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Camp Cavett, 2008


..........Camp Cavett Childrens Trip Information.........

Your Help Is Needed to take these kids fishing.

These kids are from Children's Hospital, all of the kids have or
have had some type of cronic illness, such as cancer, heart trouble,
sisocial, kidney problems and other illness. We had a great turnout
in 2006 Last year the flood prevented this event from taking place,
and the kids really missed it.

Boat type does not matter, we can use bass boats, ski boats,
pontoons. You will be assigned two to 5 kids. These kids suffer
from a host of illnesses but with most of them you'd never know
they are sick. They just want to fish and ride in the boat and
have a good time (something they don't get to do much because they
are in the hospital so often for treatments).

Call me, Ron "Prune Picker" Ludwig at home ~ 580-924-7901 Cell ~
580-380-1115
so I can put you down on the list, or e-mail me at
prunepicker@sixoldgeezers.com,

(I am the local contact out at Lake Texoma for the "Geezer Guys" signing up on)
the below 2 lists for July 10th and July 12th)

Thursday, July 10, 2008.....

Time: 6:30 am
Place: Catfish Bay

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Boats signed up for Camp Cavette Fishing Trip Thursday, July 10th
"Six Old Geezers Viewers Who Fish Lake Texoma"
DriverShotgunCan handle # kidse-mail address
James Allen Brenda Allen/Jake Allen4james@communicomm.com
Sterling Smith (Texoma T) .4texoma_t@netcommander.com
Chadd Forgy (Forcha) .2chadd.forgy@rentacenter.com
Wayne McCullough (Paokie) Mark Bailey (Markb)4 paokie@sbcglobal.net
markb.38@hotmail.com
Chris Dennis (Gearhead) .3 to 4texomawaves@tx.rr.com
George Lening (Sunshine) Royce Shaffstall (Bandit)4 baittanks@redriverok.com
bandit9492@aol.com
Rick Sproat (Ricky) .4texomaguide@hughes.net
Curtis Howell (CT) .4curthowell1@yahoo.com
Jason Edwards (Shadmusk) .4jedwards@rurallink.net
Dave Adams (Fuzzy) Kyle Adams3adambsdd@sbcglobal.net


This Saturday trip is headed by the North OKC Bassmasters

Your Help Is Needed to take these kids fishing.

Saturday, July 12, 2008.....

Time: 6:30 am
Place: Catfish Bay

Boats signed up for Camp Cavette Fishing Trip Saturday, July 12th
"Six Old Geezers Viewers Who Fish Lake Texoma"
DriverShotgunCan handle # kidse-mail address
Chadd Forgy (Forcha) .2chadd.forgy@rentacenter.com
Mark Macnamara (Mark) none required (I'm good)4mark@texomasportfishing.com
Jeff Lyle (JD) none required (I'm better)4jeffrey.lyle@sbcglobal.net
Dave Adams (Fuzzy) Kyle Adams3adambsdd@sbcglobal.net

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Steps to Reduce Striped Bass Hooking Mortality From Fish Caught
in Deep Water


Paul Mauck asked me to post this for all to read.....Please read.


Fish as shallow as possible: If fish are in 60 feet water try catching
them at 30 feet rather than at a depth of 50 feet, this helps reduce the
bends.

When bait fishing, use circle-type hooks, designed for hooking fish in
the mouth: One that has been successful is the Mustad "Croker Hook" size
1/0 to 2/0.

Release fish along side of boat to reduce handling stress. Be sure to
wet hands and towels before grabbing the fish. Boga grips are good tools
for holding fish while removing hooks.

Cut line and gently release deep hooked fish.

When a limit of big fish (2 fish 20" or longer in length) are caught,
move and find a school of smaller box fish rather than staying and
releasing fish tat want to float. Try to leave space in your limit for a
fish or two that can't be revived.

As a last resort, fizz floating striped bass by using a #18 -1 ½ " or
2" hypodermic needle. See diagram and explanation. Hold fish in water
along side of boat and let air bubble out till bubbles stop and fish swims
away.

Prepared by Paul Mauck

Fizzing Striped Bass

Striped bass, like most fishes, adjust their buoyancy so they can
maintain their vertical position in the water without actively swimming.
Stripers adjust their buoyancy by the gas bladder. The gas bladder in fish
operates like a buoyancy-compensating device used by a SCUBA diver. As
depth increases, pressure increases and the gas compresses (occupies less
volume).

To maintain neutral buoyancy, the fish adds gas to the gas bladder.
When the fish ascends, pressure decreases, the volume of gas in the bladder
expands, and buoyancy increases.

Stripers can remove gas from the bladder with the gas gland, but this
is a relatively slow process. Therefore, a striper quickly displaced from
deep water to shallow water is helplessly buoyant and suffers "the bends".

Behavioral symptoms of stripers with buoyancy problems include fish
that remain at the surface after release and fish that lie on their side or
assume a "head-down" posture. These fish can be depressurized by using an
18-gauge needle at 1 ½ to 2 inches in length.

Insert the hypodermic needle under a scale, through the skin, and into
the body cavity to puncture the gas bladder. The location of insertion is
important, because sticking a vital organ, such as the closely located
kidney, can kill the fish. To locate the point of insertion, insert the
needle where the tip of the pectoral fin touches the 2nd stripe below the
lateral line (see diagram).

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Information provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation,
Southcentral Region.


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