--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL
I attribute this to the 'big city'
>attitude that lead to tons of carp being poisoned out, and the restocking
>with the silly 10 bluegill to one bass mentality. This has created a bunch
>of lakes full of 4 inch bluegills, and low and behold, carp again. Gar and
>Bowfin have been part of ecosystems in Eastern North America long before
>the
>other " good fish" came along, and there were / are plenty of species that
>made a go of it having to compete against the evil devil fish.
>
>Ray
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