Maryland offering $200 gift cards for dead snakehead fish - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Getting paid to fish sounds like a dream come true to some. But does it have the same appeal if you're going up against a "fish from hell" that can travel on land and sink its teeth into a steel-toed boot? The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Inland Fisheries (DNR) is hoping so and is offering $200 gift cards through Bass Pro Shops to residents who capture and kill a snakehead, an invasive species from Africa that is upsetting the natural order of the local ecosystem. "We do not want snakeheads in our waters," DNR Director Don Cosden tells FoxNews.com. "This initiative is a way to remind anglers that it is important to catch and remove this invasive species of fish." The snakehead was first seen in Maryland back in 2002, after an 18-inch adult was caught in a local pond. But the powerful fish, which has no natural predators in the region, is also a determined survivalist (they can survive for up to four days on land) and has since migrated to the nearby Potomac River and its tributaries. It's illegal to sell snakeheads in most U.S. states. But as I reported several years ago, federal agents have uncovered illegal snakehead selling operations in several states, including New York, Texas, Florida and Missouri. "We don't expect that anglers will eradicate the snakehead population," DNR Tidal Bass program manager Joe Love told Fox. "We do believe this promotion and inspiration of anglers can help control the snakehead population. The information we gain from the Angler's Log reports are also helpful in assessing the abundance, spread and impact of these feisty fish." To qualify for one of the $200 gift cards and an assortment of other prizes, all you have to do is upload a photo of yourself with a dead snakehead to the DNR's Angler's Log site. The only complicated part is actually capturing and killing one of the "fish from hell." One photo uploaded on Thursday by recreational angler Berry shows him with seven dead snakehead. He says he had to shoot them with a gun. Berry wrote that the snakehead have been noticeably devastating the local bass population. "The snakehead are simply taking over the spawning grounds," he wrote. [img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5kzVPr2CJ0.TnsuJ0t6fag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thesideshow/snakehead2.jpg[/img] [img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bZaCri9vRG2.57h09bqq9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thesideshow/snakehead.jpg[/img] [img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dfae1tiq.UDO.xcsyn_0zQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/04/06/51484232-jpg_171044.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/maryland-offering-200-gift-cards-dead-snakehead-fish-163943568.html[/url]

Invasive species must die. Have this same program for Lionfish, Asian Carp and the many other invasive species.

Good way to motivate people to get rid of them I suppose.

This is the most most offensive, bigoted, and racist article I have ever read and I am ashamed of all of you for supporting this. These fish come from such impoverished nations with so little food. They give up everything to come to America so they can raise their children in a place that isn't ravaged by war or poverty. [editline]6th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=OvB;35463021]Invasive species must die. Have this same program for Lionfish, Asian Carp and the many other invasive species.[/QUOTE] you're racist too

They look fucking horrifying.

If they looked more appetizing, I would go over there and fish a bit. I only live a couple hours away from the state.

[img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bZaCri9vRG2.57h09bqq9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/thesideshow/snakehead.jpg[/img] No. Jesus god, NO.

[quote]To qualify for one of the $200 gift cards and an assortment of other prizes, all you have to do is upload a photo of yourself with a dead snakehead to the DNR's Angler's Log site. The only complicated part is actually capturing and killing one of the "fish from hell."[/quote] seems easily abused

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;35463207]seems easily abused[/QUOTE] I would abuse that, but I don't feel like being a dick.

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;35463207]seems easily abused[/QUOTE] Dude, [i]SHUT UP. . .[/i]Maryland obviously hasn't found out about Photoshop yet. I swear, if you fuck this up for me. . .

[QUOTE=Dr.C;35463131]This is the most most offensive, bigoted, and racist article I have ever read and I am ashamed of all of you for supporting this. These fish come from such impoverished nations with so little food. They give up everything to come to America so they can raise their children in a place that isn't ravaged by war or poverty. [editline]6th April 2012[/editline] you're racist too[/QUOTE] We dun' like their kind 'round these parts. [editline]6th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35463159]If they looked more appetizing, I would go over there and fish a bit. I only live a couple hours away from the state.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/snakehead-cooking_n_904620.html[/url] Taste like chicken they say.

Oh god get those things out of my state

[QUOTE=FreakySoup;35463316]Oh god get those things out of my state[/QUOTE] In Maryland, no one can hear you scream.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35463446]In Maryland, no one can hear you scream.[/QUOTE] . . .because the snakehead fish has ripped out your lungs.

[QUOTE=NuclearJesus;35463458]. . .because the snakehead fish has ripped out your lungs.[/QUOTE] Was referring to his avatar :v:

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35463446]In Maryland, no one can hear you scream.[/QUOTE] I heard him =[

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35463503]Was referring to his avatar :v:[/QUOTE] I know. Still works.

Why doesn't the government just block off certain areas of water, electrify the water, kill the snakeheads with firearms or etc when done-- put the natural sets of species back in?

[QUOTE=SexualShark;35463556]Why doesn't the government just block off certain areas of water, electrify the water, kill the snakeheads with firearms or etc when done-- put the natural sets of species back in?[/QUOTE] That would probably be even more expensive than their present way of doing things. And if it were that simple to sort natural species out of the water and leave them in - then why not simply sort the snakeheads out?

[QUOTE=SexualShark;35463556]Why doesn't the government just block off certain areas of water, electrify the water, kill the snakeheads with firearms or etc when done-- put the natural sets of species back in?[/QUOTE] They've been using electric nets for years against Asian carp and it does nothing. They still get through and invade more rivers. This new "bio-bullet" pill sounds promising though: [url]http://www.kentucky.com/2012/04/01/2134967/scientists-developing-poison-pill.html[/url]

[QUOTE=OvB;35463661]They've been using electric nets for years against Asian carp and it does nothing. They still get through and invade more rivers. This new "bio-bullet" pill sounds promising though: [url]http://www.kentucky.com/2012/04/01/2134967/scientists-developing-poison-pill.html[/url][/QUOTE] Question, why doesn't the electric nets work against the carps? Are they that durable?

[QUOTE=lolwutdude;35463782]Question, why doesn't the electric nets work against the carps? Are they that durable?[/QUOTE] I think the failure of the nets was more of a political thing. Putting up nets all over your rivers would harm natural species as much as the carps, as well as dam up the river if debris got caught in them. They had some system that emitted an electrical current to the rivers to I guess deter any Asian carps (fish are sensitive to electrical currents) but those were shitty as well.

I would love to punch the bastards who illegally import foreign fish and ruin something already beautiful.

[QUOTE=OvB;35463021]Invasive species must die. Have this same program for Lionfish, Asian Carp and the many other invasive species.[/QUOTE] I go fishing for crayfish in Arizona for that exact reason. That and they're delicious little fuckers.

[quote]But does it have the same appeal if you're going up against a "fish from hell" that can travel on land and [b]sink its teeth into a steel-toed boot?[/b][/quote] For those who haven't worn steel-caps before this is terrifying.

What an awesome looking fish, and it can crawl onto land? Why would you want to kill them, they are badass.

If only they dead this where I live for seagulls, the fuckers attack the ducks and take over the ponds.

[QUOTE=Scrimp;35467265]If only they dead this where I live for seagulls, the fuckers attack the ducks and take over the ponds.[/QUOTE] What Seagulls attack ducks? [b]FUCK SEAGULLS, I FUCKING LOVE DUCKS[/b]

Find what species feeds on Snakeheads, introduce that species to the environment with GPS trackers, once they're done track them down and send them on their way to the original habitat. Don't forget to castrate the fuckers before releasing them into the wild though :v:

[QUOTE=OvB;35463266]Taste like chicken they say.[/QUOTE] Everything tastes like chicken.