Exotics and Invasives

[Mzungu]

I hate to say it, but we Texans have rules about these guys. :( I did a little bit of internet research, and found these important pages:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/exotics.phtml

Quote: Anglers should also eviscerate or kill any exotic fish they catch, and not release the fish back into Texas waters.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/nonpwdpubs/media/outdoor_annual_2008_2009.pdf

Quote:
General Prohibited Acts
It is a violation to:
...
• Fail to immediately remove the intestines from tilapia, grass carp, or any other fish listed as harmful or potentially harmful, except on those waters where a valid Triploid Grass Carp Permit is in effect...

Just an FYI.

[TaTeR ToT]

I hate to say it, but we Texans have rules about these guys. :( I did a little bit of internet research, and found these important pages:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/exotics.phtml

Quote: Anglers should also eviscerate or kill any exotic fish they catch, and not release the fish back into Texas waters.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/nonpwdpubs/media/outdoor_annual_2008_2009.pdf

Quote:
General Prohibited Acts
It is a violation to:
...
• Fail to immediately remove the intestines from tilapia, grass carp, or any other fish listed as harmful or potentially harmful, except on those waters where a valid Triploid Grass Carp Permit is in effect...

Just an FYI.

thanx for that info MB!
but the part i highlighted in red sounds kinda twisted and crewl as opposed to just instantly killing it, im pretty sure his intestines will stop working as soon as a swift blow with a rock or something similar is administered, why gut him aswell

[Tiapan]

i think its what they considered to be final without saying removal of the head.

[TaTeR ToT]

well, i know this is gunna sound morbid, but i think i'd rather have instant decapitation then having my intestines removed, sounds kinda messed up.

[Rico]

i catch tilapia all the time in a ditch behind my moms house. i dont think killing a few is going to stop them. they are on a pinky and the brain mission.

[TaTeR ToT]

they are on a pinky and the brain mission.

[TaTeR ToT]

what are we going to do tonight brain?

the same thing we do everynight pinky, try to take over the world!

[Rico]

not that many texas cichlids left in that ditch. mostly tilapia and bass. plecos have taken over too.

[myjohnson]

Please if anyone catches a non-native fish....please contact me via PM.

I will take any fish over 6 inches off your hands.

thank you.

[fishboyt]

well, i know this is gunna sound morbid, but i think i'd rather have instant decapitation then having my intestines removed, sounds kinda messed up.

Me too.

[Tiapan]

you dont want to go the way of ritual samurai?, naw i think head removal better too. but yeah why doesnt someone start collecting and do something with them. like make good fertilizer.

[nacra99]

Those plecos look like they came from somebody's aquarium...

the tilapia looks like it came from the local asian market ........

[TaTeR ToT]

man, i have caught well over 30 GIANT, im talking 2'+ common plecos at the bayou that runs through my neighborhood in a single day, they are everywhere.

we have a kindoff rapids area, it flows over and through some big rocks, and its really cool, cause you see there natural behaviour, they all sit in the rapids and chill, i have even seen them eating the algae off the rocks in the clear areas.
really neat stuff.
i caught a HUGE Sailfin gibbeceps, it was alittle over 16"tl, i should have kept him, but didnt know what he might have since he came out of a nasty bayou.
i am gunna try to catch one when they come out again when it cools off alittle, since the water levels low, i should be able to catch one no problem.
i will catch one and post a pick.