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Awesome
Finally got mine from april
Finally got mine from april
Congratulations! You worked hard for those bluegill!
Heck yeah, that's awesome!
Nice! :super:
gecko7
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Very nice!
Cool. I am waiting for a couple myself.
Tarp bluegill are pretty impressive if you ask me. Congrats.
Dbllunger":3oyfvptn said:
Thank ya sir.
I actually have two more that haven't got here yet.
Tried for 7 years to catch one then in a matter of a couple weeks I caught FOUR ???
Very cool man, TARP bluegill are hard to find, congrats! :super:
41Magnum
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Not silly at all, congratulations Sir!!!
This is cool! Is there a general consensus on the hardest species to catch and achieve TARP status?
Pilchard":3umdhmw2 said:
lake trout and musky running second. probably sauger would be third hardest.
Crow Terminator
Well-Known Member
Congrats!
For the species question...I think some of the species are easier caught in certain areas of the state vs others. Chickamauga and Watts Bar have a healthy crappie population, and it's not uncommon to catch several 14 to 16 inches in a day trip. My PB white crappie was 19 inches but that was before the tarp program. But other parts of the state, it's hard to catch them 10 inches. Heck, looking at the list for min length requirements for TARP, I didn't know it til just now that I had 2 yellow perch that were tarp eligible last Saturday lol And one certain lake I have been fishing has some big gills in it. My first time fishing it 2 weeks ago, I had 2 that were 10 inches and another dozen between 8 and 9.5 inches. Since I started videoing, I've had 2 brook trout that would qualify but nowhere close to a rainbow trout that would qualify. My biggest landed rainbow was 5 lbs and wasn't even close to 4 inches shy of the minimum. I've caught a 3 pounder that was longer but skinny, and it was only 22 inches, still 2 inches shy. That ones gonna be tough to get one for on my local waters. They are in there but not as easy.
For the species question...I think some of the species are easier caught in certain areas of the state vs others. Chickamauga and Watts Bar have a healthy crappie population, and it's not uncommon to catch several 14 to 16 inches in a day trip. My PB white crappie was 19 inches but that was before the tarp program. But other parts of the state, it's hard to catch them 10 inches. Heck, looking at the list for min length requirements for TARP, I didn't know it til just now that I had 2 yellow perch that were tarp eligible last Saturday lol And one certain lake I have been fishing has some big gills in it. My first time fishing it 2 weeks ago, I had 2 that were 10 inches and another dozen between 8 and 9.5 inches. Since I started videoing, I've had 2 brook trout that would qualify but nowhere close to a rainbow trout that would qualify. My biggest landed rainbow was 5 lbs and wasn't even close to 4 inches shy of the minimum. I've caught a 3 pounder that was longer but skinny, and it was only 22 inches, still 2 inches shy. That ones gonna be tough to get one for on my local waters. They are in there but not as easy.
