07-17-2018, 09:05 PM
[quote Lonnie]...saying it would take 8-10 years for the chubs to disappear. ...eventually die out after they get beyond spawning years.
.. It has only been 2-3 years of the 8-10 predicted. Be patient... ...Look for scofeild to be a real trophy water in 3-5 years. I am willing to wait...[/quote]
but, my question, and argument is: WHY WAIT??
Why not have it right now? You could, if you wouldn't have delayed it already.
There is no reason to wait. Poison it. Get an 80% reduction in chubs. Restock with rainbows (immediate gratification) as well as wipers and tiger muskies. The wipers and tiger muskies then have a prey base (remaining chubs) to GROW FAST. They keep the chubs down, providing the rainbows an opportunity to also GROW FAST. You end up with those big fish in 3 years vs. 8-10! Win, win.
It just makes no sense to wait.
But, that's OK. Let's sit on our hands and wait for a few years.
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.. It has only been 2-3 years of the 8-10 predicted. Be patient... ...Look for scofeild to be a real trophy water in 3-5 years. I am willing to wait...[/quote]
but, my question, and argument is: WHY WAIT??
Why not have it right now? You could, if you wouldn't have delayed it already.
There is no reason to wait. Poison it. Get an 80% reduction in chubs. Restock with rainbows (immediate gratification) as well as wipers and tiger muskies. The wipers and tiger muskies then have a prey base (remaining chubs) to GROW FAST. They keep the chubs down, providing the rainbows an opportunity to also GROW FAST. You end up with those big fish in 3 years vs. 8-10! Win, win.
It just makes no sense to wait.
But, that's OK. Let's sit on our hands and wait for a few years.
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