Smallie

[rsimms]

I love forum threads that go sideways based on one word (or phrase).

Nice fish Porman.

[MNfisher]

Lol, nice pic!

[agelesssone]

Those green fish ain't nuthin but overgrowed sunfish. Don't believe me? Look it up on Google.

Oh, and the brown fish is too. Wikipedia lists a bunch of other names for/them.....they forgot to add "trashfish" to the list....or "shore lunchers".

[SAMBOLIE]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

Those green fish ain't nuthin but overgrowed sunfish. Don't believe me? Look it up on Google.

Oh, and the brown fish is too. Wikipedia lists a bunch of other names for/them.....they forgot to add "trashfish" to the list....or "shore lunchers".

Crappie should be spelled crappy. Danged old paper mouth tears out when I set the hook using 2lb test on my salt water rig.

[porman2006]

Yes, I said it in jest

[Transplanted Sportsman]

Originally Posted by txnative

Porman is my brother-in-law, and I can tell you he is 100% joking. He grew up fishing for largemouth, his father fished Redman bass tournaments, me and him fish for largemouth a lot, and we are planning a Guntersville trip for largemouth.

That being said, when targeting smallies on Dale Hollow, largemouth, especially in the lower end (there aren't normally many lm bass on the lower end), sort of "get in the way." This sentiment shouldn't be lost on anyone. How many of us have been targeting bass and had a drum "get in the way" ?

Bottom line is that he said it tongue-in-cheek. Offending anyone was the last thing he meant to do. On the flip side of this coin, being offended by this might be being a little too thin-skinned. I don't see the need in getting offended if one person's favorite/preferred species is not your own.

Chris

PS: TK, Porman has been towed by stripers. I've converted him to a striper fisherman. We chase other species to pass the time until conditions are right for our favorite striper spots.

I loved the way you put it out Chris, nothing like telling the truth!!, back home the carp is king baby!!! they grow big, they eat anything, you can find them just about anywhere, and they put a great fight, for those who don't know how to fix them on the table let me tell ya!!, they are a delicacy and I would rank them right up near the top, so i agree with the statement one man's trash fish is another man's treasure so thtt being said I'm an equal oportunity catcher although most of the times i just fish and only catch a few lol!!!
porman, nice smallie by the way!!

[agelesssone]

Got to Europe, CARP is king over there. They have expensive rigs and equipment for fishing over there that would make you faint at the prices. It's like a cult. Kill a carp, go to jail.....if the local fishermen don't beat you to death before the "Policei" get there.

So what is HOT here may not be SQUAT somewhere else. So we've just all got to be considerate of everyone else's foibles and respect their beliefs in the brown and green trash fish!! They are at least pretty good table fare if nothing else.

HA!

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by agelesssone

Got to Europe, CARP is king over there. They have expensive rigs and equipment for fishing over there that would make you faint at the prices. It's like a cult. Kill a carp, go to jail.....if the local fishermen don't beat you to death before the "Policei" get there.

So what is HOT here may not be SQUAT somewhere else. So we've just all got to be considerate of everyone else's foibles and respect their beliefs in the brown and green trash fish!! They are at least pretty good table fare if nothing else.

HA!

Order fish in a guest house in Germany and you are going to be eating carp....pretty darn good too. Yep carp is a very big deal there.


regards