09-07-2012, 07:48 PM
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By "trophy fishermen" are you talking about the guys that catch huge fish and have em mounted and never eat any if the meat?
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09-07-2012, 08:21 PM
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How much fish does $18 buy you at Kroger??
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09-07-2012, 08:27 PM
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How much fish does $18 buy you at Kroger?? I'd say anyone could get their money's worth pretty easily and if not it's nobody's fault but their own... It's a Trout Stamp not a food stamp.
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That's not the point. Besides, you can't find wild caught trout at Kroger. Only farm raised. What is it about trout that makes them so holy to some people? What's the difference if I take home a few small browns or they get eaten by a striper? The difference is that I came home last night with no trout in my cooler but you can bet with 100% certainty that several (more like several dozen) small brownies got demolished by stripers last night. They still get restocked by the hundreds and plenty of those will grow to the 20+ inch range. People are so sensitive about these fish and that's what influenced TWRA to keep these ridiculous regs on brown trout. Sure, they're beautiful fish and the Caney is a beautiful river, but I still believe that since the browns are evidently coming back strong, we should be able to keep a few.
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09-07-2012, 08:31 PM
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Personally I just catch and release these. I just like catching big fish....
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09-07-2012, 08:38 PM
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How much fish does $18 buy you at Kroger??
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Hi Mike ...You are still one of the most devoted Fisherman and Guides on the Water who loves this sport ... Thanks for your input ... Can you make the Gathering Oct 6th ... Love to have you ... <'TK>< 
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09-07-2012, 08:41 PM
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Well then eat a Striper, it's better meat and you help out the fishery. Win win.
TK, after spending my lifetime fishing I've lost my fire for the sport lately. It's just not what it used to be anywhere I go. This area is getting too overcrowded, to the point it's more aggravation then enjoyment. Fishing within hearing distance of another human is not something I enjoy. Lately I've taken up weight lifting, road biking, and the most recent thing motocross riding dirt bikes. Guess after devoting a lifetime to something I'm finally realizing all that I missed out on... Then again,,, this weekend I'm going to look at getting back into another fast glass lake boat...
I'll try to make the gathering.
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09-07-2012, 08:51 PM
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Well then eat a Striper it's better meat and you help out the fishery. Win win.
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I'd eat one every once in a while if I could get some time to go after them. Being at the top of the food chain, they have a much higher level of contaminants than the trout do so I wouldn't eat many. Again, the reason I want to eat trout is because of the health benefits.
The 18 dollar comment is just silly because as you said, it's a trout stamp, not a food stamp. Buying a trout stamp doesn't mean I'm entitled to 18 dollars worth of trout a year.
To be honest, I've never caught a 24"+ brown but if I did, I'd release it. Biggest so far was 22". If I caught a rainbow or a brookie 20" or more, I'd release that one too even though I am allowed to keep one. I like catching big fish and I'd like them to be plentiful in the Caney. 10-12" browns are all over the place right now so again I ask, what is the difference if I take them home or a striper eats them?
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09-07-2012, 08:54 PM
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I remember going to the Caney with my wife's cousin and he'd keep his first seven fish thinking that the TWRA didn't want people catching and releasing
stocked trout... this mentality probably led to the restrictions that we have now. I never kept more than my wife and I could eat that night.. I'm not a huge fan of trout, but when I'd go, I would keep 2 bows for the green egg.
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09-07-2012, 08:55 PM
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One interesting thought is the comparison of the White and the Caney. Plenty of trout (rainbow) are kept on the White and it consistently produces good numbers and good size. Now I fully realize that the White is 3X the fishery of the Caney. However they have balanced out keeping rainbow trout to eat and trophy browns for the guys after big fish. Granted the rainbow kill at the hatchery this year has really cut back the rainbow numbers that are being caught. Would be interested to see if there could be a happy balance like on the White. Just a thought.
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09-07-2012, 09:06 PM
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09-07-2012, 09:08 PM
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Your talking about these Trout as if they are wild. These are all "farm raised" Trout. I fail to seen any health benefit to eating them over farm raised supermarket fish.
Honestly though,,I dont care if eat them all. I'm so sick of all the arguing, bickering, fussing, and fighting that river has caused the last few years that it really wouldn't hurt my feelings if they blew the Dam up and turned Caney back into a wild river. For what it has become I could care less about it or the fish in it. Eat em all. The polarizing effect that the internet creates has just about killed this great sport. Glad I got in early. Sad for my children...
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09-07-2012, 09:16 PM
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No one will ever be happy....
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09-07-2012, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Anderson
Your talking about these Trout as if they are wild. These are all "farm raised" Trout. I fail to seen any health benefit to eating them over farm raised supermarket fish.
Honestly though,,I dont care if eat them all. I'm so sick of all the arguing, bickering, fussing, and fighting that river has caused the last few years that it really wouldn't hurt my feelings if they blew the Dam up and turned Caney back into a wild river. For what it has become I could care less about it or the fish in it. Eat em all. The polarizing effect that the internet creates has just about killed this great sport. Glad I got in early. Sad for my children...
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Everyone should take up crappie fishing!!! No one cares how many of them you keep!!!
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09-07-2012, 09:30 PM
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And they taste better!!!!
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09-07-2012, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Anderson
Well then eat a Striper, it's better meat and you help out the fishery. Win win.
TK, after spending my lifetime fishing I've lost my fire for the sport lately. It's just not what it used to be anywhere I go. This area is getting too overcrowded, to the point it's more aggravation then enjoyment. Fishing within hearing distance of another human is not something I enjoy. Lately I've taken up weight lifting, road biking, and the most recent thing motocross riding dirt bikes. Guess after devoting a lifetime to something I'm finally realizing all that I missed out on... Then again,,, this weekend I'm going to look at getting back into another fast glass lake boat...
I'll try to make the gathering.
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I know my friend ... That is why I quit Tourney Bass Fishing in the 70/80's (and now Striper Fishing)... ... Had to change my Sport in the 80's... Drag racing was not the answer, Nor Golf ... had to go back fishing in the 90's ... But had to leave the Masses, Jet Skies and Houseboats ... Stripers on the River was the Answer 20 years ago ... Nobody from Carthage to Rome ... But it has all changed ..
I think you and I have spent a few hours in a boat together .... I have seen a lot of things change over the past two decades in our Sport ... I guess that is why I quit Guiding plus 67 years of physically wearing out a body ... That started in Viet Nam, Dirt Bike Racing, 232 trips up the Smoke Stacks at the TVA Gallatin Steam Plant , Knee replacement and two Stints later ... ... But You know what ... I'm still going and I'm 6 feet this side and vertical ... And feel good !!! And enjoy my new Hobby ... Old outboards ...
Plus sold the Guide boat and have a Walleye boat now For the wife and I ... !!
Hope you can make it Oct 6th ... I will make a special Post for you and Mike Dial and hope Rick McFerrin could make it ...
I Think MidTNKayakAngler nailed it on his popcorn post ... sameoh, sameoh ...old stuff we have seen for years ... ego verses the law, verses the purist, verses the everyday fisherman ... and no one is looking for middle ground ?? <'TK><
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