Originally Posted By: tim k
Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Maybe food for thought...A friend of mine has an unmanaged 1/2 acre in Northern Illinois. He has sent me a picture of a 5 pound LMB and a 16 inch BCP that were caught in his pond but he has never sent me a picture of a nice stringer of fish.


All I know is we catch many many large bass out of these ponds/lakes - not just one or two. We do not have stringers because it is all catch and release

I was not trying to argue - just wondering how ponds like this produce bass like this - obviously they have a food source. There are no catfish in these ponds - I know for a fact there has not been any fish added of any kind. No feeding done.

I dont care how it happens I just know we enjoy catching these bass


Absolutely awesome! Not sure what you mean about arguing. I didn't take it that way at all. Hope you understand I was just relaying my buddy's experience in a small pond unmanaged in Illinois. He catches nice fat fish but not many. Seems his pond achieved a balance with a few large fish supported by he doesn't know what for forage.

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