# Let's go fishing! And make big bucks! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 27, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197 "2023-10-27T21:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/1 "2023-10-27T21:55:12Z")
Oregon is paying a bounty for every invasive pikeminnow caught by anglers. They start at $6 each, then pay $8 after you catch 25, and $10 after the first 200. The leader has made over $107,000 for catching 10755 fish. Damn! Beck, do you have a pikeminnow recipe? > **[Oregon fisherman earns over $100K after removing unwanted species found in...](https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/oregon-fisherman-earns-100k-removing-unwanted-species-found-states-rivers)** > > An Oregon fisherman was caught and removed 10,755 Northern Pikeminnows in the Columbia and Snake river systems during the 2023 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/2 "2023-10-27T22:43:46Z")
How much does it cost to raise/breed pikeminnow in captivity? Asking for a friend. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/3 "2023-10-28T00:19:26Z")
My fish love runs more the Catfish variety. šŸ˜šŸŸ But Iā€™ll work on it. Just think of the size fish you could catch with a giant minnow on the hook! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/4 "2023-10-28T00:55:42Z")
Iā€™m in. You get a line and Iā€™ll get a pole, Honey. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/5 "2023-10-28T01:29:42Z")
Iā€™m all for this. I _really_ donā€™t like invasive species. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/6 "2023-10-28T01:42:00Z")
Similar program in WA as well: > **[Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery Program](https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports/creel/pikeminnow)** > > You can help save salmon a ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/7 "2023-10-28T02:47:48Z")
Here fishy, fishy fishy!! ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/8 "2023-10-28T02:51:59Z")
@Beckdawrek Lady, you and Big Wrek pack your bags and your fishing gear! LOTSA cats at your house! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/9 "2023-10-28T03:52:52Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Oregon is paying a bounty for every invasive pikeminnow caught by anglers. They start at $6 each, then pay $8 after you catch 25, and $10 after the first 200. The leader has made over $107,000 for catching 10755 fish. Damn! Beck, do you have a pikeminnow recipe? Thereā€™s a saying that your worst day fishing is better than your best day working. If I can make $100 Gs fishing over a 5 month period, hells yeah I want to move to Oregon and start castinā€™! > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Just think of the size fish you could catch with a giant minnow on the hook! Yeah, pikeminnow is a weird oxymoron name. I bet they are almost as tasty as a big plate of jumboshrimp. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/10 "2023-10-28T04:47:08Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Thereā€™s a saying that your worst day fishing is better than your best day working. If I can make $100 Gs fishing over a 5 month period, hells yeah I want to move to Oregon and start castinā€™! Most of these folks are fishing from \>$50K boats and Iā€™m sure the fuel to get them in and out of the water, or leave them in the marina, plus all the expensive boat fuel leaves youā€¦hold on one secondā€¦carry the oneā€¦about $10 in profit for the year šŸ˜‰ How are your kayak fishing skills? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/11 "2023-10-28T04:56:50Z")
This is asking for Otis from the Andy Griffith show paddling out with dynamite and raking in the fish and the big $$$. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/12 "2023-10-28T09:05:11Z")
Maybe, but those folk actually end up even after a wildly expensive hobby spree, unlike the rest of us. Or, not losing money on a hobby is a winning proposition. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/13 "2023-10-28T13:36:07Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > How are your kayak fishing skills? I do own a fishing kayak and take it out often in the warmer months. Unfortunately, that doesnā€™t translate to my basic fishing skills being very good. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/14 "2023-10-28T14:07:36Z")
> [@Toxylon](#): > > Maybe, but those folk actually end up even after a wildly expensive hobby spree, unlike the rest of us. Or, not losing money on a hobby is a winning proposition. I was saying that jokingly. These folks have actually figured out how to make a hobby pay. May not be much at the end of the day, but itā€™s more than most. No one will ever pay me a dime to hear me play music on the expensive instruments Iā€™ve purchased. šŸ˜‰ > [@solost](#): > > I do own a fishing kayak and take it out often in the warmer months. My friend has one of these that Iā€™d like to try. Seems like a very relaxing activity. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/15 "2023-10-28T14:31:02Z")
A Google search suggests pikeminnows are considered a ā€œtrash fishā€ and not suitable for human consumption. So what do you do with them after theyā€™re caught? Turn them into cat food? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/16 "2023-10-28T14:44:55Z")
I believe the agencies turn the fish over to meat rendering companies. Iā€™m not sure what they do with them but figured it might be something like fish fertilizer. Cat food could be an option. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/17 "2023-10-28T23:50:21Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > How much does it cost to raise/breed pikeminnow in captivity? Asking for a friend. are you indian or just a pervert? /s > **[Perverse incentive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive)** > > A perverse incentive is an incentive that has an unintended and undesirable result that is contrary to the intentions of its designers. The cobra effect is the most direct kind of perverse incentive, typically because the incentive unintentionally rewards people for making the issue worse. The term is used to illustrate how incorrect stimulation in economics and politics can cause unintended consequences. > The term cobra effect was coined by economist Horst Siebert based on an anecdotal occurren... ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/18 "2023-10-29T01:10:21Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Here fishy, fishy fishy!! Wadda you want? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/19 "2023-10-29T01:45:16Z")
šŸŸĀ°Ā°Ā°Ā°Ā°Ā°Ā°Ā° ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-fishing-and-make-big-bucks/992197/20 "2023-10-30T12:58:28Z")
Iā€™m curious about using the term _invasive_ to describe Northern pikeminnows. All the articles I find about them say they are a _native_ species. _Invasive_ is usually defined as animals or plants from another region of the world that donā€™t belong in a new place where they thrive. Sure, I get that everyone would rather have more salmon, and pikeminnows are depleting the salmon stocks, but thatā€™s just one native species being more successful than another native species. Salmon stocks have been reduced mostly by human intervention, and the aggressive, not-sought-after pikeminnows are taking over. I guess Iā€™m being pedantic about the word _invasive_, but they should call the been-there-forever pikeminnows something else.