Priest is loaded with giant hybrids. I mean loaded. Not sure for how long though with all the asians, laotians, mexicans keeping every fish they catch. That is the main reason behind myself not having a problem with a high striper/hybird tag cost. Not because I am rich, I am far from that, but because I would like to see that fishery (even all the fish species) protected more in any way possible. I promise you, and I am not being racist, but you do not have to look hard to see the abuse those ethnic groups put on all the fish species, but especially stripers/hybrids. many years ago, couple laotians were busted way up in fall creek on Priest netting bass, bluegill, catfish any fish they could get in the net. These people have absolutely zero concept of conservation and may never understand it.

I disagree. Stripers/hybrids do not reproduce in fresh water. Those fish have to raised in a hatchery and then transported and released. Someone has to pay and the guys fishing specifically for them should help out in some way, just like the trout fishermen or buy a sportsman license. I do not trout fish so I am not saying that because of that.

No culling is just enforceable. What do you do when you catch one and you don't want it or you are fishing for bass or crappie but you catch several hyrbrids (maybe stripers even) but I have seen times where while bass or crappie fishing I have caught many hybrids and not wanting to catch a hybrid at all. Do I have to quit fishing for crappie or bass because I caught 2 legal hybrids?

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The sole purpose is not revenue. I am sure the TWRA could use it and maybe all the money from the tag could go to striper/hybrid restocking, but moreso to prevent the abuse of the striper/hybrid fishery. It is almost impossible to prove, there is a large group that targets striper/hybrid almost every day of the year and they are selling them.

You can make fun of me all you want, but the people I mentioned have no clue about conservation, and they will fish the striper/hybrid population into nonexistence. Below nice mill dam, for years and years you could go fish and catch all the white bass you wanted. Priest still has lots of white bass but the guys I know have quit fishing that area of the river because it has been basically wiped out. These laotians, asians etc. have no clue. they not only catch them to eat, they sell them. Below Cheatham, forever there was a guy collecting stripers as they were caught and carrying them to coolers in their cars. They are becoming even better at concealing what they do and there are not enough officers to be there 24/7. bring that dead horse back, I just hope the fishing lasts through my lifetime.

I understand what your saying, and yes, the idea behind that makes sense, but if there will not be an increase in patrols by the TWRA to check for the permit, then the majority would not purchase it, im not saying that is right, im just saying thats probably how it would go. Also, what i see as a possible issue would be "what makes me a striper fisherman" that would need me to buy the stamp if i dont plan to keep them? Tackle, rigging, location, bait/lures?
I can drift live shad up and down the river all day long with a basic live bait rig down deep for the sole purpose of catch and release stripers in the summer, i do it every year in Melton Hill. That just so happens to be the exact same set-up alot of cat fisherman use too, me included. If the TWRA pulls up to me, see's me drifting live shad, i can tell them no, im not fishing for stripers, im fishing for cats.i have no stripers in the boat, but they cant rightfully ticket me since they have no proof im targeting stripers, if they see me catch and release one, well i cant control what fish eats my live bait. that may sound childish to some, but thats how these things work, ive seen it myself in michigan, hell ive done it! (not proudly, but i was young and just wanted to catch some spawning bass). now some methods, like planer boards are a different story or topwater, but in my opinion there is enough of a grey area to allow people to still target them most of the year, but not have enough evidence to prove they are in the wrong, unless they keep them.
Im not trying to shoot down anybody else's idea's here or argue with anybody, but its not as simple as creating a high dollar stamp and hoping the honor system works ya know.

I am well aware of that stripers /hybrids don't reproduce....but stamps are stupid i say again. Even the the trout stamp.

Uummmm <'TK><
 

This is not quite a true statement (Speaking of Stripers on Old Hickory, Hey they are not hybrids, their natural instinct is to spawn ... Why do you think they swim upstream in the Spring ... Yep To spawn, and a false spawn in the Fall ... Kind of a false hatch like Turkeys ... The Rocks do the same thing in the Fall except they won't have row ) ... The TWRA biologist that I worked and spoke with in the 80's, 90's and early 2000 stated that about 5% actually reproduced in this fishery ... In A Heart Beat you can tell if a Big Sow has spawned ... But to reproduce you need the following ....

Now it has to be select waters ... They need 9 miles of hard current to keep the Fry tumbling before they can survive on their on... If the current is lost they drop to the bottom in the rocks ... Think about where their Journey ends after stopping by for a brief time at GSP ... They are looking for The perfect spawn temp ... 60 degree water and premo bait fish (Skippies) ... Just a heads up ..<'TK>< ;) PHD in Piscatorial Paraphernalia and Scaly Face Psychology ...

In my experience, someone who refers to multiple "minorities" in a public forum and later says "promise you, I'm not racist" is probably racist. I'm guessing, but you were born pre-1960, no? Not here to cause huge stink, but I'll cause a minor one because you weren't even trying to hide your distaste. Like no white, redneck has ever over-harvested fish. And don't give us the "conservation" nonsense. For every "Laotian" I've seen taking home a stringer of crappies there's 10 -- here it comes again -- white, rednecks driving around percy drunk, tossing trash overboard, and saying the same gibberish as you under their breath. I'm sure I'm in the minority with my take considering the likely demographics of this board but figure someone should say something.

Suppose this is a bad time to ask about water clarity, no?

So by calling someone out for being overtly racist, it spurred someone else to defend said racist by using the n-word on a public forum. But you used it passive aggressively, so everyone should probably just give you a pass, no?

You are the only prick here deciding who is racist, and who isn't. And yeah, I probably ought to just get a pass. If you don't like it, take it up with TK. He's the only one here that gets to make that call. It's certainly not your call.

I'm not deciding anything. Ask any outside opinion about that dude's post and they would tell you it was offensive and racist regardless of accuracy or intention. But because this is a small "community" people feel it OK to just spit out whatever pops into their head because there are surrounded by what they believe to be a group that will agree. The problem is, I didn't agree. It was garbage. You defending him was garbage. And to a certain degree, my response was as well but if it makes at least one person think before they spew out some narrow-minded stream of consciousness, then mission accomplished.

Headhunter has said many times he has took home limits day after day if bass,crappie etc etc....lmao

Not that really care

Okay ... <'TK><