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Post by JOHNNY K on Jun 14, 2005 19:31:28 GMT -4
TO ALL MEMBERS & GUEST, BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON DOWN THE BAY! i JUST RETURNED FROM STEPPLE BROS TACKLE SHOP WHERE I HAD TO MEET WITH MARYLAND DNR BIOLOGIST MARTIN GARY.THE REASON FOR THIS MEETING WAS THE FACT THAT LAST FRIDAY WHILE PREFISHING FOR OUR TOURNEY I CAUGHT A TAGGED BASS, BUT NOT JUST ANY BASS, ONE THAT HAS ME ENTERED IN THE MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE. WHICH YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT ON THE MD. DNR WEB PAGE. I WAS GOING TO TRY AND KEEP THIS LOW KEY BUT AFTER HEARING THE STORY OF A MEMBER OF A NEARBY CLUB I JUST HAD TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT IF YOU CATCH ONE OF THESE TAGGED FISH YOU MUST KEEP THE FISH IN YOUR POSSESSION WITH THE TAG STILL INTACT. THANKFULLY I DID THIS AND HAVE ENTERED MY CATCH , BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH ALL WHO CAUGHT TAGGED FISH AND NOW REGRET IT. I HOPE FOR THOSE WHO HAD THIS HAPPEN FORTUNE FINDS THEM AGAIN. THERE WERE 300 LARGEMOUTH AND 1700 OTHER TAGGED FISH RELEASED( STRIPER, WHITE PERCH, AND CROAKER).GOOD LUCK TO ALL
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Post by G-man on Jun 14, 2005 22:06:27 GMT -4
OUCH! I sure hope the tagged 5 lb'er I caught last October wasn't one of those fish!!! I kept the tag, but not the fish!  |
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Post by JOHNNY K on Jun 15, 2005 5:33:33 GMT -4
G-MAN, THE CHALLENGE WAS RUNS JUNE 3RD - JULY 18TH, SO THAT TAG WAS INVALID. IF YOU DO CATCH A TAGGED FISH THE TAG HAS THE WORDS "$1,OOO,OOO CHALLENGE " ON IT. AGAIN DO NOT REMOVE TAG AND KEEP THE FISH IN YOUR POSSESSION. ALTHOUGH I WANTED TO KEEP MY FISH ALIVE, THE DNR BIOLOGIST WAS UNABLE TO GET WITH ME UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER SO HE TOLD ME THAT FREEZING THE FISH WAS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 25 TAGS VERIFIED. THERE ARE SPONSORS WHO GIVE OTHER PRIZES IF YOUR TAG # MATCHES THEIRS,BUT THE BIG SHOW HAPPENS JULY 23 WHEN ALL WHO HAVE CAUGHT A TAGGED FISH ARE INVITED TO A SHINDIG WHERE THE GOV. OF MD. DRAWS 4 NAMES. THOSE 4 PEOPLE WILL ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING --- $1200. SHOPPING SPREE< $10,000<$50,000<$1,000,000. BY THE WAY ALL 4 PEOPLE CAN END UP WITH THE SAME PRIZE. DON'T KNOW IF LADY LUCK WILL SMILE ON ME BUT AT LEAST ITS A NEAT EXPERIENCE! GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
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Post by rwatterson on Jun 17, 2005 8:05:54 GMT -4
Me too Larry. I caught a tag Stripper last year. Keep the tag and called it in but didn't keep the fish. If John wins maybe he will split it!!!
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