i agree, MN_Rebel really does know what he's talking aboutMultispeciesTamer;2736729; said:I would listen to MN rebel, and he is not flaming you he is trying to help. When i first got my basss even before i joined this site i had the same thinking as you ill just raise them and release them. But i got attached and now ill have to make a hard decission in a few years to build a plywood tank buy a big pool or give them to the local Bass Pro shops. Hopefully it will take them a few years to reach 3-4.5 pounds. After there gone or moved i will go with a pickerel, bullhead, a small black bass and maybe a few sunfish or a crappie.
Where to buy common natives
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Yeah its not easy to ignore the pet factor if you want release them in the pond. Any species of bass have really personalities just like dogs and cats. And after put lots of efforts into raise your bass/esox up to the point where they are outgrow the tank, thats when you will have hard time release your own pet in the pond. Bass are most stupid (no offense to bass lovers) but they will wait for you to come to feed them and more eager swimming back and forward to see you like they missed you so much!
Largemouth bass are like Yellow Lab in fish body.
Largemouth bass are like Yellow Lab in fish body.
Elohssa6;2732976; said:
You won't find all that many native fish suppliers for aquarium hobby and very few of them offer sport fish as they generally too big for most home aquariums. I understand you want a NY native tank and when it was said earlier to go out and get your own...they weren't kidding. Some states allow you to take certain species of fish with nets but never sportfish. Sportfish can be taken with hook and line as long as you follow proper size limits.
What needs to be said here is...you have a lot more fish In NY than common sportfish which was discussed above... tend to get too large for tanks. Pond release of captive fish is usually not legal for many very good reasons. Most native fish guys keep smaller sunfish, smaller pike like fishes and darters things. Take a look at some of NY fish and see if you can find some books on the subject before you decide what to stock your tank with.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7037.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7011.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7034.html
thats where i bought my bass
http://www.jonesfish.com/content/estore_list.asp?category=2&catname=Gamefish
http://www.jonesfish.com/content/estore_list.asp?category=2&catname=Gamefish
Unfortunately for us New Yorkers...
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/33072.html
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/33072.html
Needless to say, I haven't brought home any new fish in awhile.
le patron;2741080; said:thats too bad sandtiger, natives are your passion
Yup but the all the native I have that I own I got before the VHS laws were passed. Any natives I've gotten since then were supplied by online vendors or generous hobbyists. Its a real shame though, collecting my own fish is a major highlight of this hobby.
sandtiger;2741478; said:
For me its about the only highlight. I enjoy talking reading and learning, from folks on these forums, but that has no comparison to getting out in nature yourself, seeing what you can catch, and bringin home the bacon so to speak. These things like VHS have come to us through somebody not watching closely enough or caring enough to insure our rights and enjoyments are protected.
