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09-30-2012, 11:50 PM
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Tilapia caught in bow!?!
Hey all just got word of this from my wife.....
Apparently A well respected flyfisherman/guide/tv host just posted a pic on Facebook of himself holding a respectable sized tilapia!?!?
Seems they might b a bit of an invasive species ...
It kinda blew my mind at first as I questioned my wife to the 3rd degree till she sent me the picture of it .....crazy !! Starfish in the nsr and tilapia in the bow....
Your thoughts?....
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10-01-2012, 12:03 AM
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With a name like that and endorsed by a renowned flyfisherman, can you say blue ribbon x 5?
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10-01-2012, 12:07 AM
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What is the limit on tilapia?
Are they good to eat?
What kind of baot do you suggest?
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10-01-2012, 12:16 AM
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Thats quite the coincidence... happened to read an article today about stocking tilapia in put and take lakes around the UK (if I remember correctly).
I would be interested in seeing this picture.
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10-01-2012, 03:13 AM
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hmm the only thing i am aware of is a talapia farm near strathmore i think. talapia are great eatting.
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10-01-2012, 05:04 AM
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lapia are unable to survive in temperate climates because they require warm water. The pure strain of the blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, has the greatest cold tolerance and dies at 45 °F (7 °C) while all other species of tilapia will die at a range of 52 to 62 °F (11 to 17 °C).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia
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10-01-2012, 08:07 AM
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there are people raising tilapia in colder climates on an aquaculture basis but...then do need warmer water. They are partnering up with industry like power plants to use warm water discharge. In Alberta there are people raising tilapia in holding tanks in barns and warehouses...overhead is high...I don't think it will succeed but there are crazy investors out there apparently so it is not dieing a quick business death.
Wanna see big tilapia...visit the hippo pond at the Calgary Zoo...I want to try fishing there...but they eat hippo poo and I am not sure they would bite a lure and the taste may not be favorable.
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10-01-2012, 08:34 AM
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Anyone tying hippo poo flys?
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10-01-2012, 08:40 AM
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They sell live tilapia at the Asian markets, wouldn't be a far stretch to think someone may have planted them to catch the fish from home here in Canada.
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10-01-2012, 08:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishnafterwork
Starfish in the nsr and tilapia in the bow....
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for reals??? you guys actually believe the starfish thing???? 
"About 1,600 living species of starfish are known.[49] Echinoderms maintain a delicate internal electrolyte balance in their bodies and this is only possible in a marine environment. This means that starfish occur in all of the Earth's oceans but are not found in any freshwater habitats"
LoL salt water species can NOT live in fresh water for the most part. With a few small exceptions. I know this is a little off topic, but how you can you believe this still
Talapia is much more believable then a damn starfish
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10-01-2012, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by NSR Monger
for reals??? you guys actually believe the starfish thing????
"About 1,600 living species of starfish are known.[49] Echinoderms maintain a delicate internal electrolyte balance in their bodies and this is only possible in a marine environment. This means that starfish occur in all of the Earth's oceans but are not found in any freshwater habitats"
LoL salt water species can NOT live in fresh water for the most part. With a few small exceptions. I know this is a little off topic, but how you can you believe this still
Talapia is much more believable then a damn starfish |
I thought starfish was a joke...did someone state a more detailed rumor somewhere?
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10-01-2012, 10:06 AM
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I thought starfish was a joke...did someone state a more detailed rumor somewhere?
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I thought it was a joke as well, until I saw how many people seem to believe it.......also BGSH insisted that it was real, and that people on this site are very rude for making fun of the pics he posts........
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10-01-2012, 04:11 PM
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10-01-2012, 04:51 PM
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nooo lol I can believe that easier then a starfish is what I'm saying......
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10-01-2012, 04:55 PM
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same sh*t differnt pile. Its a weird year with 2012 comming up haha
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10-01-2012, 05:09 PM
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same sh*t differnt pile. Its a weird year with 2012 comming up haha
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lol kinda but not really, a starfish is much harder to believe. Talapia is still weird but not as weird as a SALTWATER ONLY species lol
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10-01-2012, 06:10 PM
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lol kinda but not really, a starfish is much harder to believe. Talapia is still weird but not as weird as a SALTWATER ONLY species lol
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Let the starfish thing go man....
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10-01-2012, 06:13 PM
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it's no joke.
The fish was very lethargic when caught, probably a sign of the cold water. It was shortly there after released... to the rocks.
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Multculturalism. You have to love it.
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10-01-2012, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jayhad
it's no joke.
The fish was very lethargic when caught, probably a sign of the cold water. It was shortly there after released... to the rocks.
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where it should be,
maybe take it home and use it for fertilizer or something so it doesnt go to waste
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X3!!!
Now what's this about BSGH using his starfish as bait? Sting operation? I didn't think he was catholic......
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lol kinda but not really, a starfish is much harder to believe. Talapia is still weird but not as weird as a SALTWATER ONLY species lol
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Let the starfish thing go man....
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X2 LET IT GO 
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If you want me to let it go, posting stuff like that will not help. Only gives me more fuel........ 
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10-02-2012, 01:12 PM
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Its o.k to be lonely.
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If it weren't for the good ol white boys we wouldn't have a brook trout culling program. Too bad about their hybridization with endangered bull trout, because that is forever.
Not too mention the displacement of native species by browns and California rainbows and the further genetic bastardization of native cutthroat stocks.
I blame immigrants.
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HAHA thats a good one!
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