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Yes to both questions.large mouth bass lures If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states?  Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right?

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No variences allowed in the state of Iowa…large mouth bass lures         Jon Andresen         Unique Presentaions (custom made presentaion awards) I would assume the varience is available as most tournaments are catch and release? If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states?large mouth bass lures Yes Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the

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I would assume the varience is available as most tournaments are catch and release?

no.large mouth bass lures There are guidelines regarding holding tank sizes, tournament sizes, and past catch and release history of past tournament series. All of the stats have to be sent to the state. I am not sure of the availibilty of variances in the Summer months. The rules change here during the Summer. happy trails to send email…remove “hawger”.

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If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states? Yes Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right?large mouth bass lures Not always. In Florida tournament directors can apply for variances from the Fish Commission. The Commission sends out a certain number a variance cards, and the boaters have to keep the cards with them as they fish. Most of the time the variances are for by-passing the “can only keep one bass over 22″ rule”. Think about how lousy you would feel if you had two 8’s in the boat and could only weigh one? happy trails to send email…remove “hawger”. I think that you should release all the big fish you catch unless you are a

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I would assume the varience is available as most tournaments are catch and release?large mouth bass lures If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states? Yes Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right? Not always. In Florida tournament directors can apply for variances from the Fish Commission. The Commission sends out a certain number a variance cards, and the boaters have to keep the cards with them as they fish. Most of the time the variances are for by-passing the “can only keep one bass over 22″ rule”. Think about how lousy you would feel if you had two 8’s in the boat and could only weigh one? happy trails to send email.large mouth bass lures..remove “hawger”.

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If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states?

Yes Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right?

Not always. In Florida tournament directors can apply for variances from the Fish Commission. The Commission sends out a certain number a variance cards, and the boaters have to keep the cards with them as they fish. Most of the time the variances are for by-passing the “can only keep one bass over 22″ rule”. Think about how lousy you would feel if you had two 8’s in the boat and could only weigh one? happy trails to send email…remove “hawger”.

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Not a stupid question at all Mark.  Yes, if you fish ANYTIME in any state you must obide by the regulations of that state.  This includes all bag & creel limits, as well as the required liscence(s) for that state.  My annual tournaments take me to 5-7 different states, and I spend over $150 per year on liscences alone.  Most states have 1-7 day liscences for out-of-state visitors, sold at a rate cheaper than it would be to purchase an annual out-of-state liscence.  For me (a PA resident), it really gets confusing when I visit places like Potomac River, as several State & Federal jurisdictions are involved.  For me to run freely & fish anywhere I want on the Potomac, I mist buy Maryland & Virginia state liscences, plus a District of Columbia liscense…good thing the Potomac is such an amazing fishery.  I always look forward to going there.  The winning weight in the last tourney I fished there (8 fish limit between two partners, 15 inch minimum, ABA of Eastern PA & NJ tourney) was 31+ lbs, with a lunker of 7-3.  Not too shabby for a mid-Atlantic river tourney, hugh?  I wish I could say that was MY limit!  Also note that while limits & bag/creel regulations can’t be exceeded, they can be made smaller… Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states?  Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right?  Sorry if this sounds dumb… Mark — To reply to me directly, remove the NOSPAM from my e-mail address http://skippermark.com/

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If someone is fishing tournaments in different states, do they have to have a fishing license in all of those states?  Also for tournaments, if a particular lake has a 15″ minimum to keep a fish, that means the tournament entrants must abide by that rule too, right?  Sorry if this sounds dumb… Mark — To reply to me directly, remove the NOSPAM from my e-mail address http://skippermark.com/

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Other than buckshot,fising large mouth bass  is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice

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Other than buckshot,fising large mouth bass is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice

This is an ongoing problem with many on this group.fising large mouth bass  Unfortunately this is what racoons DO… it comes naturally.  I’ve managed to deter them with a large dog.  Our neighbors regularly have back porch racoon visitors who eat the food they put out for the stray cats.   fising large mouth bass It was a Catastrophe.   Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.

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I don’t have a raccoons problem and hope I never do.  I think that some security lights that are triggered by motion might deter the raccoons. I don’t thing they like lights.fising large mouth bass Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John This is an ongoing problem with many on this group.  Unfortunately this is what racoons DO… it comes naturally.  I’ve managed to deter them with a large dog.  Our neighbors regularly have back porch racoon visitors who eat the food they put out for the stray cats.fising large mouth bass   Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond. Appreaciate any advice

You can’t outsmart raccoons,fising large mouth bass but you can get them into a Hav-A-Hart trap and relocate the little suckers. — Ted Lissauer 2204 Wildflower Trail Fisherville, KY 40023 Phone (502) 267-8131

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You could try a lectric doggy fence from a feed store but they will probably figure it out. Paul

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You could try a lectric doggy fence from a feed store but they will probably figure it out. Paul

While one of those ‘lectric doggy fences would probably work, attaching the required collar to the ‘coons is an exercise thats left to the readers imagination….

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John

Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david

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If you have some basic electrical ability,fising large mouth bass you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that fising large mouth bass.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It requires a little water flow, and usually some bamboo.  You suspend a bamboo tube between two posts like so PRE-SLAM:            O             O              O               O                OX                 X          Y      XO            Y      X O          Y      X  W DURING SLAM:                 X        OOOOOOOOOXOOOOOOW          Y      X            Y      X          Y      X The X’s are the posts, the O’s are the bamboo tube, the W is a weight to make it balance right of center, and the Y’s are the anvil that the hammer slams.  Get it balanced so the tube is pointing up left, and start putting water in the left end (the right end is sealed).   Once the water fills past the center point, it starts to over balance and dumps the water into the pond.  The movement and noise is said to scare deer, so it might work for raccoons.  I would try it out of PVC for experimentation sake (cheap and available).   If anybody tries any of these ideas, post it for the rest of us. Barry W. Doyle

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” Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my ” pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right ” thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has ” happened. ” Appreaciate any advice, ” John Don’t use buckshot, it will scatter and put holes in your pond. A solid slug would be better suited. —         /_          To Hit Your Target                            ___

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david

I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?I was shocked at the racoon law you quoted. What is

the reason? Its honestly the first time Ive ever heard of this. Terri

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?

Gideon OOOOPS, I may have made one of those sweeping generalization. I live just to the south in Olympia,Wa. I had assumed there was an open season sometime on racoons. But maybe not anymore. Besides many urban areas prohibit shooting. And now i remember the guy at the game dept where i borrowed the trap told me OFFICALLY i could do what i wanted whith opposums but i couldn’t kill the racoons. david icon

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I don’t have a raccoons problem and hope I never do.  I think that some security lights that are triggered by motion might deter the raccoons. I don’t thing they like lights.

Larry: That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on. Secondly, I have found that when there is a ‘coon in my yard and I turn on the outside lights, the little bugger doesn’t budge. Lights don’t scare them. I was at my father-in-law’s place on the weekend.  He doesn’t have a pond, but he DOES have a great big old vegetable garden, with six or eight rows of sweet corn just ripening up (raccoon paradise). He ran an extension cord out to the middle of the garden, and plugged in a portable stereo. It’s on a timer to turn on around 8:30 every night. Some all-news channel with listeners calling in. His brother next door lost all his corn to the coons. Dad hasn’t lost any. Moral of the story: raccoons are scared of the human voice. Jo Anne — There’s no point in being a woman if you have to be specific as well.                                              Charlotte Bingham

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That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on.

Most of the modern ones have settable sensitivity.  I have one we call the “cat detector” because that’s all it’s ever detected. . . –

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Actually, I’ve gotten to where it’s almost irritating how often my motion lights come on and off at night cause of raccoons.   Doesn’t make squat difference about them being around, they could care less.  But the light coming on and off does wake me up.   The only Raccoon solution I’ve ever found that appears to consistently work is covering the pond (mines only 6×8) every night with a frame chicken wire covering.   A pain in the pond, so to speak, but the raccoons are at least not killing all my lilys like they used to.   Dennis Smith – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on. Most of the modern ones have settable sensitivity.  I have one we call the “cat detector” because that’s all it’s ever detected. . . –

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -If you have some basic electrical ability, you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It requires a little water flow, and usually some bamboo.  You suspend a bamboo tube between two posts like so PRE-SLAM:           O            O             O              O               OX                X         Y      XO           Y      X O         Y      X  W DURING SLAM:                X       OOOOOOOOOXOOOOOOW         Y      X           Y      X         Y      X The X’s are the posts, the O’s are the bamboo tube, the W is a weight to make it balance right of center, and the Y’s are the anvil that the hammer slams.  Get it balanced so the tube is pointing up left, and start putting water in the left end (the right end is sealed).   Once the water fills past the center point, it starts to over balance and dumps the water into the pond.  The movement and noise is said to scare deer, so it might work for raccoons.  I would try it out of PVC for experimentation sake (cheap and available).   If anybody tries any of these ideas, post it for the rest of us. Barry W. Doyle

I use a similar device to prime an *automatic* syphon for my tidal biological filter. Instead of bamboo, I use an old plastic lemonade bottle with a pivot glued to it. I don’t have racoons but it does go with quite a wallop evry few minutes,  my experience of possums in Australia suggests they would get used to it very quickly and come to watch it instead of TV! I sold one of my windpumps to a farmer a while ago and he says that the turbine is a superb bird scarer, just a thought, a few pin wheels, noisy, movement… Jim Jim Barr         Machine Conversation, Bedfordshire England                  Best is the enemy of good enough                  Leaves Rustle….Blades turn….. Water moves

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There is a new motion detecting device on the market that does work for keeping raccoons, dogs and other critters away.  Its called a Water Scarecrow.  Simply put, it is a motion detector integrated with a pulse-type sprinkler.  When the animal’s motion/heat are detected, the thing lets off a 3 sec. spurt of sound and water; then, after 7 seconds, it re-arms and will do it again.  It works!  (I used it, as well, to ward off Canadian Geese that were wandering in to my koi ponds from the 2+ acre pond I have on the other side of my house–they hated it so, they left altogether!).  One problem:  the two that I have did not work if they had to be aimed over the water itself:  in other words, the motion of the water and temperature differential between land and water made the things go off every 7 seconds.  So far, however (6 weeks) the thing is foolproof.  Email me if you are interested to learn the manufacturer or mail-order source.  They cost in the vicinity of $99.00 and, of course, need to be

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snip You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It snip Barry W. Doyle

Barry what is a bumble ball?     Think the sensor ideal is good & maybe the deer hammer might work. But will the ? discouver no harm from the sound and ignore it? worth a try though david

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I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre  pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle.  This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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.. there are various medications that warn users to remove their inverts… try finding some like copper sulfate (it does harm plants) that can be used in bulk and will kill the inverts without harming plants or fish… you do know about using salt on them?….  Ingrid – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle. This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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… I specifically built my pond with vertical sides and deep shelves so that no racoon could fish off my “pier”… other that electric fence, they are too smart… I have had them as pets in the past.. needed a combination lock to keep them in their cage… Ingrid – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ” Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my ” pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right ” thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has ” happened. ” Appreaciate any advice, ” John Don’t use buckshot, it will scatter and put holes in your pond. A solid slug would be better suited. —        /_          To Hit Your Target                           ___

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We have a much smaller pond than yours and I’m afraid that once you have leeches, it’s very difficult to get rid of them.  We did limit them by adding salt to our pond.  It would take a huge amount of salt in one of your size, though. We checked with all sorts of “experts” but could never find out what predator in the food chain actually would eat and/or kill the leeches. We’ve talked to state game officers and were told that they have had to close some lake front beaches because of the leeches and there wasn’t any real effective way of getting rid of them. Good luck. Lenny (Pittsburgh, PA area) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre  pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle.  This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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A Friend of ours strung a low (about 8″ high) electric fence around his pond.  It seems to work.

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A Friend of ours strung a low (about 8″ high) electric fence around his pond.  It seems to work.

#  AMTEK has a product called Critter Gitter available at Petco for $80. They may even have a web page, I never checked.  It has a wide vision motion detector [I think 180 in front plus down-in-front] that operates on a 9v battery.  It detects motion/heat so you don’t have to worry about plants blowing in the breeze and it lets fly with a 120 dB siren with flashing lights.  The sounds (there are 3 or 4) are different each time it resets.  The detection range is something like 40′.  I had so many hassles w/ raccoons [they were eating more expensive dinners than I was!!] that when I went into Petco and saw the raccoon on the packaging I didn’t even ask about the price.  I’ve only have it for a few days but I haven’t had any nighttime guests/pests.  also, it is about the size of a small transistor radio!  If you need more info, just whistle.    Phred

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If you have some basic electrical ability, you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great!

AMTEK makes a 120 dB sensor device w/ flashing lights for $80 at Petco which is about the size of a small transistor radio and operates off a 9v battery.  Check it out, so much easier and esthetic than netting, electric fences, buckshot, etc.    Phred

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John

This is an ongoing problem with many on this group.  Unfortunately this is what racoons DO… it comes naturally.  I’ve managed to deter them with a large dog.  Our neighbors regularly have back porch racoon visitors who eat the food they put out for the stray cats.       — Signed – Kellie My Karma ran over my Dogma.  It was a Catastrophe.   Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.

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I don’t have a raccoons problem and hope I never do.  I think that some security lights that are triggered by motion might deter the raccoons. I don’t thing they like lights. — Larry Fitzpatrick http://www2.tpa.net/~lmlm – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John This is an ongoing problem with many on this group.  Unfortunately this is what racoons DO… it comes naturally.  I’ve managed to deter them with a large dog.  Our neighbors regularly have back porch racoon visitors who eat the food they put out for the stray cats.       — Signed – Kellie My Karma ran over my Dogma.  It was a Catastrophe.   Now my Dogma’s Dead and my Karma’s out of alignment.

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond. Appreaciate any advice, John

You can’t outsmart raccoons, but you can get them into a Hav-A-Hart trap and relocate the little suckers. — Ted Lissauer 2204 Wildflower Trail Fisherville, KY 40023 Phone (502) 267-8131

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You could try a lectric doggy fence from a feed store but they will probably figure it out. Paul

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You could try a lectric doggy fence from a feed store but they will probably figure it out. Paul

While one of those ‘lectric doggy fences would probably work, attaching the required collar to the ‘coons is an exercise thats left to the readers imagination….

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John

Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david

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If you have some basic electrical ability, you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It requires a little water flow, and usually some bamboo.  You suspend a bamboo tube between two posts like so PRE-SLAM:            O             O              O               O                OX                 X          Y      XO            Y      X O          Y      X  W DURING SLAM:                 X        OOOOOOOOOXOOOOOOW          Y      X            Y      X          Y      X The X’s are the posts, the O’s are the bamboo tube, the W is a weight to make it balance right of center, and the Y’s are the anvil that the hammer slams.  Get it balanced so the tube is pointing up left, and start putting water in the left end (the right end is sealed).   Once the water fills past the center point, it starts to over balance and dumps the water into the pond.  The movement and noise is said to scare deer, so it might work for raccoons.  I would try it out of PVC for experimentation sake (cheap and available).   If anybody tries any of these ideas, post it for the rest of us. Barry W. Doyle

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” Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my ” pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right ” thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has ” happened. ” Appreaciate any advice, ” John Don’t use buckshot, it will scatter and put holes in your pond. A solid slug would be better suited. —         /_          To Hit Your Target                            ___

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Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david

I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?I was shocked at the racoon law you quoted. What is

the reason? Its honestly the first time Ive ever heard of this. Terri

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has happened. Appreaciate any advice, John Well John at least you can shoot the racoons. There is no open season on Herons! david I don’t know where you are, but here in Beautiful BC if they catch you shooting a raccoon you will be relocated to HerMajestiesPrisons. Probably the only effective way to keep raccoons out of ponds is to have an electric fence two strands 2″ apart 4-6″ high all around the pond. Also make your pond straight sided at the edges with a 3-4′ drop and no marginal plants. Other than that the only other option is don’t have a pond. — Gideon Singer “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes, Ol’ Buddy… …Let’s Go Exploring !” Calvin’s Last Words 12/31/95 Where do you want to Warp today?

Gideon OOOOPS, I may have made one of those sweeping generalization. I live just to the south in Olympia,Wa. I had assumed there was an open season sometime on racoons. But maybe not anymore. Besides many urban areas prohibit shooting. And now i remember the guy at the game dept where i borrowed the trap told me OFFICALLY i could do what i wanted whith opposums but i couldn’t kill the racoons. david icon

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I don’t have a raccoons problem and hope I never do.  I think that some security lights that are triggered by motion might deter the raccoons. I don’t thing they like lights.

Larry: That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on. Secondly, I have found that when there is a ‘coon in my yard and I turn on the outside lights, the little bugger doesn’t budge. Lights don’t scare them. I was at my father-in-law’s place on the weekend.  He doesn’t have a pond, but he DOES have a great big old vegetable garden, with six or eight rows of sweet corn just ripening up (raccoon paradise). He ran an extension cord out to the middle of the garden, and plugged in a portable stereo. It’s on a timer to turn on around 8:30 every night. Some all-news channel with listeners calling in. His brother next door lost all his corn to the coons. Dad hasn’t lost any. Moral of the story: raccoons are scared of the human voice. Jo Anne — There’s no point in being a woman if you have to be specific as well.                                              Charlotte Bingham

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That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on.

Most of the modern ones have settable sensitivity.  I have one we call the “cat detector” because that’s all it’s ever detected. . . –

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Actually, I’ve gotten to where it’s almost irritating how often my motion lights come on and off at night cause of raccoons.   Doesn’t make squat difference about them being around, they could care less.  But the light coming on and off does wake me up.   The only Raccoon solution I’ve ever found that appears to consistently work is covering the pond (mines only 6×8) every night with a frame chicken wire covering.   A pain in the pond, so to speak, but the raccoons are at least not killing all my lilys like they used to.   Dennis Smith – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That type of light doesn’t work. First of all, the motion/heat detector doesn’t seem to activate with an animal as small as a raccoon or a cat. Believe me. I have both raccoons and cats in my yard, and the light doesn’t come on. Most of the modern ones have settable sensitivity.  I have one we call the “cat detector” because that’s all it’s ever detected. . . –

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -If you have some basic electrical ability, you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It requires a little water flow, and usually some bamboo.  You suspend a bamboo tube between two posts like so PRE-SLAM:           O            O             O              O               OX                X         Y      XO           Y      X O         Y      X  W DURING SLAM:                X       OOOOOOOOOXOOOOOOW         Y      X           Y      X         Y      X The X’s are the posts, the O’s are the bamboo tube, the W is a weight to make it balance right of center, and the Y’s are the anvil that the hammer slams.  Get it balanced so the tube is pointing up left, and start putting water in the left end (the right end is sealed).   Once the water fills past the center point, it starts to over balance and dumps the water into the pond.  The movement and noise is said to scare deer, so it might work for raccoons.  I would try it out of PVC for experimentation sake (cheap and available).   If anybody tries any of these ideas, post it for the rest of us. Barry W. Doyle

I use a similar device to prime an *automatic* syphon for my tidal biological filter. Instead of bamboo, I use an old plastic lemonade bottle with a pivot glued to it. I don’t have racoons but it does go with quite a wallop evry few minutes,  my experience of possums in Australia suggests they would get used to it very quickly and come to watch it instead of TV! I sold one of my windpumps to a farmer a while ago and he says that the turbine is a superb bird scarer, just a thought, a few pin wheels, noisy, movement… Jim Jim Barr         Machine Conversation, Bedfordshire England                  Best is the enemy of good enough                  Leaves Rustle….Blades turn….. Water moves

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There is a new motion detecting device on the market that does work for keeping raccoons, dogs and other critters away.  Its called a Water Scarecrow.  Simply put, it is a motion detector integrated with a pulse-type sprinkler.  When the animal’s motion/heat are detected, the thing lets off a 3 sec. spurt of sound and water; then, after 7 seconds, it re-arms and will do it again.  It works!  (I used it, as well, to ward off Canadian Geese that were wandering in to my koi ponds from the 2+ acre pond I have on the other side of my house–they hated it so, they left altogether!).  One problem:  the two that I have did not work if they had to be aimed over the water itself:  in other words, the motion of the water and temperature differential between land and water made the things go off every 7 seconds.  So far, however (6 weeks) the thing is foolproof.  Email me if you are interested to learn the manufacturer or mail-order source.  They cost in the vicinity of $99.00 and, of course, need to be

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snip You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great! There is also something called a deer hammer that I have seen.  It snip Barry W. Doyle

Barry what is a bumble ball?     Think the sensor ideal is good & maybe the deer hammer might work. But will the ? discouver no harm from the sound and ignore it? worth a try though david

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I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre  pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle.  This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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.. there are various medications that warn users to remove their inverts… try finding some like copper sulfate (it does harm plants) that can be used in bulk and will kill the inverts without harming plants or fish… you do know about using salt on them?….  Ingrid – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle. This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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… I specifically built my pond with vertical sides and deep shelves so that no racoon could fish off my “pier”… other that electric fence, they are too smart… I have had them as pets in the past.. needed a combination lock to keep them in their cage… Ingrid – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ” Other than buckshot, is there an effective way to keep racoons out of my ” pond.  I had a screen on top, weighted down, but the bastards riped right ” thru the screen and eat all my fish.   This is the second time this has ” happened. ” Appreaciate any advice, ” John Don’t use buckshot, it will scatter and put holes in your pond. A solid slug would be better suited. —        /_          To Hit Your Target                           ___

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We have a much smaller pond than yours and I’m afraid that once you have leeches, it’s very difficult to get rid of them.  We did limit them by adding salt to our pond.  It would take a huge amount of salt in one of your size, though. We checked with all sorts of “experts” but could never find out what predator in the food chain actually would eat and/or kill the leeches. We’ve talked to state game officers and were told that they have had to close some lake front beaches because of the leeches and there wasn’t any real effective way of getting rid of them. Good luck. Lenny (Pittsburgh, PA area) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for ways to remove/limit the leech population in my 1/4 acre  pond.  The pond is 8 years old, clay bottom, 10 feet deep in the middle.  This is the first year we have had leeches (probably brought in by ducks, geese or other visitors).  Puts a bit of a damper on my skinny dipping.  I have just stocked pond with a few large mouth bass and shiners as a first defense. Any other ideas?

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A Friend of ours strung a low (about 8″ high) electric fence around his pond.  It seems to work.

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A Friend of ours strung a low (about 8″ high) electric fence around his pond.  It seems to work.

#  AMTEK has a product called Critter Gitter available at Petco for $80. They may even have a web page, I never checked.  It has a wide vision motion detector [I think 180 in front plus down-in-front] that operates on a 9v battery.  It detects motion/heat so you don’t have to worry about plants blowing in the breeze and it lets fly with a 120 dB siren with flashing lights.  The sounds (there are 3 or 4) are different each time it resets.  The detection range is something like 40′.  I had so many hassles w/ raccoons [they were eating more expensive dinners than I was!!] that when I went into Petco and saw the raccoon on the packaging I didn’t even ask about the price.  I’ve only have it for a few days but I haven’t had any nighttime guests/pests.  also, it is about the size of a small transistor radio!  If you need more info, just whistle.    Phred

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If you have some basic electrical ability, you can hook up something that is sensor activated.  The sensor lights that many people have can be purchased as sensors separate from the lights.  You can then wire any electrical device to that sensor.  Lights do not generally scare off raccoons, so don’t bother with that.  I suggest you try something that moves, or makes noise.  I have been thinking about this because I live in the “boonies”, but haven’t had to come up with something yet.  I would probably try some type of alarm horn (short duration) if I don’t mind ticking off the neighbors-they also make them waterproof  You might want to try a fan or something that moves – I wish I could hook up a “bumble ball” to this rig…that would be great!

AMTEK makes a 120 dB sensor device w/ flashing lights for $80 at Petco which is about the size of a small transistor radio and operates off a 9v battery.  Check it out, so much easier and esthetic than netting, electric fences, buckshot, etc.    Phred

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DUCLOS A DUMBASS!!!! world largemouth bass record

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HMM webTV, say no more…… world largemouth bass record

DUCLOS A DUMBASS!!!!

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Hey now…….Not all of us on WebTV are like FILTHPIG. I think the name says it all…..Not where it comes from! Caps Lock on.world largemouth bass record….. Intelligence off!  Dr. H

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Keeping the caps lock on, will this stop his hat from flying of at sixty mph? Maybe this is what he thinks. ???   Slow day ain’t it Hook.                                                      Steve

Hey now…….Not all of us on WebTV are like FILTHPIG. I think the name says it all…..Not where it comes from! Caps Lock on.world largemouth bass record….. Intelligence off!  Dr. H

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Paul Duclos has a bunch of holes in his story.  If you researched the issue you would find that he weighed the fish on a bathroom scale that he had his wife bring to him after he caught the fish.  Strangely however, after weighing the fish and before the DNR could check out his bathroom scale he sent it in for “service” at which time the scale was re-calibrated by the manufacturer and the readings it was giving could not be verified.  Also he claims to be a fisherman who only hunts for “record size fish”.  At the same time he claimed he had no idea what the current world record Largemouth was. Seems to me most halfway serious Bass fishermen know what the world record is let alone someone who is intentionally hunting for a record fish.  There were all sorts of unexplainable things to his story.  I don’t believe for one minute that his fish was near the world record.  Experts who examined the photos and compared the measurements based on other objects in the image stated that Duclos’ measurements were optimistic at best and that the fish might have weighed 19lbs.  Sounds like a guy who wanted to get his name in the record books through a bit of truth stretching however un-intentional. At least that is my opinion.  Oh, and I would estimate a new world record fish to be worth about 2 million to the person who catches it.  If you want to know where I got my info from let me know and I will try to look up the articles where I read all of this. Fishing is life,….the rest is just details!!!!     Gerry   }<(((”

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It is my understanding Perry weighed his fish on official US Govt scales at the Post Office in Jacksonville, GA, and it was witnessed by several people.  I guess most dirt farmers in south Georgia just didn’t carry cameras around with them during the depression. Ronnie http://fishing.miningco.com

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Hi Warren,     Perry’s bass was indeed weighed on certified government scales.  & 15-20 million is a great exxageration, 1-2 million is a good estimate.  I hope you’re settin the hook often pal! Warren – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m reposting T C Cone’s brief on big bass that he sent in to this group on 2-19-99, on big bass.  There have been a lot of questions and guesses about the records.  If you are a serious bass angler, you know the #1.  George Perry’s record has stood for 67 years, but I was somewhat disappointed that BASS didn’t recognize Paul Duclos’s catch in Santa Rosa, CA.  George Perry’s fish was not weighed on certified scales.  There are no pictures of Perry’s fish.  Duclos had his fish weighed on bathroom scales (with him holding it, then he weighed himself after releasing the fish where he caught it), which also were not certified, but there are plenty of pictures.  Why allow Perry’s weight record to stand on uncertified scales, but not allow Duclos’ fish to compete?  Perry ate his fish, Duclos released a 15-20 million-dollar fish. Warren Funk 1. 22-4  GEORGE PERRY 6-2-32  MONTGOMERY LAKE,GA. 2. 22.01 BOB CRUPI         3-12-91 LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 3. 21-12 MIKE AURJO       3-5-91   LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 4. 21-03  RAY EASLEY    3-4-80   LAKE CASITAS,CA. 5. 21-0   BOB CRUPI          3-9-90  LAKE CASTAIC,CA 6. 20-15 DAVE ZIMERLEE  6-23-73 LAKE MIRAMAR,CA 7.20-13.7 LEO TORRES     2-4-90   LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 8. 20-4 GENE DUPRAS      5-26-85 LAKE HODGES,CA. 9. 20-2 FRITZ FRIEBEL       5-19-23 BIG FISH LAKE,FL. 10. 20-0 PHIL JAY              6-21-77 LAKE MIRAMAR,CA. PULLED FROM JANUARY/FEBRUARY1999 ISSUE OF BASS WEST MAGAZINE It’s 23 lbs, ….oz., caught at lake somethin R other, in Alabama.  Sorry, I’m not more useful…

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It’s 22 lbs 4 oz.  Not 22.4 lbs.

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Help me win a bet with a buddy.  Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass? 22.4lbs — Good Fishing – Moe Moe’s Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) – http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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It’s 23 lbs, ….oz., caught at lake somethin R other, in Alabama.  Sorry, I’m not more useful…

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t’s 23 lbs, ….oz., caught at lake somethin R other, in Alabama.

I know all us southern states look alike, but it was caught in Georgia!  And it weighed 22 lbs. 4 ozs. Ronnie http://fishing.miningco.com

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I’m reposting T C Cone’s brief on big bass that he sent in to this group on 2-19-99, on big bass.  There have been a lot of questions and guesses about the records.  If you are a serious bass angler, you know the #1.  George Perry’s record has stood for 67 years, but I was somewhat disappointed that BASS didn’t recognize Paul Duclos’s catch in Santa Rosa, CA.  George Perry’s fish was not weighed on certified scales.  There are no pictures of Perry’s fish.  Duclos had his fish weighed on bathroom scales (with him holding it, then he weighed himself after releasing the fish where he caught it), which also were not certified, but there are plenty of pictures.  Why allow Perry’s weight record to stand on uncertified scales, but not allow Duclos’ fish to compete?  Perry ate his fish, Duclos released a 15-20 million-dollar fish. Warren Funk 1. 22-4  GEORGE PERRY 6-2-32  MONTGOMERY LAKE,GA. 2. 22.01 BOB CRUPI         3-12-91 LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 3. 21-12 MIKE AURJO       3-5-91   LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 4. 21-03  RAY EASLEY    3-4-80   LAKE CASITAS,CA. 5. 21-0   BOB CRUPI          3-9-90  LAKE CASTAIC,CA 6. 20-15 DAVE ZIMERLEE  6-23-73 LAKE MIRAMAR,CA 7.20-13.7 LEO TORRES     2-4-90   LAKE CASTAIC,CA. 8. 20-4 GENE DUPRAS      5-26-85 LAKE HODGES,CA. 9. 20-2 FRITZ FRIEBEL       5-19-23 BIG FISH LAKE,FL. 10. 20-0 PHIL JAY              6-21-77 LAKE MIRAMAR,CA. PULLED FROM JANUARY/FEBRUARY1999 ISSUE OF BASS WEST MAGAZINE

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s 23 lbs, ….oz., caught at lake somethin R other, in Alabama.  Sorry, I’m not more useful…

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My understanding is that the record is 22 lbs 02 oz if I remember right. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Help me win a bet with a buddy.  Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass? Ray Kinman World’s Most Humble Woodcarver Check out my Woodcarving Videos for the Non-Artist at: http://home1.gte.net/doorman/index.htm Learn to carve beautiful wood signs

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The record is a 22 lb. 4 oz. bass caught by George Perry in Montegomery Lake, an old oxbow off the Ocmulgee River in south Georgia.  He caught it on June 2, 1932! Ronnie http://fishing.miningco.com

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Help me win a bet with a buddy.  Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass?

22.4lbs — Good Fishing – Moe Moe’s Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) – http://members.aol.com/moefran/index.html

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Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass?

22 lbs., 4 oz. George Perry caught it in Georgia in 1932, I believe. Then, he ate it!  (That’s what an article in Bassmaster Magazine said some time ago.) — Mike Fisher Director of Audio Calvary Temple of Indianapolis

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Help me win a bet with a buddy.  Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass? 22.4lbs

There’s a replica of this fish in a bait shop on Lake Okeechobee. It’s huge! Bass Wishes from South Florida! BassGuide Software http://members.aol.com/kazeej/index.html

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Help me win a bet with a buddy.  Anyone know what the record size/weight is for large mouth bass? Ray Kinman World’s Most Humble Woodcarver Check out my Woodcarving Videos for the Non-Artist at: http://home1.gte.net/doorman/index.htm Learn to carve beautiful wood signs

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams.large mouth bass pictures  It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish? What plants can I plant in it.  It is not very deep, many shallow places around the edges for containers. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams. large mouth bass pictures It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish?

Sure, but your bass will eat most if not all of them. What plants can I plant in it.  It is not very deep, many shallow places around the edges for containers.

Lots of variety here!  Your pots should reach to the water surface so that the fish won’t eat them, but you can have pickerel rush zebra rush horsetail rush… and many other rushes..large mouth bass pictures. not Chuck Rush.  He’s a real person. If you want to slow down, try Siberian irises, sagitarria taro canna lilies umbrella palm a host of water lilies & lotus floaters like: water hyacinth and water lettuce and EVER so many more!!large mouth bass pictures,    Kellie My Karma Ran Over My Dogma.  It was a catastrophe! Now my dogma’s dead and my karma’s out of alignment. Get in “Knee Deep”!     The Internet Pond Society      http://w3.one.net/~rzutt/newsletter.html

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams.  It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish?

Put in all the fish you like, the bass will LOVE them.  Maybe some BIG Koi would make it. I like lotuslarge mouth bass picturesbut be sure to plant them in no-hole containers, because they can be invasive otherwise.  Wonderful plants, with lovely leaves held well above the water, and fragrant flowers from saucer to dinner plate size.

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams.  It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish? What plants can I plant in it.  It is not very deep, many shallow places around the edges for containers. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx, Pam

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams.  It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish?

Sure, but your bass will eat most if not all of them. What plants can I plant in it.  It is not very deep, many shallow places around the edges for containers.

Lots of variety here!  Your pots should reach to the water surface so that the fish won’t eat them, but you can have pickerel rush zebra rush horsetail rush… and many other rushes… not Chuck Rush.  He’s a real person. If you want to slow down, try Siberian irises, sagitarria taro canna lilies umbrella palm a host of water lilies & lotus floaters like: water hyacinth and water lettuce and EVER so many more!! — Signed,    Kellie My Karma Ran Over My Dogma.  It was a catastrophe! Now my dogma’s dead and my karma’s out of alignment. Get in “Knee Deep”!     The Internet Pond Society      http://w3.one.net/~rzutt/newsletter.html

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I just bought a house in Upstate NY that has a 3/4 acre pond fed by 3 underground streams.  It has large mouth bass and long-eared sunfish in it.  Can I put in any other fish?

Put in all the fish you like, the bass will LOVE them.  Maybe some BIG Koi would make it. I like lotus, but be sure to plant them in no-hole containers, because they can be invasive otherwise.  Wonderful plants, with lovely leaves held well above the water, and fragrant flowers from saucer to dinner plate size.         Bill

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I had the same experience at the lake of catch large mouth bass the ozarks, I caught 2 bass on a Rattlin chug bug, and I as I was pulling it in there was 2 more trying to hit it.  This day was one of those strange days where my wife and I both fished these lures all day and caught all the bass we wanted, none large but he had fun.catch large mouth bass  In fact I sent a picture to storm lures and they sent me a lure and some  other small gifts.

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I had a very similar experience on a Rattlin Chug Bug.catch large mouth bass  It’s the only time it has ever happened to me.  I was fishing along the edge of a drop off when one bass hit it.  I set the hook and started to fight him when a second bass hit.  That was awesome but what happened next was unbelieveable.  One of the two bass got off and another hit it.  I reeled them both in and of course my Dad took a picture for me.catch large mouth bass  I’m not sure if images are allowed on this group or not but if you want to see it, it’s at http://www.gate.net/~bsncoach/2bass1.jpg They weren’t very big but I was amazed anyway.  My Dad guides on that lake (Stick Marsh) and he tells me about it happening fairly often.  But it’s only happened to me once and I loved it!   -Scott Crumpler – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had the same experience at the lake of the ozarks, I caught 2 bass on a Rattlin chug bug, and I as I was pulling it in there was 2 more trying to hit it.  This day was one of those strange days where my wife and I both fished these lures all day and caught all the bass we wanted, none large but he had fun.  In fact I sent a picture to storm lures and they sent me a lure and some  other small gifts.

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Thats great, at least I’m not the only one which catch large mouth bass I know I wasn’t the only one. It Is great to hear from someone with the same experience of caughting two bass on one lure

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Actually I can one-up that one… kinda. About 8 years ago I was trot-line fishing for catfish on Lake Vernon in Louisiana.catch large mouth bass  I Baited the line a little to early in the evening with nightcrawlers and as far as I can tell the following happened. It seems that a late feeding perch managed to hook himself on the 4/0 hook and managed to hang on long enough for a small blue (1.5 pounds) to take him as bait and swallow hook and pearch.  By the time I got around to checking the line a larger channel cat (14.6 pounds) had tried to swallow the blue headfirst and managed to get it stuck in his throat…. three fish on one hook. catch large mouth bass Not quite the same scenario but I love telling that story. Thanks, Tommy Like to know if anybody has experenced what happened to me last year while fishing for large mouth bass. I was fishing by myself on a lake in minnesota and noticed some movement In the water close to shore so I casted my tiger mouse close to shore and I got a hit and I hooked It and It felt heavy and when I got It up to the boat I had two bass on my tiger mouse, one on each treble hook. One of the bass weighed 3 1/2 lb and the other one weighed 2 3/4 lb. No Bull

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Like to know if anybody has experenced what happened to me last year while fishing for large mouth bass.catch large mouth bass I was fishing by myself on a lake in minnesota and noticed some movement In the water close to shore so I casted my tiger mouse close to shore and I got a hit and I hooked It and It felt heavy and when I got It up to the boat I had two bass on my tiger mouse, one on each treble hook.catch large mouth bass One of the bass weighed 3 1/2 lb and the other one weighed 2 3/4 lb. No Bull

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I have had that happen before also, but the fish were not that large, both were under two pounds. I was casting a rapala in an area where the fish were schooling up. The fishing that day was great and I was suprised as heck. The fish were just about beating each other up to get in the boat.

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I’ve seen some comments in the cold water fishing discussions of largemouth bass fishing in people Ice fishing for Bass, I’m in Montana and started Ice fishing last year, mostly perch and some trout.  I would love to catch some Bass through the Ice. Where I fish their are mostly Large Mouth Bass.  Any info on this would be appreciated!    largemouth bass fishing in  Real Discussions for Real People

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By using some jumbo shiners and fishing dropoffs,largemouth bass fishing in points, as well as some deeper water, you can catch plently of LM bass. Big ones too. Hook the shiners through the lips so they stay lively and be patient, if they are out there you will get them. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve seen some comments in the cold water fishing discussions of people Ice fishing for Bass, I’m in Montana and started Ice fishing last year, mostly perch and some trout.  I would love to catch some Bass through the Ice. Where I fish their are mostly Large Mouth Bass.  Any info on this would be appreciated!   -largemouth bass fishing in- Real Discussions for Real People

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By using some jumbo shiners and fishing dropoffs, points, as well as some deeper water, you can catch plently of largemouth bass fishing in LM bass. Big ones too. Hook the shiners through the lips so they stay lively and be patient, if they are out there you will get them.

What about smallmouths?  I never hear of anyone catching them through the ice.  In fact, here in southern NY,largemouth bass fishing in my experience has been that they seem to be totally absent from November through late April.  Every Smallmouth I have ever caught has been between the spawn, starting in the last week of April or a little later, depending on conditions, through October.  Even though Smallies tend to like cooler water than Largemouths, the largemouths are the first to hit the shallows in the spring, and the last to leave in late fall.

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John I icefish lake Masebesic in New Hampshire, has both large and smallmouths. I catch more smallies than I do largemouths, they seem to be the better feeders for me during the hardwater months. They both have to eat, even during the winterlargemouth bass fishing in By using some jumbo shiners and fishing dropoffs, points, as well as some deeper water, you can catch plently of LM bass. Big ones too. Hook the shiners through the lips so they stay lively and be patient, if they are out there you will get them. What about smallmouths?  I never hear of anyone catching them through the ice.  In fact, here in southern NY, my experience has been that they seem to be totally absent from November through late April.  Every Smallmouth I have ever caught has been between the spawn, starting in the last week of April or a little later, depending on conditions, through October.  Even though Smallies tend to like cooler water than Largemouths, the largemouths are the first to hit the shallows in the spring, and the last to leave in late fall. — << << << << << << << << << << << << << << << <<

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Love thattaxidermy largemouth bassOk, Ok… as soon as I can get to my kitchen.  Can I sell a kid on Ebay? Gives you an idea of what this week has been like! Cynthia “Real fishermen do NOT feel sorry for the BAIT.”  Take that, PETA Hey Cynthia,   About that Sage Trout? -

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Hey Cynthia,   About that Sage Trout? -taxidermy largemouth bass-     Everyone has an Ego Some are larger than others!

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Ok, Ok… as soon as I can get to my kitchen.  Can I sell a kid on Ebay? Gives you an idea of what this week has been like! Cynthia “Real fishermen do NOT feel sorry for the BAIT.”  Take that, taxidermy largemouth bass  About that Sage Trout? —     Everyone has an Ego Some are larger than others!

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etoufee can be served without okra if that’s your preference.  Gumbo without Okra is soup. Thanks, Tommy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – OK, I’m not cajun, but lived in Houston for 11 years (where there are lots of cajuns).  These is the first recipe for etoufee I’ve seen that didn’t have some okra in it.  I thought it had to have okra to be a cajun dish.  Oh well, learn something new every day. Thanks for the recipies. Rick W. (who don’t like okra much anyway). Cynthia, Your recipe sounds pretty good, but let me throw in a few ingredients for you to try next time. (trust me, it’s worth it) I usually do an etouffe by using : 2 large white onions, 2 large bell peppers, 2 tbsp. garlic 2 tbsp brown sugar 2 sticks of butter 2 cans Rotel (use the Mexican flavor) 3 ribs celery 1 bunch green onions 2 lbs. crawfish or shrimp. sautee the veggies in the butter until onions clear.  Add the Rotel and cook for an hour.  Add the shrimp or crawfish and cook for an additional 15 minutes, adding the green onions in with about 5 minutes to go.  For a really good treat, add lump crab meat in with the crawfish or shrimp. Other than a few different ingredients, I cook mine the same way.  The brown sugar is really the key, though.  Brings out the spiciness of the other ingredients.  Try it out, you’ll like it.  That’s the nice thing about Cajun cooking, it’s open to interpretation, nobody does it the same as the next person. If you can cook a good etouffe AND fish, and still not get a date, then there’s some guys with head problems in your neck of the woods.  Lol. RedDog

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That’s my kinda woman. One that encourages use of lots of onion and garlic. I’ll be over for supper Cynthia, what kinda ripple should I

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mike, you’re right… I totally forgot the garlic.  Add about a teaspoon of minced garlic – more if you like! I guess it really WAS a Monday. Happy Trails, Cynthia Cynthia, If it werent for my wife, you seem like the almost perfect catch.  That looks like a great recipie and I think I will try it as soon as the crawdads get a little more active.  I was a little disappointed that you don’t use garlic,  But not everyone can stomach it. Sometimes you gotta “Kick It Up A Notch”! Bam! — Mike.. A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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Mike, you’re right… I totally forgot the garlic.  Add about a teaspoon of minced garlic – more if you like! I guess it really WAS a Monday. Happy Trails, Cynthia

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cynthia, If it werent for my wife, you seem like the almost perfect catch.  That looks like a great recipie and I think I will try it as soon as the crawdads get a little more active.  I was a little disappointed that you don’t use garlic,  But not everyone can stomach it. Sometimes you gotta “Kick It Up A Notch”! Bam! — Mike.. A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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Cynthia, Send it to me please!I had a friend in the Army who was from way down from the south of New Orleans (He said “Nawlins”) and fixed up a ‘Mud Bug’ delight! I haven’t seen or tasted anything like it since. Thanks!!!! John Diel

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Cynthia, If it werent for my wife, you seem like the almost perfect catch.  That looks like a great recipie and I think I will try it as soon as the crawdads get a little more active.  I was a little disappointed that you don’t use garlic,  But not everyone can stomach it.   Sometimes you gotta “Kick It Up A Notch”! Bam! — Mike..   A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager   anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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Cynthia, Your recipe sounds pretty good, but let me throw in a few ingredients for you to try next time. (trust me, it’s worth it) I usually do an etouffe by using : 2 large white onions, 2 large bell peppers, 2 tbsp. garlic 2 tbsp brown sugar 2 sticks of butter 2 cans Rotel (use the Mexican flavor) 3 ribs celery 1 bunch green onions 2 lbs. crawfish or shrimp. sautee the veggies in the butter until onions clear.  Add the Rotel and cook for an hour.  Add the shrimp or crawfish and cook for an additional 15 minutes, adding the green onions in with about 5 minutes to go.  For a really good treat, add lump crab meat in with the crawfish or shrimp. Other than a few different ingredients, I cook mine the same way.  The brown sugar is really the key, though.  Brings out the spiciness of the other ingredients.  Try it out, you’ll like it.  That’s the nice thing about Cajun cooking, it’s open to interpretation, nobody does it the same as the next person. If you can cook a good etouffe AND fish, and still not get a date, then there’s some guys with head problems in your neck of the woods.  Lol. RedDog

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OK, I’m not cajun, but lived in Houston for 11 years (where there are lots of cajuns).  These is the first recipe for etoufee I’ve seen that didn’t have some okra in it.  I thought it had to have okra to be a cajun dish.  Oh well, learn something new every day. Thanks for the recipies. Rick W. (who don’t like okra much anyway). – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cynthia, Your recipe sounds pretty good, but let me throw in a few ingredients for you to try next time. (trust me, it’s worth it) I usually do an etouffe by using : 2 large white onions, 2 large bell peppers, 2 tbsp. garlic 2 tbsp brown sugar 2 sticks of butter 2 cans Rotel (use the Mexican flavor) 3 ribs celery 1 bunch green onions 2 lbs. crawfish or shrimp. sautee the veggies in the butter until onions clear.  Add the Rotel and cook for an hour.  Add the shrimp or crawfish and cook for an additional 15 minutes, adding the green onions in with about 5 minutes to go.  For a really good treat, add lump crab meat in with the crawfish or shrimp. Other than a few different ingredients, I cook mine the same way.  The brown sugar is really the key, though.  Brings out the spiciness of the other ingredients.  Try it out, you’ll like it.  That’s the nice thing about Cajun cooking, it’s open to interpretation, nobody does it the same as the next person. If you can cook a good etouffe AND fish, and still not get a date, then there’s some guys with head problems in your neck of the woods.  Lol. RedDog

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Ok, you asked for it… remember, this is the easy version.  Excellent for chilly evenings.  This is the low-salt, low-heat version.  Spice it up as you see fit.  (One day I might post my recipe for cornbread & sage trout.) 1 stick butter 1 medium onion, diced 3 ribs celery, diced 1 sweet bell pepper, diced 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chilis 1 can Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup 1 small can sliced mushrooms & pieces, or 1 cup fresh slices 1 bunch scallions, cut up (green part and all) 1 pound crawfish tails (blanched/peeled) or 1 lb. raw shrimp, shelled & deveined. Fresh parsley, snipped In a dutch oven-type pot (I prefer cast-iron), melt the butter, and add the onion, celery, and bell pepper.  Saut

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hmm so Viscount has a newsfeed dysfunction. largemouth bass sale  i have an uploading email problem.    i am not getting some emails, if i haven’t answered yours it is because i haven’t received it.

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You really did it this time.largemouth bass sale  You have a group of crazy people in a NG for crazy people complaing that you are crazy? Where is Kafka when we need him? What is going on?  Are they telling you .  You are not crazy and must leave? Let’s do the math.

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Did you see that post about the kid who was sent to a pdoc because he had bad grades and a little depression?largemouth bass sale  The kid now claims he is very ill as a result of the meds,  The story may have some merit. What do you think of the practice of sending minors to pdocs for medicating? BTW  Do you know how much of a “bounty”largemouth bass sale  the pharmcos  kickback to the medhacks that set up these deals?

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I don’t like the overprescribing,largemouth bass sale and Joseph Coyle of Harvard wrote in Arch Gen Psych a few months ago, that he thought a kid’s brain was still developing and too vulerable to pharmacological insult.  Doh!! My fam. doc told a drug detail man over the phone last week — after being aske a second time if he wanted to attend a conference — “I’ve got choir practice that night.”  LMAO  What a cool guy he is!  He’s an Oxford grad (1961) and teaches internal medicine residents at jefferson & is on Penn’s Board of Ethic or something.. also a cardiologist at Pennsy Hosp. and fam. doc at Bryn Mawr Hosp.  He sat on the board that decided Penn’s genetic studies future — Jim Wilson. they killed a kid and fucked up the protocol.. bigtimew errors like witnessing a consent from three onths after the fact.. now SKF-Beecham is allowing Penn to continue with genetic studies.. no humans, though. This doc trusts me when it come to psych., and wrote my first RX for Prozac, Lamictal, and donepezil — forced the hands of my psych’s kinda V – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Did you see that post about the kid who was sent to a pdoc because he had bad grades and a little depression?  The kid now claims he is very ill as a result of the meds,  The story may have some merit. What do you think of the practice of sending minors to pdocs for medicating? BTW  Do you know how much of a “bounty”  the pharmcos  kickback to the medhacks that set up these deals?

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Great work bro.  The dregs can’t get enough of you.   Hurry back they are getting restless.

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Go sit on a snocone (no, not that one!) jodelli – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I don’t like the overprescribing, and Joseph Coyle of Harvard wrote in Arch Gen Psych a few months ago, that he thought a kid’s brain was still developing and too vulerable to pharmacological insult.  Doh!! My fam. doc told a drug detail man over the phone last week — after being aske a second time if he wanted to attend a conference — “I’ve got choir practice that night.”  LMAO  What a cool guy he is!  He’s an Oxford grad (1961) and teaches internal medicine residents at jefferson & is on Penn’s Board of Ethic or something.. also a cardiologist at Pennsy Hosp. and fam. doc at Bryn Mawr Hosp.  He sat on the board that decided Penn’s genetic studies future — Jim Wilson. they killed a kid and fucked up the protocol.. bigtimew errors like witnessing a consent from three onths after the fact.. now SKF-Beecham is allowing Penn to continue with genetic studies.. no humans, though. This doc trusts me when it come to psych., and wrote my first RX for Prozac, Lamictal, and donepezil — forced the hands of my psych’s kinda V Did you see that post about the kid who was sent to a pdoc because he had bad grades and a little depression?  The kid now claims he is very ill as a result of the meds,  The story may have some merit. What do you think of the practice of sending minors to pdocs for medicating? BTW  Do you know how much of a “bounty”  the pharmcos  kickback to the medhacks that set up these deals?

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Thanks for all the great links. I’m reading them slowly but I can’t seem to retain anything right now so will save and savor them when my mind clears a bit. carol

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You’re welcome, Carol.. there’s enough to keep anyone busy for months. =) I once gave a doc Goodwin’s and jamison’s Manic Depressive Illness_ in which he was cited as a reference 10 times.. he never really read the book.. he said there’s only so much you can follow.  Anyway, the links are good references and worth subscribing to some stuff if you really want to be informed and in a position to participate in your treatment. Viscount – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks for all the great links. I’m reading them slowly but I can’t seem to retain anything right now so will save and savor them when my mind clears a bit. carol

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Yikes, this post stays on top of my Outlook Express list of posts even though it is older than others.  What is the deal?  Does the FBI know something that no one else knows?

Probably the time/date stamp is wrong.

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Yikes, this post stays on top of my Outlook Express list of posts even though it is older than others.  What is the deal?  Does the FBI know something that no one else knows? — John Lundquist —–

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ukees and Sweeds are the worlds leading manufactures of defective DNA. I have been on a fishing trip the only thing I caught is a cold.  I could piss fire I am so mad.  Plus I am so stupid I brought my fav hunting dog on a friggin fishing trip,  the dumass fell in the river and could not get out cause the bank was too high.  I had to jump in after the asshole and I was in the water trying to get his fat ass out of the river for over an hour.  I then got sick.  To get even with the pig I am going to put fresh shit in his breakfast for two weeks. I now hate that dogg.  He looks stupid.  I am going to change his name to Hooper and slap him in the face.  Forget vii, where have (the hell) YOU been? Ralphv    PS Viscount turned the group over to a guy that embarasses my 25% Ukranian side.  (But not my 1/2 Swedish) ralphv

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Whadda ya mean Where am I?  I am doing what I am supposed to be doing and not doing what I am not supposed to be doing.  In thought anyway,  I am supposed to be catching fish,  It is the season,   but it turns out I ain’t catching shit.  Its those fucking canadians again,  thanks to the NAFTA fucks those cocksucker northern mexicans can now dump unlimited garbage in the air and water. You can see the damage to the air in the trees,  they look funny and their ain’t no fish.  I took a walk down some game trails too,  judging from the scat,   the hunting season is going to be another clusterfuck.  The only thing canada is good for is breeding talk show guests to amuse grandma. I can only support candidates who opposed NAFTA and your guy is one of them. Ony four national leaders came out against that treason I can back any one of them.  But I will not sent them any checks at this time.

Sorry, must comment: We are not northern Mexicans, We Are Frostbacks.  And one more thing, that’s “cheques” not checks- check. Squiggles

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Canada is also good for fish rich in omega3.  The further south, the less omega3.

Mmmmmmmuhhhhhh….. rainbow trout tossed in flour and lightly fried……. mmmmmmmmuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…. perch or whitefish marinated in white wine and baked…… slooooooober……. (So how are things at SAIT?) Joolie

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The only fishing experience I have is catching ’sunny’s’ in the lake in S. Jersey.  You could occasionally catch a large mouth bass with the sunny.  There were some pike in the lake, too.   I like watching my cichlid tank, though.  I have the biggest algae eater you’ve ever seen.  I gave the last one to a friend…it outgrew the tank.  My next goal is to get the 55 gallon tank up.  I’d like to do a salt tank, but I don’t think I can commit the time to it.  Cichlids are fun (and very tolerant) fish. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Canada is also good for fish rich in omega3.  The further south, the less omega3. Mmmmmmmuhhhhhh….. rainbow trout tossed in flour and lightly fried……. mmmmmmmmuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…. perch or whitefish marinated in white wine and baked…… slooooooober……. (So how are things at SAIT?) Joolie Things are fine at sait with brief frustration flurries.  I used to fish in Calgary but never caught anything.  I could grow tilipias, but they be a confederate fish, low on om-3’s.  Like my timestamp.  It’s because I thought my outlook wasn’t working when older billy posts were at the top. ralphv

– Peace, Gina “Like I told you, what I say steal your face right off your head”

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Forget vii, where have (the hell) YOU been? Ralphv

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Whadda ya mean Where am I?  I am doing what I am supposed to be doing and not doing what I am not supposed to be doing.  In thought anyway,  I am supposed to be catching fish,  It is the season,   but it turns out I ain’t catching shit.  Its those fucking canadians again,  thanks to the NAFTA fucks those cocksucker northern mexicans can now dump unlimited garbage in the air and water. You can see the damage to the air in the trees,  they look funny and their ain’t no fish.  I took a walk down some game trails too,  judging from the scat,   the hunting season is going to be another clusterfuck.  The only thing canada is good for is breeding talk show guests to amuse grandma. I can only support candidates who opposed NAFTA and your guy is one of them. Ony four national leaders came out against that treason I can back any one of them.  But I will not sent them any checks at this time.

Rosie O’Donnell is Canadian? I didn’t know that. Canada is also good for fish rich in omega3.  The further south, the less omega3. ralphv

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Where the hell have you been.  That crazy mutherfucker Hopper has been threatning to kill you and me too.  What if the insane faggot comes after you and I am standing next to you?  The crosseyed pole smoker might miss you and hit me on the bullet proof vest I just got from my buddy at the FBI. It’s worth over 1500 american.  But on me it’s priceless. No shit Viscount  I can get a fucking 150,000 Volt stun gun from Sweden, its the best one they make,  and its rechargable.   If that crazy bastard Hopper comes after you its the ticket.  If he had a dick IYou could give him the full charge right on the sweet spot if he came after you,  buddy.  I have seen a demo.  on a good night it shoots over thirty feet.  I would get a slingshot for that assmuncher Hopper. I don’t know how the fuck you put up with all these crazy fuckers V,  they give me the creeps.  Hey,   What are you going to dress up as on fright night?  I havent talked to you in a while,  the hookers at the parlor raised their prices again  What the fuck is that all about?  I think they are starting a union or some bullshit.

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The XX show sounds like something out of the 17th century,  those forbidden books we used to read as kids,   I think they called a dick a puppy or something like that,  We will have to ask Visesnot.

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In the big city a vagina is also known as a cock,  you make me laugh so hard Viseidiot.

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Yep, he sounds pretty mean to me. -Morganimous

Your puddle of pussy cum all over the rug tells me just how much you love reading me, Orgasmia. V-man —– entertaining my fuck toy

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Oh wonderful.. now how about that other addiction — the one that has your mouth wrapped around my cock every day? Could you be the sister of the long since departed James Milton?  The one I threw over the side for his inane and second hand info?  Now what about that blowjob, Organimous? V——- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -This may explain why I said that Wellbutrin can be used for other addictions:

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Vii of IX saidYour puddle will be assimilated and the rug will be added to our distinctiveness. V what is the purpose of the XXX show? It gets tired after a while. Ralph V. Dammit Jim, I’m a Bike Courier, not a Doctor

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Is it an hour or 45min?

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Visecount is our village idiot give him a penny and he will go away.

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -This may explain why I said that Wellbutrin can be used for other addictions: http://www.neuroscience.unc.edu/research/dopamine/dopahome.htm Welcome to the Team Dopamine Home Page! Introduction Dopamine [C8H11NO2], a hormone-like substance, is an important neurotransmitter. When present in normal quantities, dopamine facilitates critical brain functions. Imbalanced dopamine activity can cause brain dysfunction and disease. Since the 1970s, scientists have studied the connections between dopamine malfunction and two major Central Nervous System disorder schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. More recently, researchers have explored dopamine neurotransmission role in the abuse of drugs ranging from stimulants, such as amphetamines and cocaine, to depressants, such as morphine and other opioids, and alcohol.

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Visegrips  we all know you hate women and children,  O and men too,  did I leave anyone out?  I was going to say you also hate yourself  but you can’t hate what does not exist.  This is very good stuff Visedope. It speaks of your upbringing and relationship with your mother,  Was you mother a hooker by chance?  You must forgive her,  hookers are people too,  in fact they are very nice people for the most part.  You sure need to tell us a lot about your life Visedummy  are you in that much pain?

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Don’t forget your kids and yourself, you trucker-mouthed fat hillbilly pig. Jenwolf fucked your dumb head up good, didn’t she Linda?  Get out of your trailer and go back to work.  Your poor kids are growing up while their mother spends her days on a computer, consumed with hatred and your kids remembering every minute of it. They’ll surely love you for your neglect and/or emotional abuse. V—— And since I can’t stand it anymore My vote is for bored and mean.  And since I can’t stand it anymore, I filtered him out.  Its a much nicer place. Linda I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup. You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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How exciting.. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’m actually not new here at all.  The only thing that IS new is my name. I’ve been coming here for years. -Morganimous

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Don’t forget your kids and yourself, you trucker-mouthed fat hillbilly pig.

Yep, he sounds pretty mean to me. -Morganimous

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This may explain why I said that Wellbutrin can be used for other addictions: http://www.neuroscience.unc.edu/research/dopamine/dopahome.htm Welcome to the Team Dopamine Home Page! Introduction Dopamine [C8H11NO2], a hormone-like substance, is an important neurotransmitter. When present in normal quantities, dopamine facilitates critical brain functions. Imbalanced dopamine activity can cause brain dysfunction and disease. Since the 1970s, scientists have studied the connections between dopamine malfunction and two major Central Nervous System disorder schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. More recently, researchers have explored dopamine neurotransmission role in the abuse of drugs ranging from stimulants, such as amphetamines and cocaine, to depressants, such as morphine and other opioids, and alcohol.

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Don’t forget your kids and yourself, you trucker-mouthed fat hillbilly pig. Jenwolf fucked your dumb head up good, didn’t she Linda?  Get out of your trailer and go back to work.  Your poor kids are growing up while their mother spends her days on a computer, consumed with hatred and your kids remembering every minute of it. They’ll surely love you for your neglect and/or emotional abuse. V—— – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -And since I can’t stand it anymore My vote is for bored and mean.  And since I can’t stand it anymore, I filtered him out.  Its a much nicer place. Linda I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup.  You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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<<Your fundamental misperceptions probably reflect your unfamiliarity with this newsgroup. I’m actually not new here at all.  The only thing that IS new is my name.  I’ve been coming here for years. -Morganimous

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Tell us all abut the magic powder visedope

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Not at all, Morganimous.  In fact, everyone in my life finds me to be pleasant and fun to be around. Your fundamental misperceptions probably reflect your unfamiliarity with this newsgroup.  You see, there was a recent troll who was threatening certain individuals and making ASDM an uncomfortable place to hang out.  Thus, another newsgroup, ASDM-M was created to obviate the demise of ASDM. Unfortunately, some people resented that, and that is why I’m presently in charge of ASDM — to keep the order, and to spearhead a movement that will hopefully make it a better and more productive newsgroup. Until this mission is accomplished, the temporary name of the group is ASDM-V (“V” for Viscount.)  I suggest that you either comply with the reformation or find another group that better suits your needs. Have a pleasant and uneventful day. Respectfully, Viscount I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup. You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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Not at all, Morganimous.  In fact, everyone in my life finds me to be pleasant and fun to be around. Your fundamental misperceptions probably reflect your unfamiliarity with this newsgroup.  You see, there was a recent troll who was threatening certain individuals and making ASDM an uncomfortable place to hang out.  Thus, another newsgroup, ASDM-M was created to obviate the demise of ASDM.  Unfortunately, some people resented that, and that is why I’m presently in charge of ASDM — to keep the order, and to spearhead a movement that will hopefully make it a better and more productive newsgroup. Until this mission is accomplished, the temporary name of the group is ASDM-V (“V” for Viscount.)  I suggest that you either comply with the reformation or find another group that better suits your needs. Have a pleasant and uneventful day. Respectfully, Viscount – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup.  You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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Viscount, I was wondering if you’d kindly refrain from discussing me in your fantasies in the graphic way you have been, especialy here in public.  I find it inappropriate and unsettling. Thanks, Thumper

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I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup.  You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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My vote is for bored and mean.  And since I can’t stand it anymore, I filtered him out.  Its a much nicer place. Linda – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup.  You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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Stay away from him,  let the pros handle it,  He is very dangerous to women.

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’m wondering exactly what your role is with regard to this newsgroup.  You seem to be hostile and condescending to everyone who posts here.  Are you just that bored and mean? -Morganimous

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I have a quater-acre deep lake/large mouth bass boat bettercatchom pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Add lots of plants. Submergible and floaters.  http://lornet.com/~alside/pond.htm

I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. large mouth bass boat bettercatchom I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Have you considered using a batch of the sterile algae eating fish that many of the State biologists recommend for farm ponds.large mouth bass boat bettercatchom The fish can’t reproduce and would get the problem under control while you cut off the sunlight with some floating vegetation and see about the amount of nutrients in the water table run-off. dennylarge mouth bass boat bettercatchom I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Roy, I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble.large mouth bass boat bettercatchom I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

Farmers use a bale of straw tossed, still tied, into the pond as far as they can throw it, or taking a boat to the center, they dump it overboard. The rotting straw releases something that helps clean up algae…. Lori

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I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

My dad uses something that turned the water blue to discourage algea growth, don’t know how organic it was though.  It was originally a 1/4 acre pond that was enlarged to something larger.  Populated with bass, bluegill, and some monster catfish with white scars that come up feed when you throw in fish chow. Mary

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Well, you’re dealing with a much larger scale than most of us, but the action to take is the same- add plants.  Lotus and lilies will grow around the edges if you plant them right in the soil-  They will go fairly deep but not over about 5 feet, so they will not choke off the whole pond.  There are also lots of underwater plants, but I’d be afraid of those getting too thick over the years unless you have fish or turtles that will eat them.  Shade for the water will help… but it would be hard to get a lot of shade on a pond that big.  A dock, maybe? I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

– Kellie “Never mind the dog – BEWARE OF OWNER’

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I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas?

Large mouth bass.  You need something to take up the nutrients, so the algae won’t have as much food.  Natural plant growth will take care of much of this by itself. Is this a new pond?  I had a lot of algae the first couple of years in a 2/3 acre dug pond, and now only a bit in the dog days of summer.  Of course, now I have to thin out the bass, which are getting overcrowded.  The worm-and-six-pack method seems to work best! — Gary Woods O- K2AHC   Public key at www.albany.net/~gwoods, or get 0×1D64A93D via keyserver fingerprint =  E2 6F 50 93 7B C7 F3 CA  1F 8B 3C C0 B0 28 68 0B

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Bass are a very slow way of removing nutrients.  The net  nutrient removal is the fish tissue which you remove from the pond (less the worm tissue and spilled beer added to the pond). However, by the time bass have grown large enough to catch, the pond has probably developed a plant community to deal with the nutrients. Stephen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas? Large mouth bass.  You need something to take up the nutrients, so the algae won’t have as much food.  Natural plant growth will take care of much of this by itself. Is this a new pond?  I had a lot of algae the first couple of years in a 2/3 acre dug pond, and now only a bit in the dog days of summer.  Of course, now I have to thin out the bass, which are getting overcrowded.  The worm-and-six-pack method seems to work best! — Gary Woods O- K2AHC   Public key at www.albany.net/~gwoods, or get 0×1D64A93D via keyserver fingerprint =  E2 6F 50 93 7B C7 F3 CA  1F 8B 3C C0 B0 28 68 0B

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I have a quater-acre deep lake/pond with an algae promble. I want to stay organic in the removal process. Does anyone have any ideas? My dad uses something that turned the water blue to discourage algea growth, don’t know how organic it was though.  It was originally a 1/4 acre pond that was enlarged to something larger.  Populated with bass, bluegill, and some monster catfish with white scars that come up feed when you throw in fish chow. Mary

14 Feb 98 Suggest that you talk first to your State Natural Resources people.  A good growth of algae if the beginning of the food chain for other critters which fish in turn feed off of.  Don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Smith

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I have a small pond with plants(lily ,hyacynth, water lettuce) and fish (3 Koi and 2 orandas).  Last week a kinda fuzzy algae started growing on the liner.My pond gets about 3-4 hours of direct sunlight a day.Whats the best way to control this algae? Should I get a Pleco to put in my pond? or a couple large snails.. Looking for Help Todd

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I have a small pond with plants(lily ,hyacynth, water lettuce) and fish (3 Koi and 2 orandas).  Last week a kinda fuzzy algae started growing on the liner.My pond gets about 3-4 hours of direct sunlight a day.Whats the best way to control this algae? Should I get a Pleco to put in my pond? or a couple large snails..

I’d bet “Huron.net” is not in any neigborhood where a pleco has a chance of surviving year round, so it isn’t a great idea anyway. Just leave it – doesn’t the fuzzy green algae look better than the liner?  It isn’t doing any harm. — rec.ponds FAQ  http://w3.one.net/~rzutt/faq.html  or: http://www.netcom.ca/~dbrought/pond/maintenance.html for latest updates A great many people believe they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.   – William James

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I have a Pleco and he does a good job of controlling the algae.  But I have a few questions about him that might help Todd too. I live in Houston where the winters are fairly mild.  Will he survive in the pond or does he need to come into an aquarium in the house?  Should I be supplementing his algae diet with anything else?  Thanks. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a small pond with plants(lily ,hyacynth, water lettuce) and fish (3 Koi and 2 orandas).  Last week a kinda fuzzy algae started growing on the liner.My pond gets about 3-4 hours of direct sunlight a day.Whats the best way to control this algae? Should I get a Pleco to put in my pond? or a couple large snails.. Looking for Help Todd

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I live in Houston where the winters are fairly mild.  Will he survive in

the pond or does he need to come into an aquarium in the house?  Should I be supplementing his algae diet with anything else?  Thanks.<< Plecos need to come in if water temp will drop below 60

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My pond goldfish largemouth bass spawning(last years feeder fish) have now become very tame and swim over whenever someone shows up at the edge of the pond. I’d like to be able to feed them out of my hand, but I don’t know what to give them. I normally feed them the standard flake food — which causes a feeding frenzy! I don’t think that the flake stuff would be satisfactory — I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store,largemouth bass spawning but never Goldfish pellets. What should I be using? Thanks, Philip p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear. At the same time,largemouth bass spawning my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV. Before you buy.

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I handfeed with pellets.largemouth bass spawning  I started with sinking pellets and held them in my palm under the water surface, but since yours are already tame, you can use floating pellets if you wish.  My pond goldfish (last years feeder fish) have now become very tame and swim over whenever someone shows up at the edge of the pond. I’d like to be able to feed them out of my hand, but I don’t know what to give them. I normally feed them the standard flake food — which causes a feeding frenzy! I don’t think that the flake stuff would be satisfactory -largemouth bass spawning- I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store, but never Goldfish pellets. What should I be using? Thanks, Philip p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear. At the same time, my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV. Before you buy.

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We hand feed with pellets or fruit. The kids also sneak bread for hand feeding every now and then. ~Tina Akron, Ohio http://arthritisinsight.com Knowledge is power…support is essential.

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I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store, but never Goldfish pellets.

Look for 1/8 or 3/16 inch “mini-pellets”. http://www.yorkpondsupply.com/index.html http://www.theplantplace.com/koifood.htm Advantage of pellets over flakes is that fish gulp them whole, none settles to the bottom, pond stays cleaner. – Rod

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I able to feed my blue gill and my large mouth bass by hand.

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I feed the Koi sticks with my hand, just break them for the smaller guys. I try to get all the fish eating from my hand but I have one big koi “pig” who manages to jump in there and take it every time! Geez. Fun, huh. Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see

a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear.   At the same time, my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV.

I have a 1000 gal pond, have algae, and my water is clear it does not seem to effect the plants or fish, (the Plecostomus seem to like it) anyway I was wondering if the Muriate of Potash had any effect on the fish? * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Below is a recipe that is suppose to hold together in water and be so yummy the fish can’t refuse but come right up to snatch it out of the hand that feeds them. ~ jan 1/8 cup of Bisquik 1/8 cup of raw wheat germ 1/4 tsp of baking powder 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup of frozen petite peas 1/4 cup of dried or pre-cooked baby shrimp 3 oz. orange juice Thaw the peas, then put the peas, shrimp and orange juice in a blender, cover and blend at low speed. Mix the dry ingredients, then add the egg yolk, shrimp, etc. and mix well. Take a 6 X 9 inch microwaveable bread pan (or whatever), spray it with Pam (or whatever), pour in the batter and smooth it out with a spoon.  Nuke it at 75% power for 4 minutes, turn it 90 degrees and nuke for another 4 minutes at 75%. When you remove it from the microwave, invert the pan and tap the bread out onto a cutting board. After it cools, cut it into one inch squares and freeze or refrigerate until used. If you freeze ‘em (as I do), you’ll want to thaw them before feeding.

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I have a 1000 gal pond, have algae, and my water is clear it does not seem to effect the plants or fish, (the Plecostomus seem to like it) anyway I was wondering if the Muriate of Potash had any effect on the fish?

The answer is ‘nothing obvious’. You put such small amount of Potassium into the water (I guess to bring it up to ‘wild’ levels) that the fish don’t seem to notice. I used 1 tablespoon (mixed with 2 pints of water) for 1000 galls. [The bag is 2.5 lbs -- cost $4, and will last me forever!] Philip Before you buy.

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My pond goldfish (last years feeder fish) have now become very tame and swim over whenever someone shows up at the edge of the pond. I’d like to be able to feed them out of my hand, but I don’t know what to give them. I normally feed them the standard flake food — which causes a feeding frenzy! I don’t think that the flake stuff would be satisfactory — I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store, but never Goldfish pellets. What should I be using? Thanks, Philip p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear. At the same time, my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV. Before you buy.

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I handfeed with pellets.  I started with sinking pellets and held them in my palm under the water surface, but since yours are already tame, you can use floating pellets if you wish. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My pond goldfish (last years feeder fish) have now become very tame and swim over whenever someone shows up at the edge of the pond. I’d like to be able to feed them out of my hand, but I don’t know what to give them. I normally feed them the standard flake food — which causes a feeding frenzy! I don’t think that the flake stuff would be satisfactory — I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store, but never Goldfish pellets. What should I be using? Thanks, Philip p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear. At the same time, my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV. Before you buy.

– Kellie   Articles and poems: <http://www.themestream.com/gspd_browse/author/view_author_info.gsp?au… ** Final Portrait * A Novel <http://kassarts.bizland.com

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We hand feed with pellets or fruit. The kids also sneak bread for hand feeding every now and then. ~Tina Akron, Ohio http://arthritisinsight.com Knowledge is power…support is essential.

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I’ve seen Koi pellets in the store, but never Goldfish pellets.

Look for 1/8 or 3/16 inch “mini-pellets”. http://www.yorkpondsupply.com/index.html http://www.theplantplace.com/koifood.htm Advantage of pellets over flakes is that fish gulp them whole, none settles to the bottom, pond stays cleaner. – Rod

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I able to feed my blue gill and my large mouth bass by hand.

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I feed the Koi sticks with my hand, just break them for the smaller guys. I try to get all the fish eating from my hand but I have one big koi “pig” who manages to jump in there and take it every time! Geez. Fun, huh. Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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p.s. For all of you with Algae problems, take heart — I added Muriate of Potash (KCl) to my pond and within a week you could see

a foot down and within two weeks, it seems almost completely clear.   At the same time, my floating plants exploded and are also providing significant shading. YMMV.

I have a 1000 gal pond, have algae, and my water is clear it does not seem to effect the plants or fish, (the Plecostomus seem to like it) anyway I was wondering if the Muriate of Potash had any effect on the fish? * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Below is a recipe that is suppose to hold together in water and be so yummy the fish can’t refuse but come right up to snatch it out of the hand that feeds them. ~ jan 1/8 cup of Bisquik 1/8 cup of raw wheat germ 1/4 tsp of baking powder 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup of frozen petite peas 1/4 cup of dried or pre-cooked baby shrimp 3 oz. orange juice Thaw the peas, then put the peas, shrimp and orange juice in a blender, cover and blend at low speed. Mix the dry ingredients, then add the egg yolk, shrimp, etc. and mix well. Take a 6 X 9 inch microwaveable bread pan (or whatever), spray it with Pam (or whatever), pour in the batter and smooth it out with a spoon.  Nuke it at 75% power for 4 minutes, turn it 90 degrees and nuke for another 4 minutes at 75%. When you remove it from the microwave, invert the pan and tap the bread out onto a cutting board. After it cools, cut it into one inch squares and freeze or refrigerate until used. If you freeze ‘em (as I do), you’ll want to thaw them before feeding.

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I have a 1000 gal pond, have algae, and my water is clear it does not seem to effect the plants or fish, (the Plecostomus seem to like it) anyway I was wondering if the Muriate of Potash had any effect on the fish?

The answer is ‘nothing obvious’. You put such small amount of Potassium into the water (I guess to bring it up to ‘wild’ levels) that the fish don’t seem to notice. I used 1 tablespoon (mixed with 2 pints of water) for 1000 galls. [The bag is 2.5 lbs -- cost $4, and will last me forever!] Philip Before you buy.

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