12-21-2006, 01:59 AM
The white bass at Lindon were going crazy! Arrived at 3:15 and left at 5:30. The bite never let up. The Velixar was lit up like a Christmas Tree. Caught 42. Nice evening on the ice.
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12-21-2006, 02:39 AM
[font "Times New Roman"][#ff4040][size 3]Looks like you put the hurt on some whities. Way to go. May I ask what was the bait or lure of choice for today?[/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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12-21-2006, 02:54 AM
Now I think I'm going crazy! I was at Lindon Boat Harbor today from a little before noon until 1:30, and I couldn't buy a bite to save me. I fished right near the end of the dock, and I tried various lures and baits. Nothing! Not even a nibble. I gave up and went home. Maybe I should have stayed. You could have schooled me on what to do. Are you giving out any of your secrets online?
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12-21-2006, 03:34 AM
I was fishing with a Little Cleo and a Crippled Herring tipped with mealworms. I never let the bait sit still. Always jigging it. They slammed the bait hard enough to hook themselves. When I left at 5:30 the Velexar was showing fish from top to bottom. Another BFTer was there and his luck was running the same as mine. He was using white jigs tipped with mealworms but quite tipping with bait and they never stopped! Awesome Day!
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12-21-2006, 04:14 AM
hey ice sled (sorry i couldnt remember name when I got here) that was an awesome day for sure I couldnt believe it got better when i moved ot on the ice I wish I would have gotten you to take a picture for me also I took some at home but now i need to find a real computer so i can get them uploaded... I got there at about 10 min. to 3 and left the same time and i ended up bringing home 46 whities i let about 10-15 walleye baits back in the water so it definitely was an awesome day I started using a Sonar jig but switched to a white tube jig at first i was tippig white frozen nite crawler but ended up just using jg without tipping and it didnt change much but the size changed when i tipped it I got my biggest whitie ever it was 14 1/2" long but again sweet day I will be there with my kids saturday (and maybe fri) if the honey do's get done so if you see a white ford (checker flag plaza) truck come say "HI" [signature]
12-21-2006, 07:53 AM
It is so good to hear it is the time of the year again. [
 ]I haven't been in the forum for a few months. The last time I fished in UL was the time when the chemical(sorry, I forgot its name) was discovered in carp. Would someone update me on this? what was the conclusion of investigation? Is the fish ready for dinner? [signature] 
12-21-2006, 01:06 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The chemical is PCB. The tests on the other species are still not completed or published.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]The general opinion among fish biologist types is that all of the fish in the lake have PCBs in them. No avoiding it. It is forever in the muddy layers of the bottom and in the water. Algae and microorganisms ingest it and they in turn are eaten by larger things and small fish. Larger fish eat smaller fish and so on. [/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]PCB does not leave the system, once eaten. It concentrates in fatty tissues. Big fish contain the concentration of all the PCB eaten by all of the smaller prey items in the food chain. Thus, any fish that has eaten anything else in Utah Lake is going to have some level of PCB in its flesh.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]It may be that carp will turn out to have the highest levels. They spend more time grubbing on the bottom and eating algae and other small organisms that are likely to have the stuff in them. Carp also live a long time and big carp are old fish...with years of PCB accumulation. Other species do not live as long, but eat a lot more of the smaller fish that are also PCB concentrators.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Like many things, PCB has been found to cause cancer in rats. I have been unable to find anything definitive on what levels are actually proven harmful to humans. There is no place in the world that I know of, where large numbers of people living in PCB environments are suddenly developing serious illnesses or growing extra appendages. School is still out on how bad it is for people and what it does to them.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]In Utah Lake, that stuff has been around for a long time (Thanks, Geneva). People have been eating lots of fish from Utah Lake for generations. Some families have relied on Utah Lake fish for a big part of their protein diet several times a week for decades. As far as I know, there are no obvious and identifiable health problems that have been attributed to eating Utah Lake fish.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Since the PCB concentrates in fatty tissues, you can help reduce whatever amounts are there by proper preparation. Filleting and skinning your catch will remove both internal fat and the fatty tissue between the flesh and skin. Frying the fish in oils will leach PCB from the flesh, but you should probably not save the cooking oil for too many batches. [/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Brining and smoking also helps purge PCBs from the fish. The brining process floats off some of the oils and much more is dripped out during the smoking process.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]White bass are not a long-living species. But, they do eat mostly other small fish. I too am anxious to see the final results of the tests being conducted and to see what the lab folks have to say about the potential hazards.[/#0000ff] [signature]
12-21-2006, 01:54 PM
Silly Pat, I've seen PCB's leave the Utah Lake ecosystem plenty of times...a lot of the lowly chemical has found itself stuck in your fish basket ][signature]
12-21-2006, 02:02 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I've always liked "Alphabet soup". What harm can a few more P's, B's and C's do to me? [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]That stuff ain't croaked me yet. Who knows, it might even be a preservative. I'm still in pretty good shape. Most people don't believe that I am only 20 year old. I may look older, but that is just a disguise to keep away all the bikini clad hotties while I am trying to fish.[/#0000ff] [signature] |
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