I have fished retention ponds for years and have never been brave enough to eat any fish I have caught. I worry too much about what is actually in the fish if I were to ever consume it. Thank you for always giving us your insight and knowlege about fishing. Your forever fan!
I cannot understand how people fish at a local cemetery. The body’s of the people break down. They’re loaded with formalin and other things used to embalm people. Caskets break down even the concrete graveliners will crack open, and rainfall puts the liquid from the graves into the water table…. The water table rinses through the soil into the pond, causing the fish to become tainted.
I've eaten a lot of fish out of Retention Ponds places that most people wouldn't even think that they would be any fish in. Never gotten sick, they was good. But I'm more of a salt water fish eater..lol
In China we cultivate carps in the retention ponds by paddy fields where fertilizer and pesticide are heavily applied. We eat a lot of them. The real pollutants are heavy metals produced by manulfactors.
Nice edit with a lot of information! Good to see action incorporated with all the knowledge given. That being said, I’D NEVER EAT A FISH OUT OF A RETENTION POND!
Thanks for the top comment props! I’ll let my dad know that after all these years that broken rod was good for something! Oh and I have eaten BRIM out of a pond like that in GA. I’m still here to talk about it! They were good and I never got sick!
Hey josh thank you for the shirts they came quick love that 2.0 design also cool vid and I’ve never eaten a fish out of a retention pond and don’t plan on it lol
Hey Jose, I didn't know you ordered any, I appreciate your business very much. Let me know what you think about them. I am with you on eating retention pond fish lol.
I have a similar pond behind my house. I hear the insecticide planes flying overhead from time to time so I don’t want to eat the fish. I do catch some nice tilapia, mayan cichlids, and smallmouths though. There’s also a lot of soft shell turtles and gators
hey Josh, are you going to sell your apparel at any of the tackle shops in Pinellas? you could try Bett's, Dog Fish Tackle, Bill Jackson's, or some of the bait shops too. Clearwater bait and Tackle, Bellair, Captain K's (i think that's the name) or Bay Pines Bait shop. let us know.
Hey Josh.. I have a retention pond right behind my house.. I admit I fish retention ponds, but all catch and release.. I refuse to eat any fish from a retention pond.. I see them spraying for weeds and algae all the time.. That stuff has to be in the fish.. Look what they've found out about "Round Up" and how much food it gets in and so harmful to us..ugh. Ultralights are a blast, but heavier test..lol. Great video Josh.. Always your fan..
Josh, I guess a main question you have to ask is "What part of the country do you live/fish in?" I see the Tilapia you were catching (nice fish btw) but the only ones of those here in Ohio are in aquariums! lol Where you live is dependent on "IF" they spray around a retention pond. We have some here that the only thing that goes into them is storm water. If you travel across the country there are retention ponds that are in farm field that were made when they put the road in (dug out the dirt to make the entrance/exit ramps). Some of those ponds are EXCELLENT, but to your point if you ask permission from a farmer to fish it, ask him what chemicals he uses. I have eaten some fish out of Ohio ponds and never had a problem. Good video and a lot of "food for thought." As always, Be Well and God Bless! ✝
Thanks Dino for the comment, those are all valid points. I guess the only true way to know the level of bacteria and chemicals would be to have it tested. I will still stick to open water, natural sources lol.
Caught fish in my renting pond, tilapia, blue gill and last week caught my first bass(small mouth). All on bread What are you tipping the jighead with?
Yes I eat them. No I don't look like the guy from the goonies. lol but on a serious note, if the fish is cooked all the way its just a slab of meat and taste fine. as always a great video. tight lines bro
@@Saltyscales yes it may be because there on there breeding beds I see you were using a jig that's works well ? And is it only the small ones that you use ?
What lures were you using? Also, what do you consider a retention pond. Where I live in north Texas we have several very large, huge reservoir lakes that they damned up decades ago and are run by the army corps of engineers. Many of them are located in suburbs now and are surrounded by houses. Do you think fish from these lakes/reservoirs are safe to eat? Thanks.
Hey Bob, the lure is a little feather jig that my grandfather gave me before he passed. Its deadly, a retention pond is an artificial lake with vegetation around the perimeter, and includes a permanent pool of water in its design is to catch rain water. Most say they are somewhat safe but with the new revelation of the Roundup cancer facts I would not even consider it. We humans think we are smarter than we are sometimes and greed is a great motivator to hide health facts.
I just eat a bass out of a pond but nobody lives or cut the grass around it. I had to walk 500 feet to get to it while cutting limbs. Smart brotha am I gonna die?
I have eaten them years ago out of rock pits, before there were ever any homes built around them. I have to question fisheries such as Okeechobee where there are massive algae blooms from the runoff of the sugarcane fields, even in the everglades where I live they recommend that you only consume a certain amount, and for woman who are expecting they say they should not eat any at all. I no longer eat fish that I catch out of the glades, and I question myself for having eaten fish out of Okeechobee, those catfish and specs were good ..haha. Good video, excellent topic... Have you ever had fish out of the glades or the big O?
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What many people don't realize is that these little fish shops purchase their Tilapia (Illegally) from random people and these random people net the tilapia at retention ponds.
Thats the cleanest retention pond ive seen
AssTitties It is surprisingly clean
Water is so clear
I have fished retention ponds for years and have never been brave enough to eat any fish I have caught. I worry too much about what is actually in the fish if I were to ever consume it. Thank you for always giving us your insight and knowlege about fishing. Your forever fan!
I had no idea.
I cannot understand how people fish at a local cemetery. The body’s of the people break down. They’re loaded with formalin and other things used to embalm people. Caskets break down even the concrete graveliners will crack open, and rainfall puts the liquid from the graves into the water table…. The water table rinses through the soil into the pond, causing the fish to become tainted.
I've eaten a lot of fish out of Retention Ponds places that most people wouldn't even think that they would be any fish in. Never gotten sick, they was good. But I'm more of a salt water fish eater..lol
In China we cultivate carps in the retention ponds by paddy fields where fertilizer and pesticide are heavily applied. We eat a lot of them. The real pollutants are heavy metals produced by manulfactors.
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I have never consumed retention pond fish. Great information on the possible contaminants. You killed it out there!!
I had a ton of fun, caught many more but I figured you all were getting tired of seeing the same fish lol.
Nice edit with a lot of information! Good to see action incorporated with all the knowledge given. That being said, I’D NEVER EAT A FISH OUT OF A RETENTION POND!
Thanks man, I know you eat those retention pond fish.
Love to hear that drag scream..... I ate a fish from a retention pond when I was new to fishing, but now its all catch and release!!
Yes sir, beautiful sound.
Thanks for the top comment props! I’ll let my dad know that after all these years that broken rod was good for something! Oh and I have eaten BRIM out of a pond like that in GA. I’m still here to talk about it! They were good and I never got sick!
There you go, thanks for the comment BJ.
Not first but I never miss it💯 love ya vids josh and ya shirts
I appreciate that Evan, you are the man!
With the sht hitting the fan with us paying for the war we did not ask for now we need to look for alternatives.?! I’m in central FL. What u think ?
Hey josh thank you for the shirts they came quick love that 2.0 design also cool vid and I’ve never eaten a fish out of a retention pond and don’t plan on it lol
Hey Jose, I didn't know you ordered any, I appreciate your business very much. Let me know what you think about them. I am with you on eating retention pond fish lol.
Joshua Taylor I love them feel so good and they are very comfortable also I got one for my little brother as well I’m sure he is going to love it too.
I've eaten a few brown bullhead out of some local ponds... and I haven't turned into a zombie yet.
Good to know Fisher, I don't think you would see any problems from eating a fish now and then but regular consumption could potentially cause issues.
Kool new video.... I don't eat anything unless it comes from a clean lake, LOL.....Thanks for a Cool video.....
I am with you Sonny
I have a similar pond behind my house. I hear the insecticide planes flying overhead from time to time so I don’t want to eat the fish. I do catch some nice tilapia, mayan cichlids, and smallmouths though. There’s also a lot of soft shell turtles and gators
Thank you for sharing this is very informative for me
hey Josh, are you going to sell your apparel at any of the tackle shops in Pinellas? you could try Bett's, Dog Fish Tackle, Bill Jackson's, or some of the bait shops too. Clearwater bait and Tackle, Bellair, Captain K's (i think that's the name) or Bay Pines Bait shop. let us know.
Hey Josh.. I have a retention pond right behind my house.. I admit I fish retention ponds, but all catch and release.. I refuse to eat any fish from a retention pond.. I see them spraying for weeds and algae all the time.. That stuff has to be in the fish.. Look what they've found out about "Round Up" and how much food it gets in and so harmful to us..ugh. Ultralights are a blast, but heavier test..lol. Great video Josh.. Always your fan..
I am with you there, love the catch and release game but I will stick with eating snapper and grouper lol.
Where do y’all fish come from.
Nice video what’s the name of that jig
Thanks, it's just a little hair jig I was given by my grandfather many, many years ago.
That would be nice, having a house with a patio facing a pond. I thought about wading out there until I saw the crocodile.
What is that fish at 4:41 and the next fish after that? I think they're tilapia, but which type?
That's a large retention pond.
Yes sir
Josh, I guess a main question you have to ask is "What part of the country do you live/fish in?" I see the Tilapia you were catching (nice fish btw) but the only ones of those here in Ohio are in aquariums! lol Where you live is dependent on "IF" they spray around a retention pond. We have some here that the only thing that goes into them is storm water. If you travel across the country there are retention ponds that are in farm field that were made when they put the road in (dug out the dirt to make the entrance/exit ramps). Some of those ponds are EXCELLENT, but to your point if you ask permission from a farmer to fish it, ask him what chemicals he uses. I have eaten some fish out of Ohio ponds and never had a problem. Good video and a lot of "food for thought." As always, Be Well and God Bless! ✝
Thanks Dino for the comment, those are all valid points. I guess the only true way to know the level of bacteria and chemicals would be to have it tested. I will still stick to open water, natural sources lol.
Lmao u do realize farmers are the biggest consumer s of Pest herbicides so eating from a farm pond might not be a good idea
5:45 that looks like a Blue Talapia, i have one in a 50 gallons aquarium just about the same size as that -- never heard you say what species it was.
Caught fish in my renting pond, tilapia, blue gill and last week caught my first bass(small mouth). All on bread
What are you tipping the jighead with?
Our pond is catch and release only. They’ll getcha...
That is how it should be really.
Yes I eat them. No I don't look like the guy from the goonies. lol but on a serious note, if the fish is cooked all the way its just a slab of meat and taste fine. as always a great video. tight lines bro
Ray that Goonies line made me chuckle, thanks for sharing your thoughts bud.
I do it all the time!!! I just make sure its cooked all the way. Never got sick.
Thanks for the comment Thomas!
Thank you for the AWESOME content!!!!!!
Define cooked all the way?
Allan.Jax
Thoroughly cooked.
Theoretically herbicides and insecticides are used around most ponds not just retention ponds. Should we be eat those fish as well?
I don't eat fish in ponds personally.
I've got tons of tilapia's but ours don't bite anything any tips ? I'm a avid lure user anything is helpful in the Daytona Florida area
Have you tried bread balls?
@@Saltyscales yes it may be because there on there breeding beds I see you were using a jig that's works well ? And is it only the small ones that you use ?
Have you tried bread balls? They work great.
WHY?!? That is so gross! lol great editing though
Thanks bud!
Yes all the time..just wash clean all the way like any other fish
Brave man ;)
Aw man just slice it thin and fry it up -- NOT sushi grade though. Best go 80 miles off shore for dat.
I do not eat fish from these ponds.
What lures were you using? Also, what do you consider a retention pond. Where I live in north Texas we have several very large, huge reservoir lakes that they damned up decades ago and are run by the army corps of engineers. Many of them are located in suburbs now and are surrounded by houses. Do you think fish from these lakes/reservoirs are safe to eat? Thanks.
Hey Bob, the lure is a little feather jig that my grandfather gave me before he passed. Its deadly, a retention pond is an artificial lake with vegetation around the perimeter, and includes a permanent pool of water in its design is to catch rain water. Most say they are somewhat safe but with the new revelation of the Roundup cancer facts I would not even consider it. We humans think we are smarter than we are sometimes and greed is a great motivator to hide health facts.
@@Saltyscales Good points, maybe I'm more cynical in the year of our lord but who's to say store bought stuff isn't exposed to the same or worse
Couldn't pay me to eat another tilapia don't care where it was caught. Those taste like toilet and old fish, even fresh
I just eat a bass out of a pond but nobody lives or cut the grass around it. I had to walk 500 feet to get to it while cutting limbs. Smart brotha am I gonna die?
I am sure you will be fine, I think the issue would come with consistent consumption from retention ponds.
I have eaten them years ago out of rock pits, before there were ever any homes built around them. I have to question fisheries such as Okeechobee where there are massive algae blooms from the runoff of the sugarcane fields, even in the everglades where I live they recommend that you only consume a certain amount, and for woman who are expecting they say they should not eat any at all. I no longer eat fish that I catch out of the glades, and I question myself for having eaten fish out of Okeechobee, those catfish and specs were good ..haha. Good video, excellent topic... Have you ever had fish out of the glades or the big O?
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@@afordiam you to
100x less toxic than farmed fish, especially salmon! Look into that.
I know farmed fish are toxic but I wont be eating out of a retention pond unless I have to lol.
I’ve eaten bass from a retention pond it’s fine
You're glowing 😂
As long as its cooked all the way.. you'll be alright 😉
What many people don't realize is that these little fish shops purchase their Tilapia (Illegally) from random people and these random people net the tilapia at retention ponds.
@@Saltyscales Yeah I'm not big on eating Tilapia anyways.. I like to catch my own dinner from saltwater.. great video though!
1st comment and hell no