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Never as any "A".

That could be true. If it is, it may be because they lagged so far back in money spent for so long.

Yep, it's his alright!! ;D

The purpose of the slot limit is obviously not to save a species. If a species was endangered, fishing for it would be stopped, not slotted. There are two types of slot limits. The slot where you can retain the fish (like redfish) and the slot where you cannot retain the fish (like bass on some lakes). In the case of redfish, the slot was to replenish the fish. With the slot being at 18-28 inches for keeping the fish, it helped to insure a viable population of breeding age fish. That is because female redfish normally doesn't spawn until about 4 years of age and about 32 inches in length. That is the reason for the redfish slot, not to produce trophy fish. That is not the same as in bass fishing. In that case, the slot is to produce trophies and then only on certain bodies of water. For example, a place like Lake Fork where you cannot keep a fish between 16-24 inches is obviously to keep people from catching bass until they because huge and it is not to replenish the species. Of course, a person could catch the lower end of the slot and retain 5 bass that are 8" long if they wished but I doubt that people fish Lake Fork to keep 5 baby bass. Fork is a trophy lake and the slot is to keep it that way. So in a way, we are both correct. Bass are slotted to help insure trophy fish on some bodies of water and redfish are slotted to help insure breeding age females.

Thanks. What a great few days to pick for hunting huh?

I don't think I would ever mount a fish now. I would just take the pics and get a replica if it meant that much to me however I might eat the thing. I would not waste the meat on a mount but eating it is not a waste. The state has severely restricted many species of fish as far as size and bag limits. I completely agree with those restrictions. If a fish is in danger of being depleted, they state comes in and stops it. They completely stopped redfish from being kept and stopped all saltwater seines. Then the made slot limits as the fish replenished. Then they allowed one oversized bull. Now they are up to two a year. I don't think we have wiped out the redfish population and the current regulations have had the desired effect. I can go to the jetties or the beach in the summer and catch bulls almost at will. It seems like there are more of them now than when they were being overfished commercially when blackened redfish became the hot item on the nation's menus. I trust the state to stop or restrict species from being caught that are having difficulty in populations. If they don't want me to catch large fish, the toss in a slot limit and I will comply.

You don't need a 'Possum Cop to write a fishing citation anyway...... ;D

You betcha. They were quite tasty. We caught about 140 and but only kept the limit. If I remember correctly, the old limit was 10 bass with a minimum of 10". While the limit is much more restrictive now and that is a change for the good, what we did was quite acceptable at the time and I sure don't have any guilty feelings about it.

I was out shooting the bow in my insulated coveralls today so I could make sure I have no hangups on my shot. I shot good in it but it sure was a hot way to practice.

It is a great time for a big bass. It is a lousy time for the fisherman. One of the best trips that I ever made was on Rayburn the third week of February. Three of us limited three straight days with 30 bass (back when it was a 10 per day limit) with the smallest being close to 3 pounds. It sure was cold though..... brrrrr!!! Catching all of those bigger fish made up for it.

We leave this coming Sunday morning and check in at Noon on Monday. Some of the forecast sites show snow for the first two morning hunts. I am hoping that they update the forecast and the snow/sleet moves out early. No matter if it snows or not, it is sure going to be cold.

Very un-Texan like. It must be a bunch of carpet baggers or snow birds from the north.

No.

LC-M out of the playoffs? That is a tough call no matter what anyone has coming back.

This is not difficult. Read the original post. FirsthOops posed the question to ask if Justin Williams' total yards where the highest in the Triangle. This should be the tops in the Triangle? The response was that he had about 2195. So the answer to his question is no, Williams did not have the highest total at 2195 because Mosley have quite a few more. No one degraded Williams or said his accomplishments were not noteworthy. The question was correctly answered, Mosley had more total yards than Williams. That is not hijacking a thread, that is called answering the question that was posed by firsthOops. How do you think it should have been answered, "someone had more yardage but we aren't going to tell you who it was"?

Maybe not at the moment but Lamar has been a top ranked team and competes on an even basis against the best teams in the country in baseball. Look how many Lamar players have signed pro contracts in baseball. That is not the case for basketball. I agree with you on the recruiting by Roccaforte. He will get the best players that he can and is reported to be a great recruiter. I think given time, he can build a winning program.

Being in the top 20 in basketball will keep some of the local players at home. If I was a top local player in any sport, why would I live at home when I could go to a big time program and be out of the house on my own. It is hard to get a young adult to stay at home when they are at that age of stepping out on their own. Only a winning program could even have a hope of competing with the highest recruited local players.

If you looked at the voting, there were a couple of players that were in the lead in several categories. Mosley was the leader by a wide margin in three or four categories. You can only one award and are given the highest award you were voted on. That leaves awards left open to more people.

ALMOST anyone else would also.

no actually this is a thread about two ball carriers..one who plays for the university of Texas and the other who played for a 5-5 6-6 high school team.you are the one who brought everything else up..it just goes to show you that if you dont agree with everyone from nederland then they will dog you and your town out on here ..happens all the time.

Totally.. BUT THEY BEAT NEDERLAND!!!!

Click on QUICK LINKS and you get a drop down menu. Chat is on that dropdown.

Got to give credit where credit is due. They won 1 more and lost 5 after the Nederland game. Let's not shut them out!!