07-24-2006, 05:29 PM
I never caught alot of Tilapia, except for the odd one when I was fishing bluegill with a worm and bobber. They are great forage fish, and I'd say 80%ish of the bass or catfish that I opened had tilapia in them. It made targeting bass much easier, color selection for worms and crankbaits just needed some dark blues or purples.
I ate from the Gila a few times....might explain the third nipple.
Some of the canals down there held amazing fish, too. One of my favorite spots was a large canal about the size of a big Utah river. It ran clear and cold and fast. It had a twin-culvert where the water came underneath a very large hill. One side had caved in, the other ran strong. We'd sit and pitch live shiners up into the caved in side, and hang on. Big
bass and cats in there! Once, sitting on the culvert working a live shiner, I looked down to see a carp just inches from my feet...she was about 4' long and probably an easy 80lbs!
Obviously, my Yuma time was pre-children. I fished all year round, as much as twice a week down there.
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I ate from the Gila a few times....might explain the third nipple.
Some of the canals down there held amazing fish, too. One of my favorite spots was a large canal about the size of a big Utah river. It ran clear and cold and fast. It had a twin-culvert where the water came underneath a very large hill. One side had caved in, the other ran strong. We'd sit and pitch live shiners up into the caved in side, and hang on. Big
bass and cats in there! Once, sitting on the culvert working a live shiner, I looked down to see a carp just inches from my feet...she was about 4' long and probably an easy 80lbs! Obviously, my Yuma time was pre-children. I fished all year round, as much as twice a week down there.
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