Do you love big bluegill?

tues 3-18-12 005

Couple boys Fish the pond today told them to take all the cats they wanted. Fish were between 20 to 24 inches. Boy's caught 8. Young man on the left is Tucker and the young man on the right was Dan. Both love to fish. Hope they have a good year fishing.

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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.