12-11-2018, 06:37 PM
[quote ice_sled]Put some master predators in Scofield. More Tigermuskies, more Wipers, Walleye and maybe some Blue cats. In short time there would be no Chubs or shoestring Cutts. Maybe some Bluegills. Better tugs than Hatchery carp![/quote]
hmmm....in short time? Or maybe in 10 years. Maybe. That's a really big maybe. In fact, it's a maybe not.
The problem with this logic is size and quantity. It isn't easy to raise enough (quantity) large (size) predators to stock in the lake to make a difference, especially "in short time".
So, as an alternative, they do what they did. They stock a lot (quantity) of small predators. The problem with small predators is that they eat the same thing the chubs eat. And, guess what? The chubs do a better job of eating that same food, and thus outcompete those predators, causing them to grow (or die) very slowly. And the chubs keep reproducing, and reproducing, and reproducing.
There is nothing "short" about the current strategy. If "in short time" were truly desired, rotenone would have been used, and Scofield would already be kicking out nice sized predators.
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hmmm....in short time? Or maybe in 10 years. Maybe. That's a really big maybe. In fact, it's a maybe not.
The problem with this logic is size and quantity. It isn't easy to raise enough (quantity) large (size) predators to stock in the lake to make a difference, especially "in short time".
So, as an alternative, they do what they did. They stock a lot (quantity) of small predators. The problem with small predators is that they eat the same thing the chubs eat. And, guess what? The chubs do a better job of eating that same food, and thus outcompete those predators, causing them to grow (or die) very slowly. And the chubs keep reproducing, and reproducing, and reproducing.
There is nothing "short" about the current strategy. If "in short time" were truly desired, rotenone would have been used, and Scofield would already be kicking out nice sized predators.
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