Prizes to Anglers Who Catch and Kill Snakeheads
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yeah hahaha - looking at the first couple pages he already did >__< means he'll be back. awesomeYellow_Perch;5119049; said:
word. A buddy of mine was applying for a grad school program where he'd be flown into the Everglades to survive native fishes, they professor said he'd also get a machette and kill anything not native on sight regaurdless of size or what it was doing.Joe M;5118825; said:
theyve done studies on the snakeheads in the potomac, they arent eating bass. theyre feeding on the same forage as the bass. the overwhelming amounts of shad and baitfish. anyone who thinks these things are going to hurt the bass population is wrong. the potomac is home to the biggest bass in maryland. if anything the snakeheads will make the bass population stronger as helping to weed out the small ones.
What does one way or another mean, how do you propose to remove them? Do you seriously think that a bunch of guys with fishing rods and beer coolers can do the job?Joe M;5118825; said:
Based on what? Its survival of the fittest in nature, if you think you can influence that process across an entire ecosystem I have a bridge to sell you.Joe M;5118825; said:
Can you provide an example of an ecosystem that was destroyed by snakeheads?pshtex;5118924; said:
I would hate to see the snake heads spread to anywhere else, just imagine if they could eventually be found throughout the whole US...
Someone mentioned that native fish species have been relocated, what if someone catches a snake head, has no clue what it is and, being stupid, moves it into a different body of water where snake heads aren't found already... and what if someone else does the same thing?
There are too many "what if" situations.
I will kill any invasive species I happen to catch in Arizona, like gar and in northern Arizona, northern pike, AZ G&F doesn't want them here in our waterways, hence the reason it is illegal to have one.
Someone mentioned that native fish species have been relocated, what if someone catches a snake head, has no clue what it is and, being stupid, moves it into a different body of water where snake heads aren't found already... and what if someone else does the same thing?
There are too many "what if" situations.
I will kill any invasive species I happen to catch in Arizona, like gar and in northern Arizona, northern pike, AZ G&F doesn't want them here in our waterways, hence the reason it is illegal to have one.
The snakehead thing is really over blown. Nature will adapt like it always does. It's been consistently shown that snakeeads aren't hurting native bass or peacock bass in Florida. Their huge spawns feed juvenile bass and other sport fish. Don't believe everything you hear on tv guys...
