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Sam6140

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And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« on: May 23, 2012, 02:40:07 PM »

Play the A-team theme song in your head while reading the article lol:

http://www.vancouversun.com/Hunt+begins+dangerous+snakehead+fish+Burnaby/6666020/story.html


Kind of sad that I missed all the excitement.  Would have been entertaining watching them trying to find this fish.  I also hope that they have enough sense to search both ponds, not just the one.

"If you've got a fish, that no one else can catch...maybe you can hire the Ministry of Environment... *bang bang bang bang*  ta da da da...." 
« Last Edit: May 23, 2012, 02:43:14 PM by Sam6140 »
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another SLICE of dirty fish perhaps?

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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 08:04:10 PM »

It's a joke. It's an aquarium fish treat it like one. Setup a feeding area and trap him there. The global news story shows them using the nets... surprised they caught anything.
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 09:06:27 PM »

It's a joke. It's an aquarium fish treat it like one. Setup a feeding area and trap him there. The global news story shows them using the nets... surprised they caught anything.

How exactly would you set up a "feeding area"? Just curious  ;)
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2012, 09:24:56 PM »

They should bottom bounce it!  ;D
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2012, 11:41:43 PM »

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=CA#/watch?v=-6hSAopbBlE       HOLY CRAP!!! someone almost caught it on rod and reel watch this video!!! They just needed a more skilled angler (like me of course ;) )
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2012, 06:05:27 AM »

i think the darn thing  is on its way somewhere down the fraser river. >:( they have to be  banned from being sold live or dead.whats wrong with eating farmed salmon instead ;D thats another fine mess we got ourselves into eh'
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2012, 12:04:25 PM »

Here's an update:

http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/NewsChannel.aspx?ArticleID=news/capfeed/national/18590950.xml&CatID=National

Too bad about the big carp they took away. Should just left it alone.  And that snakehead has probably already been caught by someone, after all the media coverage.
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2012, 06:20:58 PM »

Too bad about the big carp they took away. Should just left it alone.  And that snakehead has probably already been caught by someone, after all the media coverage.

The article is incorrect, no carp or turtles were removed. Other articles correctly report that lots of carp and bullheads and a few turtles were caught and returned to the pond.
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2012, 07:11:51 PM »

Thanks for the clarification firebird, good to read the local residents weren't harmed ;D.
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2012, 10:25:40 PM »

Netting is the wrong way to catch something like a Snakehead-what they need is a trotline-simply put a long heavy line with baited hooks every 5 feet and left overnight.

Make sure the hooks are saltwater tough and on 80# mono or even wire the bugger won't go anywhere-I suggest fatty pork chunks for bait.
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2012, 07:04:59 AM »

There should be a hunt for the person that released the fish
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2012, 06:08:23 PM »

There should be a hunt for the person that released the fish
  Agreed!! >:(
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Re: And so begins the gong show @ Central Park in Burnaby
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2012, 11:17:19 PM »

Good stuff 8)
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