Tilapia

[agelesssone]

Ventured out in the chilly rain today. Brought home 34 tilapia, lost 8 as I was bringing them in.

Finally left when my fingers got so stiff I couldn't bait the hook.

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[Dakota]

Nice Merv!! Interesting that they are other areas than the steam plant??

[Saltwaterwalt]

Nice! So do they taste like bluegill or can you tell the difference?

[Travis C.]

Nice! So do they taste like bluegill or can you tell the difference?

Oh yeah Walt.

Its a really firm almost crappie type meat in my opinion pretty close to that of sauger..

[agelesssone]

Nice! So do they taste like bluegill or can you tell the difference?

Don't know Walt, haven't eaten any yet. Later this week.

Tonight we had ribs.YUMMY!

[Alphahawk]

Nice catch. What was water temp? Fifty eight degrees is supposed to be the temp they start dying off. Those fish will taste much different than what one would get in store or restaurant. I caught.....and ate....those while visiting Kenya. Totally different than farm raised tilapia. Are those things pretty much all over the lake now?

Regards


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[agelesssone]

I don't know ANYTHING about them alpha. I just followed tacklemake to his favorite hole. He caught about thirty or more, got bored or tired (he'd been there since 5 AM) and left.

I stayed and the bite picked up considerably around 10:00. My frozen hands and lack of bait finally convinced me to go home around 1:30 PM.

Water temps on OH was 50 degrees. Don't know why they aren't dying off or headed to the steam plant. The water coming down the channel at GSP was 66 when I was there Friday.

[SAMBOLIE]

Don't know Walt, haven't eaten any yet. Later this week.

Tonight we had ribs.YUMMY!

Most people just throw the ribs away when they filet a fish. How do you cook them?

[Alphahawk]

I don't know ANYTHING about them alpha. I just followed tacklemake to his favorite hole. He caught about thirty or more, got bored or tired (he'd been there since 5 AM) and left.

I stayed and the bite picked up considerably around 10:00. My frozen hands and lack of bait finally convinced me to go home around 1:30 PM.

Water temps on OH was 50 degrees. Don't know why they aren't dying off or headed to the steam plant. The water coming down the channel at GSP was 66 when I was there Friday.


You guys are tough. Me and the cold just don't get along anymore. Well I guess they are adapting to the cold or something......anyway good mess of fish and good eating.

Regards


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[agelesssone]

most people just throw the ribs away when they filet a fish. How do you cook them?

Ha Ha.

Actually, yesterday I was saying I was taking over the SAMBOLIE tradition of hexing all the fishing, except I was the only one being hexed. I stood right beside Woody, while he caught 5 or 7 fish and I caught none. Throwing to the same places, using his bait, etc. I think he has an unfair advantage with his built in twitch!

AFTER he left, I started catching my fish. It's amazing how a little rotenone (http://www.noble.org/ag/wildlife/rotenone/) spread out on the water will improve the catch rate!

[jad2t]

Nice haul! I couldn't find a single one at the steam plant on Saturday.

[agelesssone]

Went out again today, same place. Fought the wind for a coupla hours. Only landed ten today, lost 7 due to line breakage or fish just coming unhooked on the way in.
Threw everything back today. Packed up 4 lbs of filets last night, that'll last for awhile.

[jad2t]

lost 7 due to line breakage


How did a Tilapia break you off? Haha..how did SEVEN do that? They fight like a dead leaf.

[CreekWalker]

How did a Tilapia break you off? Haha..how did SEVEN do that? They fight like a dead leaf.

Haha dead leaf

[Saltwaterwalt]

Can you catch those on Trout Magnets or do you need live bait? Waxworms?

[agelesssone]

I was using 3/4 inch pieces of nightcrawlers.

[Travis C.]

Can you catch those on Trout Magnets or do you need live bait? Waxworms?

I have only used trout mags for them. They arent picky if its nearby just be wary of you hook size. Their mouth doesnt open up too big on the smaller ones.

[tacklemake]

Can you catch those on Trout Magnets or do you need live bait? Waxworms?

Trout magnets work some times but a little bit of crawler works better............woody

[XxthejuicexX]

Trout magnets work well, Jimmy and I caught a bunch on them. Mill worm, chartreuse, black and red ones, and the green and black ones.

[Dakota]

So I seen a commercial tonight that Capt. D's now has tilapia. Just saying who's working with Capt. D's?? Merv Woody?


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[Fishaholic]

I bet some little Berkley gulp baits would kill them

[tacklemake]

I bet some little Berkley gulp baits would kill them

I will let you know I just got some............woody

[nomad60]

They had tons of Tilapia in the freshwater stream on Okinawa but I was never able to catch any. But then I was using live red worms under a bobber. They would nudge the bait but never take it.