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September 16, 2009
The Greenback vs. Stocked Fish Debate... We Have a Winner
By Kirk Deeter
A while back, we asked whether you would rather catch a large, stocked rainbow trout, or a small, native greenback cutthroat trout. You gave your answers... I've chosen the winner.
Ramcatt wins, because he didn't fall for the trick answer, "it's all good." Well, sure, it is all good... but the best answer, in my completely biased, subjective opinion, is of course a wild, native fish, no matter the size. (And for that matter, of course, a triploid fish should not count as a world record.)
While many of our 67 responses skewed in the direction of the greenback, the tiebreaker for Ramcatt was his eloquent description of the photo being all about the fish, and not the angler. Seeing how those are my hands, and Chris Hunt of TU took the photo, Ramcatt wins a Petzl headlamp. Hit tim with an email, and he'll hook you up, Ramcatt.
Deeter
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Comments (12)
Well said, simple and true.
Yer darn right - Ramcatt nailed it. Congratulations.
Except you promised a Scientific Anglers fly line to the winner, not a Petzl light (apologies to Ramcatt if he'd rather have the light)
I love your blatant bias for the real fish. When I spent summers working for a packoutfit in the sierras I'd sometimes catch 16-18 inch rainbows, bu tfor months on end a HUGE fish would be a 9" golden trout.
Nice Ramcatt, personally, a fish is a fish I just like catching em.
Er, where is his eloquent description?
Why would you give away a headlight for a fishing article
Ramcatt did have the best answer. I hope he enjoys his new light.
They're giving away a headlight Garrett so when that little fish casts a shadow it will seem bigger.
You know I can't get that "Little Miss Cutthroat" song out of my head. Who's gonna pay for my therapy?
haha
i forgot about this
thanks!
funny thing
I skipped out of work today a bit early
drove past easy shots at stockers and steelbows
I fished water most would never give a second look
water i stumbled upon and don't even know the stream name
I ended up landing a "slam" wild brooks, browns, and bows... all on dries
guess i had some wild fish karma today
sorry about that buckhunter. It won't leave mine either...
Is it subjective. Why are we stocking non native any where. Have we learned enough lessons on what can happen to fishery when we do this. One example Asain Carp. Look at the damage that cost us. As a Missouri River Fishermen in Kansas City. I tell nothing good of it, Evasive species are evasive. The white River in south missouri just 100 yrs ago was one of the finest small mouth fisheries un the world. Now It's rainbows. Why destroy somthing natural for the unnatural.
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Well said, simple and true.
haha
i forgot about this
thanks!
funny thing
I skipped out of work today a bit early
drove past easy shots at stockers and steelbows
I fished water most would never give a second look
water i stumbled upon and don't even know the stream name
I ended up landing a "slam" wild brooks, browns, and bows... all on dries
guess i had some wild fish karma today
Yer darn right - Ramcatt nailed it. Congratulations.
Except you promised a Scientific Anglers fly line to the winner, not a Petzl light (apologies to Ramcatt if he'd rather have the light)
I love your blatant bias for the real fish. When I spent summers working for a packoutfit in the sierras I'd sometimes catch 16-18 inch rainbows, bu tfor months on end a HUGE fish would be a 9" golden trout.
Nice Ramcatt, personally, a fish is a fish I just like catching em.
Er, where is his eloquent description?
Why would you give away a headlight for a fishing article
Ramcatt did have the best answer. I hope he enjoys his new light.
They're giving away a headlight Garrett so when that little fish casts a shadow it will seem bigger.
You know I can't get that "Little Miss Cutthroat" song out of my head. Who's gonna pay for my therapy?
sorry about that buckhunter. It won't leave mine either...
Is it subjective. Why are we stocking non native any where. Have we learned enough lessons on what can happen to fishery when we do this. One example Asain Carp. Look at the damage that cost us. As a Missouri River Fishermen in Kansas City. I tell nothing good of it, Evasive species are evasive. The white River in south missouri just 100 yrs ago was one of the finest small mouth fisheries un the world. Now It's rainbows. Why destroy somthing natural for the unnatural.
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