Lake Murray is reputed to be loaded with these, Jim. The entire bottom is littered with freshwater mussels shells; at least the places I see are. This certainly suggests the redear have enough to eat. Large rod stealers, the kind that snatch the gear from your boat, are well documented.
Redear are not normally raised and managed in the sense that one might think. They do not readily take pelleted feed.....at least not in the sense that BG do, and not without an extreme effort on the part of the pondmeister. In that respect, I consider Redear to be "wild" wherever they are caught.....public or private. Certainly you might ensure that natural forage is available for them to eat, but it's not like you're throwing a coffee can full of fish feed into the water every day, thereby boosting their growth.....lead em' to water, can't make em' drink.....
Bruce on the other hand, has some very interesting ideas in this regard...............
David, aka, "McScruff"
Another fat Lake Murray shellcracker. This one goes right at 11". On my rod are scale markings to one foot; the orange marks are every 3".
When this thing started taking line, I got a little excited.
Dec 11, 2012
Tony Livingston
Good fish David!
Dec 11, 2012
John Sheehan
Great catch David!
Dec 11, 2012
jim cosgrove
wow 11 and still growing,must be some monsters in there david as this fish looks young
Dec 11, 2012
David, aka, "McScruff"
Lake Murray is reputed to be loaded with these, Jim. The entire bottom is littered with freshwater mussels shells; at least the places I see are. This certainly suggests the redear have enough to eat. Large rod stealers, the kind that snatch the gear from your boat, are well documented.
Dec 11, 2012
Jeffrey D. Abney
Nice Cracker David.....S.C. represents!
Dec 11, 2012
Greg McWilliams
WAY TO GO, DAVID!!!!!! ZEROING IN ON THE 12" MARK!!!!!!!
Dec 12, 2012
David, aka, "McScruff"
Ill get there, Greg. I always like to add the reminder that these are wild caught from public waters, too; they are not pond raised and managed. LOL
Dec 12, 2012
Tony Livingston
Redear are not normally raised and managed in the sense that one might think. They do not readily take pelleted feed.....at least not in the sense that BG do, and not without an extreme effort on the part of the pondmeister. In that respect, I consider Redear to be "wild" wherever they are caught.....public or private. Certainly you might ensure that natural forage is available for them to eat, but it's not like you're throwing a coffee can full of fish feed into the water every day, thereby boosting their growth.....lead em' to water, can't make em' drink.....
Bruce on the other hand, has some very interesting ideas in this regard...............
Dec 12, 2012