shiners
- Thread starter bukster
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After a day of no bites, sometimes I throw them in, and the bass are jumping after them immediately upon release!!!!
It depends on where you are - they ARE natives in some places.
It depends on where you are - they ARE natives in some places.
yes and i think theres a law about it i dont think baitshops are alowed to sell unative bait fish or theyd all be selling goldfish in my bait shop we have mummichog minnows and shinners both of wich i find in my creek when i went to wisconsin however theyre convinence store bait area had shinners chubsuckers and sheepheads
bukster;1028616; said:
This is a very serious issue and is the focus of concern in many areas from a regulatory standpoint. In a great many cases it is actually Illegal to release baitfish of any type and it is also illegal to import or possess baitfish that are not from the locality being fished. Most states have strict laws regarding the collection, sale and disposal of baitfish and it would be wise to look them up.
Huh??fishguts;1048641; said:lol
This is serious stuff. I guess it's not if you don't mind fish being hybridized to extinction or or displaced by a minnow from a river basin or two away. Just look at the books that have historic and current ranges of species. The invading minnows are just about all bait bucket releases.
Down here the Proserpine and Plateau Shiners are seriously threatened by this because of Red Shiner releases. The former minnnows are closely related to Reds and could hybridize out in no time. Due to their limited ranges, they could be completely gone in the not too distant future.