Talquin 01/20/2014

Been meaning to post since monday, but haven't had time. Got a new fish finder (HB 346cDI) and some drift master rod holders. Did not do much fishin last year year because my wife and I had our second daughter in Sept 2012..so anyway, it's been a while since i've fished and was excited to get back out on the lake. The day started off the wrong way....wanted to put in at Joe Budd to avoid the stinkin buzzards at coes....i remember them being there from the year before but hadn't been back....wasn't going to take any chances.....but then realized that i don't know of anywhere that sells minners near the Joe Budd ramp (anyone know of a bait store over there?)....so decided to head down highway 20....bought minners and decided to take my chances at coes.....got there @ 830 and there were 3 trucks in the parking lot....all covered up with buzzards.....left there and drove around to Joe Budd....put in and headed up the river.....long story short, i didn't start fishin till about 930....got into a few fish between 1030 and 1130....some grown ones....was a great weather day and was glad to be back.
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looks great to me-- im still in the house till it wams up a little

Good report and nice photos. I visited every boat landing on Talquin, both east and west side about 3 weeks ago and those buzzards were at Coe then. I wondered about that. There were maybe 8 or 9 rigs in the lot and buzzards were sitting on top of two pickup. Several had buzzard poop on them. Too bad for that's a great landing and close to the river.

Nice

hey are there just bout all the time.....

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Originally Posted by fishwalton

Good report and nice photos. I visited every boat landing on Talquin, both east and west side about 3 weeks ago and those buzzards were at Coe then. I wondered about that. There were maybe 8 or 9 rigs in the lot and buzzards were sitting on top of two pickup. Several had buzzard poop on them. Too bad for that's a great landing and close to the river.

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If you will put a five gallon bucket of fish guts in the back of Hookers truck it will deter them from yours.

LOL now thats not Nice , But it will work RR

With friends like that.......don't put in there and guess why.....Buzzards

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Originally Posted by crappielimits

If you will put a five gallon bucket of fish guts in the back of Hookers truck it will deter them from yours.

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Hooker make sure those friends get industrial strength hooks they will be to busy tying hooks back on to catch fish to make fish guts. Dont make a Hooker mad may cost you more than its worth :Rofl

With the Industrial Strenth Hooks (One Time Hangers) you have to have healthy bank account when the fish are shallow or in the flats.......

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Originally Posted by Detailman

Hooker make sure those friends get industrial strength hooks they will be to busy tying hooks back on to catch fish to make fish guts. Dont make a Hooker mad may cost you more than its worth :Rofl

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My hooks have seemed to be tempered lately. May have been sabotaged! If the boat don't sale by tomorrow, I may be there in the a.m.

Seriously though...anyone have theory why those buzzards seem to only be at coes?...i thought it might be because of the fish cleanin table there....but some of the other ramps with cleanin tables dont have the problem....ive been fishin talquin since i moved to tallahassee in 1998 and it seems like they just appeared within the last few years.....any long time talquiners seen this in the past?

The buzzards roost at the Iron Curtain along with kizillion Coots/comarants. Been hearing for many years they will peck at any shiny item on your vehicle especially the crome. Guess over the last few years they have asociated the vehicles with finding something to eat .....my thoughts only.

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Originally Posted by skeeter-eater

Seriously though...anyone have theory why those buzzards seem to only be at coes?...i thought it might be because of the fish cleanin table there....but some of the other ramps with cleanin tables dont have the problem....ive been fishin talquin since i moved to tallahassee in 1998 and it seems like they just appeared within the last few years.....any long time talquiners seen this in the past?

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The Curtain area was wrapped up with them in the trees as long as I can remember. For some reason they tend to hang out more near the landing now. I have wondered if it was the fish cleaning or a septic issue myself.

Not to hi-jack this thread from crappie to buzzards....but it is an interesting phenonimon. I read a lengthy article in Audobon Magazine that is very educational, but there was nothing on why buzzards select a particular place to hang out.
See: http://tinyurl.com/kka7z6r
When I was a Coe's Landing a few weeks ago it was a real mess around there. Apparently the state and neighbors just let them be. There were a number of rigs in the parking lot with buzzards sitting on them, etc. I guess these anglers just live and let live. Coe's is an excellent landing and close to The Iron Curtain and the river so it's a popular place.

There have been reports of buzzards moving into an area with no apparent reason like neighborhoods and such and just taking up residence. After a while they sometimes several weeks they just move on to somewhere else. :twocents

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-...a-neighborhood

Maybe instead of the " Old Geezers Club it should be" The Old Buzzards Club" maybe these buzzards are just some of the Old Geezers That Have Passed Over The Rainbow Bridge gathering to see the fishing?

There isn't a bait spot on this side. I live at Joe Budd and always go to 20 for bait.

in 2012 had the same problem. buzzards had flipped wipers over and pecked anything that was rubber,really made me mad. i left went to the other end of the lake and fished,ended up getting checked by game warden and mentioned it to him. he said that they never even had a complaint. told him that he had one now what could i do. the answer was you better not get caught harrasing them.

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Originally Posted by satilla301

in 2012 had the same problem. buzzards had flipped wipers over and pecked anything that was rubber,really made me mad. i left went to the other end of the lake and fished,ended up getting checked by game warden and mentioned it to him. he said that they never even had a complaint. told him that he had one now what could i do. the answer was you better not get caught harrasing them.

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I would think part of his job was to relocate these animals, but guess he would rather threaten someone whose property just got destroyed. Go over his head and get a nuisance permit. Contact:
The Wildlife Services group of the United States Department of Agriculture at 352-377-5556 can provide more information.

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Originally Posted by satilla301

he said that they never even had a complaint. told him that he had one now what could i do. the answer was you better not get caught harrasing them.

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FWC has never stood for Friendly Warden Commission :crazy:

thanks for the info. fished down there last weekend. i just parked truck on side of road,didn't have a problem this year.