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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7586264
05/30/12 01:07 AM
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CRS
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congrats on a great catch
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: SwampHunter]
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05/30/12 01:56 AM
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ScottEvil
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ya i dont understand killing those really big ones like that let them live an make babies , you kill all the big ones you wont have an big trophys , catch it on rod an reel an release it
i bow fish for carp for bait an i dont shoot the big ones just the ones the size i need for bait , i have no problem with that at all. Thank you for you good stewardship that is how it is supposed to be. Cull the smaller fish, let the big ones go. Otherwise you are stuck with nothing but small fish and crappy gene pool.
Bowfishing sucks
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7586504
05/30/12 02:13 AM
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sloughfoot
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If you don't like it then dont post on it. I would have shot it too. If it's legal than leave the man alone. Because I am sure none of you all have let a bass die before.
When in doubt rip it out!!
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
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05/30/12 02:26 AM
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RJF1423
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Crazy how people are nowadays. Can't even post a picture of someone's proud catch without getting hammered by a bunch of "holier than thou" posters.
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: sloughfoot]
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05/30/12 02:27 AM
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mws
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If you don't like it then dont post on it. I would have shot it too. If it's legal than leave the man alone. Because I am sure none of you all have let a bass die before. I agree. This lake has a lot of fish like this if you want to catch one and let it go just get in your truck and go do it.
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7586712
05/30/12 03:14 AM
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capt grumpy
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You wouldnt believe how many bass they can eat saw one at falcon with a 4 or 5 lb bass in its mouth.
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
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05/30/12 03:26 AM
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ChuckP
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That is one beast of a gar. I hope he did more than just take a picture and discard it. That fish is truly worthy of stuffing and treasuring. Would have been amazing to see something like that taken on rod and reel. I can't imagine the fight it could put up and what kind of rod and reel it would take to land it. I know I don't own anything that could handle that.
American by birth, Texan by the grace of God / 36 1/2 lb blue cat- - - - -1995 Baymaster
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
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05/30/12 02:58 PM
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SwampHunter
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I hunt an fish more than most on this board an see lots of big fish hogs deer an all kinds of critters if I killed everything that was legal to kill everytime I saw it geeze there would be alot less critters , I have no problem Killin an eattin small bass catfish crappie whatever but why kill a fish that takes 40 years or do to get so big ? Why kill the huge buck that you been watching for 8 years grow in to the beast he is now ? When you can see him More alive an let him make more big ones , seems kinda immature to me but I'm Only 23 what do I know I know I was taught to respect the wildlife an not waste it an don't just kill it to kill it
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: SwampHunter]
#7588105
05/30/12 04:05 PM
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TSU99
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So, by that logic, you have never taken a big buck? I hunt and fish a great deal too, and I never understood this trophy management thing. If the fish (in this case) is legal, and you want to take it, then take it! If you see a buck you want,and it is legal, drop him! Screw what anybody else thinks! There are WAAAAAY too many apologies made by hunters, and anglers these days.To me,I think it's disrepectful to the OP to condemn him for taking a once in a lifetime trophy. This topic just gets under my skin! Man, I could go on, and on, but there are WAAAAAY too many bleeding hearts on the TFF. In addition, why have all those "huge Bucks" everywhere if your not going to touch them? Makes no sense at all.
Last edited by TSU99; 05/30/12 05:16 PM.
Tarleton State BLEED PURPLE!!
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7588156
05/30/12 04:13 PM
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RJF1423
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The water is there for everyone to enjoy. I bet the guy who caught the thing is really proud of his catch and will tell his grandkids about it one day.
Swamphunter, it was legal. The water is there for everyone to enjoy however they please. What makes you think your way is any more right than anyone else's?
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7588414
05/30/12 05:16 PM
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ScottEvil
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Abortions are legal too, does it still make it right?
Bowfishing sucks
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: ScottEvil]
#7588417
05/30/12 05:17 PM
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TSU99
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Ahh more sound logic. Abortions are legal too, does it still make it right?
Tarleton State BLEED PURPLE!!
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: ScottEvil]
#7588421
05/30/12 05:18 PM
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kdub#1
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Abortions are legal too, does it still make it right? This has got to be the most ridiculous post I have ever seen. Are you really comparing the two.
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Re: gar put up fight
[Re: mws]
#7588427
05/30/12 05:19 PM
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Huckleberry
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LEAVE THE BIG GAR ALONE!
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