tues 3-18-12 005

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 21, 2012 at 1:14pm

Nice cats Dick!

Comment by dick tabbert on March 19, 2012 at 3:57am

Sorry I didn't think to check the T-shirts out. I'll be a little more observant next time. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 19, 2012 at 2:55am

I love the T-shirt on the right. Mighty nice of you to let em fish your pond... hope theres guys like you around here, when I start asking.

Comment by Walt Foreman on March 18, 2012 at 9:53pm

Catching that many small bass while bluegill fishing is a really good sign for your bluegill.  It means that very possibly your bass are overpopulated, which is the ideal state for a pond being managed for big bluegill.  Don't keep any of them - they'll keep your small bluegill thinned out so the few that survive past fingerling stage will have many times more food per fish, and will grow exponentially faster than in a pond in which the bluegill are crowded.

 

You probably have very few, if any, large bass - but that's the way you want it if your goal is big bluegill.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 18, 2012 at 8:46pm

Thanks for the info Walt I really appreciate it.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 18, 2012 at 8:45pm

Walt I caught 8 bas yesterday while fishing for gills. Fish were 8 to 12 inches. Like I said I've never seen any but I don't know how a pond can be 15 years old with no large bass. I'm really going to try to clue in on the bass to see if I can find any larger ones.

Comment by Walt Foreman on March 18, 2012 at 8:25pm

You actually don't want big bass in a pond you're managing for big bluegill, because that usually means there aren't enough small bass.  Do you regularly catch bass in the 10-12" range?  If so, you're in good shape.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 18, 2012 at 8:21pm

Thanks Jen for the info I think the voyage will becoming sooner than later.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 18, 2012 at 8:18pm

Don't know if I have any big bass Walt as far as I know probably the biggest is a couple pounds. I have had bass in there for 15 years never saw anything big which don't mean there not in there just that I haven't seen them. I know I have a lot more cats to come out.

Comment by Jen Nayfly on March 18, 2012 at 6:58pm

Hey Dick wheres the pics of that great new tube? No voyage on that great pond yet? Heres a tip when putting on your fins put each hook up to the inside not on the outside of the fins. Makes it alot easier when putting them on & taking off.

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