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Bois d'Arc question
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09/24/22 02:43 PM
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Rockfisherman
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I was reading about how the new lake will have 23,000 feet of oxygen diffusers adding oxygen to the water. Never heard of this on a reservoir this size, obviously smaller lakes and ponds have oxygenators and fountains on them. My experience with small lakes and ponds is that the fish are attracted and will bunch up around these features.................Will these diffusers stack up fish around them once Bois d'Arc opens?
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/24/22 03:19 PM
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Absolutely. Aeration will enhance phytoplankton growth in those areas (increased dissolved oxygen in the water). That’s where the baitfish will go, followed by the bass.
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/24/22 11:23 PM
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bronco71
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yup. I remember the aerator at Grapevine.....
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: bronco71]
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09/25/22 11:30 AM
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Stump jumper
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yup. I remember the aerator at Grapevine..... Great place to catch shad. One morning I got up real early and filled my bait tank in one cast and then headed to Texoma. I miss fishing Grapevine. Have not fished it since I left Roanoke 23 years ago.
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/25/22 02:47 PM
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Grapevine is great if you like sand bass and jet skiers.
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: CCTX]
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09/25/22 03:35 PM
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Ben B
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Grapevine is great if you like sand bass and jet skiers. No kidding...I used to have some good days pretty consistently about 10 years ago. Felt like it was the best lake in the metroplex for a while...but has really fallen off since then. I don't feel like the boat traffic has gotten any worse over the years (how could it when it was already a mess?!?!). Any ideas why it's not producing? Or maybe I just suck now
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/25/22 03:47 PM
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Has a huge amount of bait fish everywhere. Hard to compete with all those alive tasty looking shad swimming around with your plastic critter (for LMB) sand bass, crappie, and spots eat without discrimination. .
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/26/22 01:17 PM
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There are no more fish in Grapevine! move along nothing to see here folks!
Go home at the end of your shift, no matter the cost!
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: CubbyObrien]
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09/26/22 04:14 PM
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bronco71
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There are no more fish in Grapevine! move along nothing to see here folks!
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/26/22 04:28 PM
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MagFluker
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In NC, I've fished a city pond, a hundred acres or so, and it's trolling motor only, where they had these things everywhere in the deepest part of it. Caught some healthy fish out of there, I found out later that they shocked up a Bass that would be the state record for NC in there, over 16 pounds. I'd say they won't hurt!
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/26/22 05:27 PM
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lake waco is around 9,000 acres and has about 5 oxygen diffusers. it does attract baitfish amd white bass but the bass fishing is no good around them so don't get ur hopes up
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/26/22 07:39 PM
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DJB
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Used to be one on Sandlin years ago near the dam in 35 ft of water, best I remember. Only caught sandbass around it.
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/27/22 01:54 PM
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hopalong
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23,000' = 4.356 miles we may see the morphing of mega bass with all that o2. I knew they were putting in aeration but no idea it was that much.
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/27/22 01:55 PM
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hopalong
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maybe tpwd is doing like the casinos, keep the air o2 enhanced and make us want to fish longer?
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Re: Bois d'Arc question
[Re: Rockfisherman]
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09/27/22 03:15 PM
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Chris B
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Drove over the lake recently and saw grass already growing in it.
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