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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:02 pm
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Im gonna have to make a special trip down in the south jersey area code to try to see what the hype is about these fishmartalus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:10 amFor better or worse, I see that lots of people like to catch these as a sport fish now and don't kill them like they are supposed to. People in the DC to Philly corridor and beyond specifically target these fish for recreation purposes and seem pleased that they are established.
The same thing happens with the flatheads that have been caught upwards of 30lbs...just a matter of time before they move up to the deeper holes of the main stem of the Dmartalus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:12 pmWell, just make sure to harvest any you catch. From what I can gather, Vietnamese folks here in the DC area do love to catch and eat them and consider them a delicacy. It seems that some of our native born anglers prefer to return them to the water as a game fish.
Most likely when I make that trip & if I catch any. I will give them to my neighbors that happen to be Vietnamese . It will be quite a surprise to them to maybe eat some native fish from their home country .... I myself return everything to the water. Unless of course they dont survive for some reason . Then they get it.martalus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:12 pmWell, just make sure to harvest any you catch. From what I can gather, Vietnamese folks here in the DC area do love to catch and eat them and consider them a delicacy. It seems that some of our native born anglers prefer to return them to the water as a game fish.
Fishybig wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:51 pmThe same thing happens with the flatheads that have been caught upwards of 30lbs...just a matter of time before they move up to the deeper holes of the main stem of the Dmartalus wrote: ↑Mon Aug 31, 2020 4:12 pmWell, just make sure to harvest any you catch. From what I can gather, Vietnamese folks here in the DC area do love to catch and eat them and consider them a delicacy. It seems that some of our native born anglers prefer to return them to the water as a game fish.