[spygull]

In one of my magazines I read about a operation in Texas called a (fishing ranch)???????. Apparently they catch various species of sport fish and put them in floating pens like the Australian tuna feeders do and then let customers "fish" for them from a boat placed in the pen. WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? These fish have already been caught and are simply awaiting execution in an oversized holding tank. I can't believe they call this fishing. Maybe I'm off base but something about this type of operation seems so wrong. I know some states have banned canned hunts where there is no fair chase, they let the animal out of a cage and the customer shoots it. seems like the same to me.

 

[MakoMike]

I recently read about something similar (maybe here on Noreast) where someone was raising Barramundi in FL and offering "charters" out onto the lake where the barramundi were being raised.

 

[digga]

Its like hunting on a ranch.

The guides "know" where the deers might be (couple yards away from attractant) and the hunters sit right by there.

No fun in that.

 

[Fishgeg]

April issue......???...?????

 

[codmaster]

i also saw the ad and I thought it had to be a fake! Hard to believe - I wondered how would they keep the fish alive.

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Yes, it was the April issue. . .

They get them everytime!

Go to the advertised website for that "ranch" and click on the link for "More Info. . ."


APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!

Way to react Dad! lol.

 

[MakoMike]

 

[saltedcod]

i saw the barramundi thing with bill dance on versus
it was hillarious - he was fishing with the bass boat in the pond...
i was waiting for him to fire up the big moto but he only used the trolling motor...

but you could cast across the pond into the next one...
ithink the camera man was doing close ups from the shore...

 

[spygull]

I SHOULDA KNOWN

GOT ME WITH THAT ONE