I now have 2 beautiful grass pickerels, and I would like to share some photos.
My New Grass Pickerel
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, Aug 19 2007 07:08 PM
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Posted 20 August 2007 - 01:44 PM
They really don't look unhealthy at all, a little stressed from being collected Saturday by Nate kept in a bucket all night then being driven 3 hours by car then acclimated for 2 hours and put in an aquarium at 8:00 pm sunday evening. If I went through all that I'd look pretty bad myself.feed 'em until you think they are going to crap out whole fish!!! that'll put some meat on them!!
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Posted 20 August 2007 - 01:50 PM
Nah, they look fine. Irate is just a chump 
One suggestion though... Feed them worms. If they're too small for chunks of nightcrawler, get them leaf worms. Save for the occassional stream collected feeder, you'll introduce less problems that way. And they store in the fridge, if your wife is okay with that.
Todd
One suggestion though... Feed them worms. If they're too small for chunks of nightcrawler, get them leaf worms. Save for the occassional stream collected feeder, you'll introduce less problems that way. And they store in the fridge, if your wife is okay with that.
Todd
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 05:27 PM
They are in a 55 for permanent, unless I get the 125 my neighbor keeps promising me.tglassbruner,
Just curious, what size tank do you have them in now, and is that just for now, or their permanent home? Thanks!
p.s. gorgeous fish btw
Down to 1 now the pike tried to eat a large snail while I was at work. The feeders must not have looked good, he passsed up 6 guppies and 12 shiners. On the plus side the one remaining is eating like mad he ate 4 shiners and 5 guppies this afternoon.
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 05:39 PM
I'm going out next wed. to an area known to contain grass pickerels, maybe I'll get a replacement.They are in a 55 for permanent, unless I get the 125 my neighbor keeps promising me.
On the plus side the one remaining is eating like mad he ate 4 shiners and 5 guppies this afternoon.
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 08:18 PM
I'm going out next wed. to an area known to contain grass pickerels, maybe I'll get a replacement.
That's why I was kinda confused why you didn't just save the ecopoints on gas and get them local. They're right down the street from you in the headwaters of the Grand, Cuyahoga and Chagrin. Anywhere that's slower moving and heavily vegetated will have them. You'll find cool things like brook stickleback, warmouth, mudminnows and possible redside dace too. You might even be lucky enough to run into some northern brook lamprey
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 06:38 AM
That's why I was kinda confused why you didn't just save the ecopoints on gas and get them local. They're right down the street from you in the headwaters of the Grand, Cuyahoga and Chagrin. Anywhere that's slower moving and heavily vegetated will have them. You'll find cool things like brook stickleback, warmouth, mudminnows and possible redside dace too. You might even be lucky enough to run into some northern brook lamprey
Todd
Well, Nate was going to bring them to the trip we had planned on Sun., but it got cancelled, so my buddy and I decided to go get them. If I dont find any, I'll get some from smbass.
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 11:48 AM
Nah, they look fine. Irate is just a chump
One suggestion though... Feed them worms. If they're too small for chunks of nightcrawler, get them leaf worms. Save for the occassional stream collected feeder, you'll introduce less problems that way. And they store in the fridge, if your wife is okay with that.
Todd
Todd,
What is a leaf worm? I am imagining a worm that we used to go fishing with in GA. We found them under logs in the woodpile, and they were very wiggly, with smooth slick skin. Very juicy; they sort of popped a little when put on a hook. Do you think this is the same worm?
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 04:29 PM
Todd,
What is a leaf worm? I am imagining a worm that we used to go fishing with in GA. We found them under logs in the woodpile, and they were very wiggly, with smooth slick skin. Very juicy; they sort of popped a little when put on a hook. Do you think this is the same worm?
I was wondering the same thing. Maybe photo?
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Posted 23 August 2007 - 04:36 PM
They're right down the street from you in the headwaters of the Grand, Cuyahoga and Chagrin. Anywhere that's slower moving and heavily vegetated will have them. You'll find cool things like brook stickleback, warmouth, mudminnows and possible redside dace too. You might even be lucky enough to run into some northern brook lamprey
Todd
Then get your butt out here someday and teach me the ways!!! I'm still new to all this collecting stuff, I learn fast, but have only collected with someone that knows what they are doing 1 time.
Tom
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Posted 24 August 2007 - 11:30 AM
Then get your butt out here someday and teach me the ways!!! I'm still new to all this collecting stuff, I learn fast, but have only collected with someone that knows what they are doing 1 time.
Tom
Hey Tom I'm a lot closer than Nate, also he and I may be getting out this sunday afternoon before he starts his new job working with me shocking fish 80 hours a week. If you have trouble finding them on your own let me know I may be able to help, and like you said if all else fails I have plenty of them in my captive population.
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