Hey man, many thanks for posting this seminar. I hated to miss it and this info is invaluable for river anglers that give a damn. Dr. Sammons is the man when it comes to "alternative"black bass research.
Thanks for sharing this Jeff! So glad I was able to see this in person. There's so much info to take in. This video will be very helpful to share with friends rather than trying to tell them from memory!
This is a real problem. I’m glad you made this video. I’ve seen a few videos on this and I hope to see more content creators doing the same and spreading the word to the fishing community and beyond. I’ve been spreading the word to anyone who will listen & some who don’t
It’s human nature to play god with the animals. I did it to a certain extent as a kid, catching crawfish, creek minnows and salamanders from the creek and releasing them into our pond. Livewells and larger species moving greater distances is sort of the same thing, just scaled up. The ignorance of the impact is a big problem. Telling someone that they can’t or shouldn’t is another. Defiance and ignorance.
@@TheLittleStuff I agree. I’m just trying to inform people of what can happen. Most people have no clue what’s going on. And don’t know the damage moving bass can cause to the different species off black bass.
After a second watch, two things stand out. 1) What changed in the stream that went from roughly half and half shoal/spot to almost all spots? 2) A HUGE swath of the continental US is screwed. The Bama bass are in the TN River drainage. They now have a pipeline to the entire Mississippi River basin. Just a matter of time until they're throughout all of it. 3) Can Alabama bass be visually distinguished from a regular spot?
Dr. Sammons email is at the end of this. I think that he explained that Alabama bass hybridize with other species and make them disappear. The distinguishing visually might be tricky. He talked about that some.
I don’t know, but Kentucky Lake isn’t as good as it was just four years ago. Some claim that the application of herbicide to appease recreational boaters has had a negative impact on the black bass fisheries of Kentucky Lake. I don’t know much more than that hearsay. Lots of factors play into the strength or weakness of a fishery. Biologists are the right ones to distill that complex set of truths.
Here’s the psychology of it: Some anglers like catching a lot of fish. Some anglers like catching big fish. Anglers who really like catch rates of dozens of small fish per hour think of those places with lots of Alabama bass fondly and think, “Man, that was fun. I like that a lot better than the places closer to home where we might only catch one or two (smallmouth, largemouth, shoal bass) per hour. We should bring them up here at let them loose”. That’s my guess anyhow.
I'm not sure if there's any evidence on who is moving fish but I really don't think it's many people transplanting them directly. Growing up, I personally knew many people that would fish big water (e.g. Lake Lanier) and empty their live well into a backyard/farm pond, whether it be their own or a friend's pond. Without being educated on it, it seemed an innocent, fun little "experiment" to grow big fish in their backyard. The problem with backyard ponds is that they flood and those fish end up moving down whatever trib. that the pond was built on. Eventually, they end up in main stem rivers.
I had no idea ….that many different bass was out there. Definitely good information. Looking very forward to this fishing season!!!!!
Good video. We gotta get together an fish the Shenandoah.
Hey man, many thanks for posting this seminar. I hated to miss it and this info is invaluable for river anglers that give a damn. Dr. Sammons is the man when it comes to "alternative"black bass research.
He’s entertaining and hits hard with common sense.
Thanks for sharing this Jeff! So glad I was able to see this in person. There's so much info to take in. This video will be very helpful to share with friends rather than trying to tell them from memory!
Editing it let me absorb it a little more than I did just being there.
This is a real problem. I’m glad you made this video. I’ve seen a few videos on this and I hope to see more content creators doing the same and spreading the word to the fishing community and beyond. I’ve been spreading the word to anyone who will listen & some who don’t
It’s human nature to play god with the animals. I did it to a certain extent as a kid, catching crawfish, creek minnows and salamanders from the creek and releasing them into our pond. Livewells and larger species moving greater distances is sort of the same thing, just scaled up. The ignorance of the impact is a big problem. Telling someone that they can’t or shouldn’t is another. Defiance and ignorance.
@@TheLittleStuff I agree. I’m just trying to inform people of what can happen. Most people have no clue what’s going on. And don’t know the damage moving bass can cause to the different species off black bass.
Unfortunately I couldn't make it on Sunday, so I was hoping you'd be sharing much of the information here Jeff... THANK YOU.
It’s important info. I’ll edit my presentation next.
@@TheLittleStuff Excellent, I'm looking forward to it.
Great video! This is one of those ones I’ll watch or listen to a hundred times.
It’s information dense!
Thanks for sharing. Alot of information
It’s the kind of video that you’re still picking up details on the second or third watch.
Fascinating information in this one.
I thought so.
@@TheLittleStuff as a Virginia Smallmouth fisherman it's very sobering as well. Thanks for this post I'm gonna share the heck out of it.
After a second watch, two things stand out.
1) What changed in the stream that went from roughly half and half shoal/spot to almost all spots?
2) A HUGE swath of the continental US is screwed. The Bama bass are in the TN River drainage. They now have a pipeline to the entire Mississippi River basin. Just a matter of time until they're throughout all of it.
3) Can Alabama bass be visually distinguished from a regular spot?
Dr. Sammons email is at the end of this. I think that he explained that Alabama bass hybridize with other species and make them disappear. The distinguishing visually might be tricky. He talked about that some.
What is the situation with Asian carp and bass population in lake Kentucky?
I don’t know, but Kentucky Lake isn’t as good as it was just four years ago. Some claim that the application of herbicide to appease recreational boaters has had a negative impact on the black bass fisheries of Kentucky Lake. I don’t know much more than that hearsay. Lots of factors play into the strength or weakness of a fishery. Biologists are the right ones to distill that complex set of truths.
What I don't get, what in particular is it about Alabama bass that makes people want to dump buckets of them in places they don't belong in?
Here’s the psychology of it: Some anglers like catching a lot of fish. Some anglers like catching big fish. Anglers who really like catch rates of dozens of small fish per hour think of those places with lots of Alabama bass fondly and think, “Man, that was fun. I like that a lot better than the places closer to home where we might only catch one or two (smallmouth, largemouth, shoal bass) per hour. We should bring them up here at let them loose”. That’s my guess anyhow.
I'm not sure if there's any evidence on who is moving fish but I really don't think it's many people transplanting them directly. Growing up, I personally knew many people that would fish big water (e.g. Lake Lanier) and empty their live well into a backyard/farm pond, whether it be their own or a friend's pond. Without being educated on it, it seemed an innocent, fun little "experiment" to grow big fish in their backyard. The problem with backyard ponds is that they flood and those fish end up moving down whatever trib. that the pond was built on. Eventually, they end up in main stem rivers.
Does it mean - spotted bass will take all over eventually, except Florida?
Maybe? Not sure.
Gosh! That’s some scary shit. Excuse my French
I hope people stop moving fish around. The damage caused by playing Johnny Appleseed with fish is pretty bad.