Re: NANFA-- RE: Shiner Scoop net

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:39:43 -0600

Thanks for the feedback, Chip..........

Glad to hear that, and I personally hate to get my feet wet............kinda
like a house-cat, you know? : - )

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Rinehart <crin_at_glassmaster.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:26 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- RE: Shiner Scoop net

> If I were by myself, it would have been WAY more productive than seining
(or
> attempting to seine). Also safer as you wouldn't have to even get your
feet
> wet.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Todd Crail [SMTP:farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 3:19 PM
> > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Shiner Scoop net
> >
> > If you were by yourself tho... It would have been more effective/less
> > effective than seining?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chip Rinehart" <crin_at_glassmaster.com>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 3:03 PM
> > Subject: RE: NANFA-- RE: Shiner Scoop net
> >
> >
> > > Dustin Smith and I had the chance to make a quick trip to the SC
upstate
> > > Sunday morning and I was able to try out the shiner scoop I got from
BG.
> > On
> > > the first throw I pulled in some nice red-finned yellowfin shiners
> > (Notropis
> > > lutipinnis). We took turns tossing it and pulling it in, finding more
> > > yellowfins, as well as some stunningly colored fieryblacks (Cyprinella
> > > pyrrhomelas) and rosyface chubs (Hybopsis rubifrons), which were
> > immediately
> > > released as we were only after fieryblack and yellowfin shiners.
> > Breaking
> > > out the seine we were able to get more of the previously mentioned
fish.
> > > The water was very clear but it was difficult to see any fish due to
the
> > > light rain that was falling, so every time we lifted the shiner scoop
or
> > > seine, it was almost like Christmas. I was very pleased with the
> > > effectiveness of the scoop.
> > >
> > > Chip Rinehart
> > > West Columbia, SC
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