Shocking a Tank

[Burnadell]

Chris, threaten your landowner that you guys are going to get off the lease unless he hires a service that does that so you will know what is in the ponds.

[Muskles]

Try some dog/fish food close to shore, and see if any fish boil at the surface.

In my experience, this only works on fish that are used to being fed. Even after stocking my pond, it took several weeks for my fish to start hitting the floating food. Cast net and seine are probably your best bet, unless the electricity route is feasible.

[Fargus]

Chris, threaten your landowner that you guys are going to get off the lease unless he hires a service that does that so you will know what is in the ponds.

Our landowner is pretty much hands off. She has very little to do with the property and could really care less what we do or don't do.....within reason

[Burnadell]

[Hawkpuppy 1]

A good shocking boat is usually worth the money. However, on a leased property, I don't know if I would waste the money on it not knowing how long you'll be on the place. I would hate to spend the money, and then potentially stock it and manage it only to be off the place in a few years and the landowner get all the benefits from it. Might can do a cost share on it?

[denimdeerslayer]

Did it dry up during the droughts? Pretty sure you got some mud cats in there either way.

[AntlerCollector]

Have you personally ever done this or is this what you've heard.

I worked for Southwestern Bell (now AT&T). Back in the day some of the old guys had these phones, and they liked to fish. I can't say I've done it or not. I don't think it's legal so I don't know what we are talking about

Shocking the fish is safe if the correct amount of current is used.


I'd recommend having someone who knows what they are doing shock it, but it will be expensive.

[HunterDan2006]

Is it legal to 'telephone' a private tank in order to get a general idea of what is in there? Also, does it kill the fish or just stun them? Really wanting to get an idea of what is inhabiting the 2 tanks on our lease without causing any permanent damage. So far they seem pretty lifeless other than a few turtles and an occasional duck.

I have done it. It was many years ago in college. In my fish management class we shocked a pond for one of the labs. The professor had a john boat that had two 3 foot copper rods sticking off the front end of the boat and down into the water. They were about 3 or 4 feet long. One angled off the right side and the other angled off the left side. They were hooked up to one or two car batteries and we would ease the boat up to a brush pile and hit the switch to turn on the current. The water exploded with fish. Two of us would net the fish and dump them into a huge plastic trash can filled with fresh water that was in the middle of the john boat. We would record the numbers, sizes and species then dump them back into the pond. The only fish it actually killed were small 2 to 3 inch long darters (similar to a minnow).

It would be interesting to try if you wanted to assemble all the equipment. Not sure of the legality of it. Colleges get permission to do things in the name of education and research. Probably easier to hire a company to conduct the survey for you.

[Ætheling]

How to Throw a Cast Net Video - YouTube

Hire her!


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[cj7zrcool]

Hire her!

....and charge admission.....and sell beer!

[cchildress]

Get you a gas welder in a boat and just drop the leads in the water and crank her on up!!

[Richard]

Get you a gas welder in a boat and just drop the leads in the water and crank her on up!!

I bet that would work lol.

Pump all the water out and take the fish to the other pond. When the pumped out pond fills up, pump out the other pond.

[lovetohunt]

It will work if you are in a boat. And with a telephone you will only get the catfish. They are not strong enough to bring up the scaled fish.