Wild Oscar?

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Cartel

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Ok well not really... well kinda.... So after the BBQ Sat I met up with a couple friends and we went to go fishing for a bit at a small pond in Crofton. As soon as we start fishing I see something big and orange come up by my feet at the edge of the water. I flipped out and yelled OMG ITS AN OSCAR!!!!! My friends didnt belive me and came and checked him out. He was a good foot long at least he was biig! Theres no mistaking him it was def an oscar he came up about 3 feet from me. We tried all night to catch him but he wasnt biting at anything. My friend forgot the live bait so im sure that would have helped. I plan on trying again soon though. Its a small pond and finding him wasnt hard. He hanged out with us all night and would come back and forth. Next time im bring live bait and a net. Anywho I just thought it was nuts because he was big and def not suppose to be there. I take it someone dumped him off recent. Ok so all I had was the iphone so sorry for crappy pics but its the only evidence I have. Whoa sorry for the hella long post.

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danger_chicken

danger_chicken

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Cool pics. He'll proabaly hand feed. Try with night crawlers and see if you can net him. He'll die over the winter. He difinately looks people friendly.
 
F8LBITE

F8LBITE

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It would be cool if you rescued him. Its sad that someone grew him out and instead of getting a bigger tank they just dumped him.
 
Andrewtfw

Andrewtfw

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I hope you go back and get him soon. It would suck for something so large to freeze to death this winter. I also would not want any news like this to get out and further fuel the hr669 proposal.
 
Sonny Disposition

Sonny Disposition

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Hard to tell from the photo. It could be. Try the live bait. Shiners would be good. They emit lots of shreckstoff when you put them on a hook. (Natural predator attractants.)

And have a back up plan. Pick up a cast net from Sports Authority. Search YouTube for the videos on how to throw one, and you may just get him.

Good luck.
 
C

Cartel

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It was mos def an Oscar all my friends saw him and he literally came up to a couple feet away. My plan is to use live bait next time and hope that works. Ill have to find out next time I can go out there and update here. And maybe someone will want to tag along because thinking about it I have no where to put this guy. Id really like to take him/her out though.
 
UNCLERUCKUS

UNCLERUCKUS

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PAT IM DOWN TO TRY AND CATCH/NET HIM? CROFTON IS LIKE 10 MIN FROM MY HOUSE. I THINK WE CAN GET HIM WITH LIVE BAIT OR THROW A CAST NET TO GET HIM .:cool:
 
C

Cartel

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I might be going out there sunday to try again. Then again I might be going fishing somewhere else who knows. If anyone wants in lemme know or sat or any other day really.....

DQ was the first person I called when i saw it lol
 
SubMariner

SubMariner

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Sonny Disposition said:
Hard to tell from the photo. It could be. Try the live bait. Shiners would be good. They emit lots of shreckstoff when you put them on a hook. (Natural predator attractants.)

And have a back up plan. Pick up a cast net from Sports Authority. Search YouTube for the videos on how to throw one, and you may just get him.

Good luck.
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Yea, there's this cool Youtube video where a girl throws a cast net. OMG, you have to see it to believe it. Sonny put that video on our forum.:)

You guys have got to save him, he looks incredible.

Do it!!!

RM
 
McFluffrichromis

McFluffrichromis

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I wish I lived closer than an hour away I would have already gone and tried to get the fish out. Whoever is going post a time when and I will try to swing it. I may have time Sunday. Whos got a cast net? We should bring a little NLS too lol. He might be used to eating floating pellets.
 
C

Cartel

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Alright well then maybe we should set a time that works for everyone so we can meet up.

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