| bgizzle |
04-22-2014 09:15 PM |
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Originally Posted by MathGeek
(Post 683319)
I know few people appreciate gafftops as much as I do, but the condition of gafftops serve as a useful bioindicator of the health of the estuary. Being dominantly a bottom feeder and spending more time in the lake than in the marsh, considering the body condition of gafftops is useful in assessing whether the bigger issues impacting the lake originate in the lake or the marsh and whether they impact species higher or lower in the water column.
Think of a gafftop as a sentinel organism whose relative condition factor can be used to determine how much forage is available lower in the water column. The attached graph shows that gafftops, especially the longer length classes, are having a hard time maintaining healthy body condition over the study period (2011 - 2013).
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Dude I know where u can hammer huge gaftops every cast
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| MathGeek |
04-22-2014 09:16 PM |
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Originally Posted by bgizzle
(Post 683418)
Dude I know where u can hammer huge gaftops every cast
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Post da location! |
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Originally Posted by MathGeek
(Post 683420)
Post da location!
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Boat stalls you catch 1million hardheads |
| Ratdog |
04-22-2014 09:53 PM |
Math geek did u know gaff tops get spaghetti worms too.
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| MathGeek |
04-22-2014 09:58 PM |
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Originally Posted by "W"
(Post 683424)
Boat stalls you catch 1million hardheads
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Yes, the children have done that a time or two. Pulled up a bonus sheephead too, along with a few mullet. |
| MathGeek |
04-22-2014 10:00 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ratdog
(Post 683447)
Math geek did u know gaff tops get spaghetti worms too.
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I've read that. But I musta filleted dozens of gafftops last year and didn't see it a single time. In contrast, it's in most bull drum. |
| Ratdog |
04-22-2014 10:02 PM |
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Originally Posted by MathGeek
(Post 683456)
I've read that. But I musta filleted dozens of gafftops last year and didn't see it a single time. In contrast, it's in most bull drum.
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Funny thing the gulf at fresh water 9 of ten gaff and nothing in reds but blacks had 10 of 10 |
| bgizzle |
04-22-2014 10:02 PM |
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Originally Posted by MathGeek
(Post 683420)
Post da location!
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In the middle of southwest pass in out of da pernt. Drop a shrimp down and hold on. I've done it 3x wasting bait bored with no fish... Every time same result. Fish on! It's deep so they throw down!
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| MathGeek |
04-22-2014 10:48 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ratdog
(Post 683458)
Funny thing the gulf at fresh water 9 of ten gaff and nothing in reds but blacks had 10 of 10
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Most of our gafftops last year were from the Calcasieu Jetties and Caminada pass. Caught a bunch from the dock at Bobby Lynn's too (Bayou Lafourche). |
| Goooh |
05-10-2014 02:22 PM |
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| TarponTom |
05-23-2014 10:22 AM |
Heard NOAA/NMFS will also be implementing new restrictions on Tripletail by the end of the year as well.
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