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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jun 26, 2007, at 6:29 AM, Lisa K.V. Perry wrote:
> The pond was slightly dredged, enlarged, silt pond created above  
> and road
> built around it in summer 04. Last summer son caught a large  
> catfish when
> fishing in a neighbor's pond. They think he took it home and ate it.
> Instead, he put it in our pond. ;) We saw it the other day.  
> Restocking the
> pond is on the list.

Okay, on your priority list, is the big catfish or the swimming at  
the top?

Belly-flopping might scare a few things away from the immediate area.  
Dynamite would do more than scare them away. It is an old trick used  
to harvest fish. Boom! And up float the fresh but dead fish. Ever eat  
snake? Might be a way to overcome snake phobia. Eat thy enemies.  
Probably best to do it right there at the edge of the pond, in case  
any slithering relatives are watching.