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Hey folks why don't we support a free use bill for carp processing. Why can't the MS beef plant be use for carp processing???? Let a company come in and use the plant rent free???? They would employ Mississippians to make something beneficial to sport fisheries!!!!!! Better than continuation of 20 million dollars of our tax revenue wasted!!!!!
The Beef plant off Hwy 55!!!!
Beef plant is no more and is not available. Winsor foods has been in there for several years and is growing each and every year, second largest employer in Yalobusha County and will eventually be the biggest.
Is Miss. spending 20 Million on carp research or what ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sharphook
All you boys need is Wannabe a few rods and some snag hooks. The way he snags Crappie, them big heads aint a problem.
One at a time would be pretty slow Wilbur.
Wannabe...
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As far as I can tell, the limited transport time of those no good rascals to the processors is one of the biggest problems for making it worth while for commercial fishermen. The Oxbows are a ways away from the location mentioned even if it was available. I-55 / Water Valley would be a great central carp processing plant for the big 4, but maybe not so much for Oxbows, you know something we don't? :dono
We don't need no carp processing for the Big 4 and would just a soon them keep em in the oxbows!!!!!!
Seen like ME waits tree I'll we get Federal Aide before we take action!! Last report U read states some southern state was Responsible for bringing them into the state to help clean the catfish ponds!!!mmmmmmmmmm
Then the MS river flooded and Bang the Genie is out so to Speak!!!
Already have one plant in the state. The cost of commercially catching these things cost a lot. Transportation to a collection center or processing plant cost too. The price in return is low.
Talking with family and friends over the holidays there were some ideas that half way make sense. Have a container set at every lake, like a Twice the Ice machine. You enter your information before you can dump fish in it, when you finish sign out. The info and weight goes to the processing plant and they know which containers need a pick up. You can deposit the fish for free or you can set up an account. Once you reach say 1,000 pounds they will sent you a statement and a check.
You got to remember that I helped some of these people go to school for a degree and fish comes from Capt D's.
Sharphook, you almost got it. Catfish farmers wanted a way to clean their ponds. MS farmers were using grass carp with good results. LA, AR and MO wanted something faster so the feds brought in Asian carp. Reports say midwest farmers, nothing eastern. The MS river flooded, flooding the MO river and a few more south. This flooded the ponds and the carp ended up in our water ways. The farmers should have better levys around their ponds. Kinda like buying a piece of glass and not having insurance encase it breaks during shipment.
This was caused by LA, AR and MO farmers. Look at those states to find what's being done to help. Processing plants? Collection centers? Research? The best I could find was, if you catch one, learn how to clean it and eat it.
TN came up with a great answer, don't be caught in the boat with one alive.
Cane, please State your sources
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I'm suprised they are not on they endangered species list and protected like every other pestilence.
Ky is leading the way with research, and has a dedicated Asian Carp team here at the Twin Lakes area ( Ky and Barkley lakes ).
In a presentation and discussion this past July, the Fed's finally admitted to their faults and ignorance about these invasive species. Once the backwaters flooded the commercial ponds and these fish escaped into the waterways, the Feds felt that it was fine due to these never being able to survive the Mississippi River, the climates, and the river environment.
Hence, we now have a major problem that a majority of people don't know how to remedy. Accountability was thrown out the rear window, and funding has been low and slow.
The KY Team has reached some new evidence that is probably leading them somewhere. These invasive fish do not like warm winter waters where bacteria can begin causing infection in their gills eventually dying. They also can not handle excessive oxygen levels due to their gills design.
Their gills are different that all of the native fish, so there are beliefs that things can be done in this arena with the gills being a target point.
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The only solution is , bring in Snakehead fish. They taste better and will bite a spinner bait. ( so they say ) In time they will take over and eat all the carp and you end up with the better eating fish that can be also be caught on hook and line.
Disclaimer- this is a joke ( in the event a govt. official reads this and thinks its a good idea )
Speck did it
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Glad they did something even though the State had to pay it for even after default . As one politician claimed it was he who bought the "Nissan of the north" to yalobusha county . :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Winsor Foods is doing real good, in the next 5 years they should be the largest employer in our county. By the way, smells good too, makes you hungry when you smell the food they are cooking!!Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle 1
Nice to have these jobs come to MS where we appreciate them, to many folks wanna gripe elsewhere!
Jack Daniels!!! Gotta be true. [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Speck
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The processing plant, Moon River Foods at Indianola, closed or suspended operations last year after two of their fishermen drowned on Moon Lake. The State of Miss. had helped finance them. All together, about $7 million was spent on retooling a catfish processing plant. While Asian Carp were initially the primary focus, the processor learned quickly that Buffalo were more profitable.
They were paying only about a dime to $0.15 a pound for AC, which wouldn't even pay for the fuel even though we could catch 3 to 5000 pounds a day! Kentucky / Tenn has the correct idea with their "subsidization" of the prices paid to the fishermen. We have yet to see how this will work and if it is sustainable.
Large scale, commercial harvest with a subsidized price is the only feasible solution.
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What's alcohol anyhow these days when they are legalizing pot, dope, or weed. Choose your preferred term, regardless we are headed down a very steep and dangerous slope my friends.Quote:
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I've been on this site for years now. 'Bout time we had some Hank show up!Quote:
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