08-14-2008, 02:03 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Normally I am not a big fan of chubs, but I do realize the important part they play in the food chain of some lakes...especially Starvation. I remember back in the late 70's and early 80's...before walleyes, smallies and perch...when the lake was overrun with chubs. You could not even fish through the ice there without chubs swarming your jigs before the trout could find you. And, in the spring the coves were black with heavy schools of them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wallies and smallies mopped them up pretty fast and would have probably crashed if not for the "bucket brigade" that dumped the perch in there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had never realized that chubs lived so long or got so big in Utah until the survivors in Starvation began showing up. The big ones are usually over 20 years old and they are all nearing the end of their life cycle. I always have respect for the old folks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wallies and smallies mopped them up pretty fast and would have probably crashed if not for the "bucket brigade" that dumped the perch in there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had never realized that chubs lived so long or got so big in Utah until the survivors in Starvation began showing up. The big ones are usually over 20 years old and they are all nearing the end of their life cycle. I always have respect for the old folks.[/#0000ff]
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