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Are Tilapia here aRE NOT IN BIG SCHOOLS, THEY BUILD THEIR craters and keep the others away from them, so they are very spooky. If you point at them, they vanish, no lie. So we always say to newbies, , you only get one motion when they are looking at you, make it the one where your drawing your bow, NOT POINTING. From what i have been told by some is that in the power generating plants in Texas they are in big schools so they all think that the other fish is watching out for them "i GUESS" so they aren't as spooky, is that how it is in your area?
 
I havent been in em yet but have a trip planned soon with a BUDDY down south to go get in em!! CANT WAIT!
 
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when they are lookin straight at ya, see how many you can shoot right between the eyes, keep an honest count now! you tell me 1st how many you shoot lookin at ya, then i'll tell you how many i shoot (percentage) ha! i never lie
 
i shoot em in da face <a href="http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/?action=view&current=IMG_20101006_160321.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/IMG_20101006_160321.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 
or i shoot them two at a time...<a href="http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/?action=view&current=IMG_20100917_134421.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/IMG_20100917_134421.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 
when they are lookin straight at ya, see how many you can shoot right between the eyes, keep an honest count now! you tell me 1st how many you shoot lookin at ya, then i'll tell you how many i shoot (percentage) ha! i never lie
When I lived in Alaska I saw a guy shoot 6 tilapia in a row right between the eyes.I know that don't sound like a big deal but they were all 12-15 feet deep.
 
or i shoot them two at a time...<a href="http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/?action=view&current=IMG_20100917_134421.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/wbg444/IMG_20100917_134421.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
A bucket of that size tilapia is what won Robert the Dunlop tourney last year and it was a points system shoot.
 
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Tru da gills, I THINK YOU WERE never born! i think a grizz bear crapped on a rock, and the sun hatched it and out of that pile OF BULL CHIT, came my old buddy tru da gills. was this guy an Eskimo?
 
Tru da gills, I THINK YOU WERE never born! i think a grizz bear crapped on a rock, and the sun hatched it and out of that pile OF BULL CHIT, came my old buddy tru da gills. was this guy an Eskimo?
Bwahahahahaha
 
South Texas is full of em!
There are no tilapia left in Texas. The recent cold weather killed every single one. Alaska however is loaded with monster tilapia.
 
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AND IF THE TILAPIA aren't pokin their heads up outta their ice holes, we can always shoot Eskimoes, hard to clean em tho. OBG, sorry bout Texas, you can come shoot some here, but ours only average 9lbs
 
Yep.Those cold water tilapia are much better tasting.Those hot water fish down south are mushy.Barbs hold a little better up there too because their fish aren't as soft.
True but don't even think about trying to shoot tilapia in California unless you're shooting 70 lbs and have armor piecing tips. I tried it with my Cuda and the arrow would just bounce right off! Wouldn't even stick in the little ones like the pict Brady posted--
 
AND IF THE TILAPIA aren't pokin their heads up outta their ice holes, we can always shoot Eskimoes, hard to clean em tho. OBG, sorry bout Texas, you can come shoot some here, but ours only average 9lbs
Might have to do that! Those smaller ones like that are good eatin cooked whole.
 
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