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I wonder how much eradication could be achieved with a heavy commercial fishermen presence? You would think a large and competent commercial effort could knock down their current population by 25-30%. That's just a really wild guess on my part, I have no clue.
If a small operation can fish for three days in the middle of winter and manage to catch 250,000 lbs of fresh AC, that's impressive. That is equal to catching 16,666 AC at 15lbs apiece!!! Crank those nets up, boys!!!
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The issue must not be very important to our states members of congress. I have not received any word back from the Rand Paul or Mitch McConnell offices or themselves.
They may look at this differently when they are no longer in office due to their negligence.
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AMEN to that. If they can't hear us asking for help now. When they start asking at election time I won't be able to hear either.
If you were on trial for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you??
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Just sent my letter to 1st district House of Rep. James Comer. We shall see if he responds. Here is his website contact link: https://comer.house.gov/contact
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And just for giggles, I sent it to President Donald Trump just now. Any takers on who responds first......lol
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I'm taking $10 on Donald, I think he would be the kind of guy just to do it .Originally Posted by bandchaser
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I'm not exactly sure how they got them to the process plant i assume just loaded up the boat and drove them over there. He said they would haul around 20-25K lbs at a time. said they could barely trailer the boat it was so heavy.
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Utah Lake is about 60% of Kentucky Lake, a big lake, none the less. Your point about the Tennessee River though is concerning, it's not just Kentucky Lake, it's Pickwick, Wheeler, Guntersville, Chick, Watts Bar, and a few others, plus Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from the other direction. I'm back to my previous thoughts as well, science is required!
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Shad, I agree with the concern, but the good thing is that the Lake will be maintained at least for a minimum water level and most people who have lake property or land near a lake, this is the biggest concern 'unless' they are fishermen. So, if we can all figure out a way to help the KDFW here get these carp levels reduced, I think everyone there that wants to vacation or live on the lakes will be OK. All the people there are great, good hearted people. The people who depend on the 'Sport' fishing there for ANY part of their livelihood, I think, will be in trouble soon, so the 'fix' for the Carp better come pretty soon, or the Guides, Motels on the Lake, Docks, Bait/Tackle shops, again, will be hurting. The recreational stuff should be Ok, like the 'Resort' State parks.
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In today's copy of The Paris PI, local newspaper in Paris, TN, there was an editorial commentary written by Phil Bredesen, Democratic candidate for US Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker. "Congress needs to address havoc caused by Asian Carp" was the title of his commentary. I will not type entire commentary, his (3) main points:
1. Increase the commercial harvest of Asian carp with subsidies.
2. Physical removal of carp by wildlife agencies via federal grants
3. Release of sterile Asian carp to reduce reproductive success of the species on a national basis.
i think I've selected my candidate for my vote! It will not be easy, as he is not a Republican candidate.
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