Anglinarcher
6/13/2010 9:49:00 PMThere are some real large Tigers in there, but I am sorry to announce that you won't catch them on a size 14 fly. The state record, caught by Evan, was caught on a plug. Evan won't tell us which one, but he did say that it and several other large tigers sure seemed to like $40 lures. One thing I am sure of is that you can't find any flies for that kind of money. LOL
Now personally I don't object to the idea of a spiny ray fishery being developed, but I assure you that the fisheries manager for the area would sooner nuke that lake and turn it into a waste dump then allow that. He already had planned on a complete kill to remove the pumkinseeds and re-stalk trout, and would have, if Evan had not caught that trout. The F&W shocked the lake and found several of the same size, and a lot of other large Tigers, but ....................
Listen, in short, if you weight 300 pounds and you want to stay that way, you would need to eat an awful lot of salad to do it. On the other hand, some large T-Bones, mashed potatoes and gravy, some large burgers, etc., and you going to gain weight. A large predator is going after the stake and potatoes, and the burgers, not the salad. Or, in other words, if you want to catch the larger Tigers in there, stop fishing small and start fishing large. Perhaps for the fly guys (am one of those some times) you might consider a double bunny on a size 1/0 3X or 4X long.
Now personally I don't object to the idea of a spiny ray fishery being developed, but I assure you that the fisheries manager for the area would sooner nuke that lake and turn it into a waste dump then allow that. He already had planned on a complete kill to remove the pumkinseeds and re-stalk trout, and would have, if Evan had not caught that trout. The F&W shocked the lake and found several of the same size, and a lot of other large Tigers, but ....................
Listen, in short, if you weight 300 pounds and you want to stay that way, you would need to eat an awful lot of salad to do it. On the other hand, some large T-Bones, mashed potatoes and gravy, some large burgers, etc., and you going to gain weight. A large predator is going after the stake and potatoes, and the burgers, not the salad. Or, in other words, if you want to catch the larger Tigers in there, stop fishing small and start fishing large. Perhaps for the fly guys (am one of those some times) you might consider a double bunny on a size 1/0 3X or 4X long.
