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re: The pressure on the bass on Toledo Bend is insane...
Posted by RandRules on 3/30/26 at 2:45 pm to TrueTiger07
To further your point, the worst thing you can do in a private lake or pond is not harvest any fish. I have seen countless awesome private ponds and lakes ruined because of overpopulation and stunted growth. Most of the time, it is directly due to the ignorance of management regarding harvest.
In my ponds, all crappie and bass under 2 lbs are getting fileted. In about 45 acres of total water, I’d guess I keep around 1500 lbs of fish a year. I’ve been doing it the same way for almost 40 years now, and every year the fishing is unbelievable. Matter of fact, the best fishing is the year following the biggest harvests.
That considered, I’m really not sure rod & reel anglers have any effect at all on the fish populations in a lake, regardless of lake’s creel limits. I think it has more to do with nature, which impacts the success of the spawn and available cover. This is most apparent in crappie, and your success in having a good population is 100% hit or miss, as it seems to be dependent on the weather during spawn. I know this from summer/fall inventories on fingerlings using a cast net. Some years are booms, most years are busts.
The holding capacity of a body of water is finite. I think if anything, all this catch and release has only accomplished making the fish you have smarter.
In my ponds, all crappie and bass under 2 lbs are getting fileted. In about 45 acres of total water, I’d guess I keep around 1500 lbs of fish a year. I’ve been doing it the same way for almost 40 years now, and every year the fishing is unbelievable. Matter of fact, the best fishing is the year following the biggest harvests.
That considered, I’m really not sure rod & reel anglers have any effect at all on the fish populations in a lake, regardless of lake’s creel limits. I think it has more to do with nature, which impacts the success of the spawn and available cover. This is most apparent in crappie, and your success in having a good population is 100% hit or miss, as it seems to be dependent on the weather during spawn. I know this from summer/fall inventories on fingerlings using a cast net. Some years are booms, most years are busts.
The holding capacity of a body of water is finite. I think if anything, all this catch and release has only accomplished making the fish you have smarter.
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Nice, thanks. I’m gonna check it out. If you like that channel, search God’s Country Hunting and Fishing on Youtube. Bradley and his wife are the two most awesome people on Youtube. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve learned from watching that channel. Bradley gives out nuggets of info that few others would ever share. He explains everything so well I think I could probably go successfully run some hoop nets right now, which is something I knew nothing about. I don’t personally know them or anything but they seem good as gold and are very entertaining
re: Crappie guide in lake Concordia?
Posted by RandRules on 3/29/26 at 3:36 pm to HuntFishMan
Lake Larto/saline complex used to be a world class destination for crappie fishing. I know it fell off years ago. I hear its still decent enough. Its about 2.5 hours from BR.
If I were going to go on a guided trip, i would go to Toledo Bend. I hear they got em. They also have plenty of guides. I don’t know any but I could find out who is good if you want me to.
If I were going to go on a guided trip, i would go to Toledo Bend. I hear they got em. They also have plenty of guides. I don’t know any but I could find out who is good if you want me to.
Awesome. Hey, thanks a lot for the good info
re: Crappie spawn at D’arbonne
Posted by RandRules on 3/28/26 at 10:38 am to Mushroom1968
Hahahahaha. No doubt you will get some funny looks calling them crappie in that neck of the woods
Crappie spawn at D’arbonne
Posted by RandRules on 3/27/26 at 9:32 pm
Does anyone know if crappie are still spawning on D’arbonne? May have been done weeks ago for all I know. TIA
Thanks. Thats what i get for trying to sound smart
Do you mind explaining further? Genuinely interested to hear your thoughts
I always heard that trees (even in the absence of a dam) carry the risk of punching possible drain holes in your pond once they get fairly large and die off. Did I get bad information?
Before planting a bunch of trees, I would take into consideration the amount of upkeep that goes along with that. Trees are no doubt a nice touch to any pond, but with those trees comes a lot of detriment that will wreak havoc on your water depth, clarity, and oxygen content. On a small shallow pond, you would probably have to remove that detriment yearly via excavator to keep the pond healthy enough to support any sort of fish population.
I own some very large treeless ponds and they have been excellent for fishing every year for 25 to 40 years now. Thank God they are treeless because I have seen the problems caused by trees at many of our neighbors’ once-great large heavily wooded ponds. It is necessary to drain and redig their ponds at least once every 15 years due to detriment and the fishing related problems caused by it.
Sorry for the long post, just some things to consider.
Before planting a bunch of trees, I would take into consideration the amount of upkeep that goes along with that. Trees are no doubt a nice touch to any pond, but with those trees comes a lot of detriment that will wreak havoc on your water depth, clarity, and oxygen content. On a small shallow pond, you would probably have to remove that detriment yearly via excavator to keep the pond healthy enough to support any sort of fish population.
I own some very large treeless ponds and they have been excellent for fishing every year for 25 to 40 years now. Thank God they are treeless because I have seen the problems caused by trees at many of our neighbors’ once-great large heavily wooded ponds. It is necessary to drain and redig their ponds at least once every 15 years due to detriment and the fishing related problems caused by it.
Sorry for the long post, just some things to consider.
Truer words were never spoken. I would usually reply to a great post like yours with a bunch of questions of why things are like they are when the answers are pretty obvious. Reality sucks.
You make a good point. There is nothing moral about killing another human being.
I would argue, however, that the lawyer has freedom of choice while the soldier often does not, at least not when the penalty to disobey orders carries a consequence of jail or death.
The very basis of fighting a war in many cases, is purported to be a moral one. It is made out to be a battle of good vs evil, and the reasons why you consider your side is good are morally good reasons. As long as civilians aren’t targeted and children aren’t used, I would consider the war to be ethically good. Even the brutal killing of the enemy can be considered ethical since it will bring a faster end to the war itself. And there is nothing more ethical than self preservation. My point is, what is considered morally and ethically good or bad in war align, regardless of whether the war is just.
In the legal profession, lying is not only okay, it is absolutely necessary to do the job (ie provide a defense to a scumbag that is guilty). The ethics involved in doing this directly contradict the morals. And unlike the soldier, the choice is not life or death.
Sorry for the long reply. If you wouldn’t have made such a good point, my answer could have been shorter
I would argue, however, that the lawyer has freedom of choice while the soldier often does not, at least not when the penalty to disobey orders carries a consequence of jail or death.
The very basis of fighting a war in many cases, is purported to be a moral one. It is made out to be a battle of good vs evil, and the reasons why you consider your side is good are morally good reasons. As long as civilians aren’t targeted and children aren’t used, I would consider the war to be ethically good. Even the brutal killing of the enemy can be considered ethical since it will bring a faster end to the war itself. And there is nothing more ethical than self preservation. My point is, what is considered morally and ethically good or bad in war align, regardless of whether the war is just.
In the legal profession, lying is not only okay, it is absolutely necessary to do the job (ie provide a defense to a scumbag that is guilty). The ethics involved in doing this directly contradict the morals. And unlike the soldier, the choice is not life or death.
Sorry for the long reply. If you wouldn’t have made such a good point, my answer could have been shorter
If I were forced to self identify, I would consider myself to be libertarian. And that is why it’s so cringe to read an article like this. I really liked Ron, Rand was just ok. I will never understand how any freedom loving American could vote for McCain or Romney over Ron.
This is total self destruction of a political party, but more importantly annihilation of a worthwhile message in what I consider libertarianism to be. All the wrong people have flocked to the party itself. Why do these idiots let things like this happen?
I will not defend the Libertarian party because it sucks. I just wish libertarians could get sane people to represent them and focus on whats actually important to libertarians - freedom and individualism. Am I asking too much?
This is total self destruction of a political party, but more importantly annihilation of a worthwhile message in what I consider libertarianism to be. All the wrong people have flocked to the party itself. Why do these idiots let things like this happen?
I will not defend the Libertarian party because it sucks. I just wish libertarians could get sane people to represent them and focus on whats actually important to libertarians - freedom and individualism. Am I asking too much?
re: Defense Attorneys, have you ever represented a client that you knew was a colossal POS?
Posted by RandRules on 3/26/26 at 10:03 am to Sus-Scrofa
It’s a question of morals vs ethics. From an ethics standpoint, a lawyer is required to provide the best defense possible to the client. Morality has no place in the process if the attorney is to truly provide a defense for the client.
You are literally forced to sacrifice your morals for ethics if you want to be a successful attorney. What is considered “good” ethically often necessarily contradicts what is “good” morally. No other profession has this moral/ethical dilemma, at least not in this dynamic anyway.
You are literally forced to sacrifice your morals for ethics if you want to be a successful attorney. What is considered “good” ethically often necessarily contradicts what is “good” morally. No other profession has this moral/ethical dilemma, at least not in this dynamic anyway.
re: Recommend a couple baitcasting reels - freshwater
Posted by RandRules on 3/21/26 at 1:55 pm to TimeOutdoors
May be hard to find a good one in a 6:1. The min on most nowadays is 7:1. What are you using it for to need a slower reel like that?
The best reel I’ve ever used is my Shimano Metanium 150b.
If you want something that is backlash proof, performs flawlessly, and doesn’t break the bank, check out the Shimano SLX DC XT. It is a JDM reel so you have to order it online from Japan.
The one bit of advice I absolutely recommend is to check out the reels on the Japanese Domestic Market before buying anything American. Will save you over $100 on your higher end equipment purchases. These sites are where I buy from:
Digitaka.com
Japanlureshop.com
The best reel I’ve ever used is my Shimano Metanium 150b.
If you want something that is backlash proof, performs flawlessly, and doesn’t break the bank, check out the Shimano SLX DC XT. It is a JDM reel so you have to order it online from Japan.
The one bit of advice I absolutely recommend is to check out the reels on the Japanese Domestic Market before buying anything American. Will save you over $100 on your higher end equipment purchases. These sites are where I buy from:
Digitaka.com
Japanlureshop.com
Because the buyer of these politicians has been playing both sides. If you do some research, you’ll notice the same group has done this since the beginning of recorded history
If they were serious about making elections fair, they would just add this to the SAFE Act
Well, there goes passing the SAFE act. There are only 53 R senators. If turtle is incapacitated and Murkowski and Collins vote No, which they probably will, there will not be enough votes to pass period. This is probably their plan anyway
re: turkey sold 1000s of children mainly survivors of the eq in 1999 to Jeffery Epstein's isla
Posted by RandRules on 2/3/26 at 5:38 pm to SlowFlowPro
It depends on who is doing the testing. As a starting point, those doing the testing should be politically and ideologically neutral in regards to the subject and should not be able to benefit in any way from the results saying one thing or the other. Then, as long as best practices in scientific research are adhered to, i would trust the resulting data. If the data is analyzed and interpretated objectively, I would accept the results. If subjectivity is involved in any part of the process, I don’t consider it a valid test.
I think scientific studies completely absent of p-hacking are rare. Tests are manipulated to validate the ideological beliefs of the tester.
I know I sound like a pessimist but I’m not. I just don’t have much faith in the honesty of people. I am an idealist who lives in reality. I am fully aware that my expectations aren’t reasonable.
I think scientific studies completely absent of p-hacking are rare. Tests are manipulated to validate the ideological beliefs of the tester.
I know I sound like a pessimist but I’m not. I just don’t have much faith in the honesty of people. I am an idealist who lives in reality. I am fully aware that my expectations aren’t reasonable.
re: turkey sold 1000s of children mainly survivors of the eq in 1999 to Jeffery Epstein's isla
Posted by RandRules on 2/3/26 at 1:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
No, i am blaming the study itself. I am blaming the psychology dept who did the study. I take issue not with their data of 2% of psychologists handling most of these cases, which i am sure is not accurate anyway. I take issue with their accusation that psychologists are being “shopped” and the results are being manufactured or dreamt up. I take issue with their stated conclusion of the obtained data. I’m not that poor of a communicator and you’re way too smart to misunderstand what i’m saying.
re: turkey sold 1000s of children mainly survivors of the eq in 1999 to Jeffery Epstein's isla
Posted by RandRules on 2/3/26 at 11:47 am to SlowFlowPro
I am talking about those who conducted the study. They make the determination that since 2% of the doctors handled most of the cases, the doctors are being “shopped” and helping create the cases. It is far more likely that these are specialists for that type of trauma and i ‘d bet that the other 98% of psychologists are wholly dismissive of claims of satanic cult abuse. Like i said, pay attention to how many psychologists are implicated in the Epstein files.
re: turkey sold 1000s of children mainly survivors of the eq in 1999 to Jeffery Epstein's isla
Posted by RandRules on 2/3/26 at 11:34 am to SlowFlowPro
I discredited your source, and I stand by the fact it is disingenuous to post the details of a study discounting accusations of child abuse by a Democrat political operative posing as an educator.
Who else has confirmed this? What liberal cesspool are they a professor at? I guarantee you studies have been done that confirmed the rampant existence of child abuse. These studies will never be made public. The person conducting the study simply modifies how the questions are asked until they get answers they can use as support for whatever propoganda they’re trying to spew.
The conclusions they drew from their research could just as likely indicate that 2% of the psychologists out there are honest and/or not protecting pedos. Every profession has specialties within specialties. All of them. Psychology is no different. That is the far likeliest reason.
I can’t speak to your last statement, not sure what you’re saying. What i’m saying will happen is psychologists beholden to the Democrats will perform corrupt, fictional diagnoses of their political enemies. The victims of this will be incarcerated and discredited all at once. Subsequent “evaluations” will be just as corrupt and support the findings of the initial exams.
Understand that unlike other doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists rely solely on their subjective expertise. There is no objective meansor data by which to make a diagnosis. Their “diagnoses” are nothing more than educated guesses based on opinion. The only reason people think MN Daycare is filled with fraud and abuse is because they haven’t looked into mental illness. And the only reason they haven’t done that is because its subjectivity makes it unprovable. And therein lies the danger
Who else has confirmed this? What liberal cesspool are they a professor at? I guarantee you studies have been done that confirmed the rampant existence of child abuse. These studies will never be made public. The person conducting the study simply modifies how the questions are asked until they get answers they can use as support for whatever propoganda they’re trying to spew.
The conclusions they drew from their research could just as likely indicate that 2% of the psychologists out there are honest and/or not protecting pedos. Every profession has specialties within specialties. All of them. Psychology is no different. That is the far likeliest reason.
I can’t speak to your last statement, not sure what you’re saying. What i’m saying will happen is psychologists beholden to the Democrats will perform corrupt, fictional diagnoses of their political enemies. The victims of this will be incarcerated and discredited all at once. Subsequent “evaluations” will be just as corrupt and support the findings of the initial exams.
Understand that unlike other doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists rely solely on their subjective expertise. There is no objective meansor data by which to make a diagnosis. Their “diagnoses” are nothing more than educated guesses based on opinion. The only reason people think MN Daycare is filled with fraud and abuse is because they haven’t looked into mental illness. And the only reason they haven’t done that is because its subjectivity makes it unprovable. And therein lies the danger
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