, they have been stocked in Mexican waters due to the high reproduction rates and the hope these tilapia will feed the locals and the big bass. I recnetly saw where a farm in Kansas has several hundred indoor water tanks raising tils. One good thing about tils is they dont handle water temps under 50F very well. But as we all know that can change too.
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