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    It's all cyclical. People thought there was a problem 5-7 years ago when there were similar tournament results and then magically weights were back to 19-20+ lbs one year. I guess those 5-6 lbers were one year old fish that grew overnight ;)
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    Don’t expect anything magical to happen next year. Another bad spawn will show its teeth in the future as well. When the milfoil grows it can produce massive amounts of fish. Pray for the milfoil to regrow next year.

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    David is correct. A tidal river is cyclical and predictability from year to year is impossible. Too many factors promote/inhibit SAV growth and fish recruitment/growth. 21 years of trip logs from the tidal Cooper river in SC and 16 years of logs on the Potomac reinforce that. Even with my retirement over 5 years ago which changed my fishing frequency from weekends to Monday-Thursday, I don't have any additional information that allows predictably. Good news is it's like fishing a new body of water every year!

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    We've never had Hydrilla like we do now. The problem is the Hydrilla chokes out the Milfoil. If the Milfoil does return, It will only be present from March until June. As far as the virus is concerned, I was under the impression that once it cycles through a system it's finished. The surviving fish and their off spring are immune.I could be wrong though. I fished the river a lot March through May this year. I didn't see any signs of sick fish. We'll know what's up when the Hydrilla starts to die off this Fall. You might be surprised about what has been hiding underneath it all summer.....let's hope anyways.

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    #45
    Can someone please post pic of milfoil and hydrilla.

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    You can look it up on the internet???

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    bonjour......

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    Been on Lanier 2 years now and its awesome as long as its not past June :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by potomacbassin View Post
    It's all cyclical. People thought there was a problem 5-7 years ago when there were similar tournament results and then magically weights were back to 19-20+ lbs one year. I guess those 5-6 lbers were one year old fish that grew overnight ;)
    Took until around 2016 from 2011-2012

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pigs View Post
    Don’t expect anything magical to happen next year. Another bad spawn will show its teeth in the future as well. When the milfoil grows it can produce massive amounts of fish. Pray for the milfoil to regrow next year.
    Agreed. Look at battle series results from last weekend. No milfoil or coontail and the river is ok at best. Coontail and milfoil not only provide the surface area, they start growing very very early in the year and provide refuge through entire spawn for adults and fry, slow water, etc.

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    #51
    DC88, here you go compliments of Mike (I keep his neat river info) https://www.chesapeakebay.net/visualization/baygrasses/

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenRanger364V View Post
    Agreed. Look at battle series results from last weekend. No milfoil or coontail and the river is ok at best. Coontail and milfoil not only provide the surface area, they start growing very very early in the year and provide refuge through entire spawn for adults and fry, slow water, etc.
    I saw the Battle weights and those guys are some of the best on the river! 25lbs wins a 2 day team event is crazy.

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    #53
    We will see how bad it really is next week when Potomac teams has the 2 day championship.
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    Bass fishing on the Potomac is poor at best now. No tournament results are going to change that. It will be different next year just like always.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenRanger364V View Post
    Took until around 2016 from 2011-2012
    Yup and we were battling more than just grass issues during those years. We'll see what happens next year and the years after.
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