I'll give a free, one-year Pond Boss Subscription to someone who participates in this thread. If you have a subscription already, I will extend it one year.
Here's the rules:
In twenty words or less (ALL CAPS), name something you've observed at your pond, or somebody else's, that you think flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
One April 1, I will randomly draw a winner from all who participated.
I will start. Of course I'm not eligible to win.
YELLOW PERCH, PACKED IN A CAGE, WILL AGRESSIVELY FEED FROM THE SURFACE WHEN THE WATER IS 35 DEGREES FARENHEIT.
NORTHERNPIKE, MUSKIE, YELLOWPERCH, CRAPPIE, BLUEGILL, CATFISH, HYBRIDSTRIPEDBASS, SMALLMOUTH, HYBRIDBLUEGILL, LARGEMOUTH, WALLEYE, RAINBOWTROUT, ALL BIG AND FROM SAME BODY OF WATER.....
They only let me put 8 pictures per post or I woulda represented em all....I drank a bunch of iced coffee so I will probably be up all night....Bruce, your hybrid bluegill pic was gonna be the next one to make the post, but they cut me off at 8.... JHAP, green sunfish woulda been on the list, but Bruce limited me to twenty words....
Now THAT's what I'm talking about! C'mon folks...what have you seen in a pond or lake, or while fishing, that was contrary to what "people say".
A POND THAT HAS LITTLE TO NO VEGETATION PRESENT CAN STILL PRODUCE TROPHY FISH. A BALANCED SCENARIO ISN'T ALWAYS NECESSARY.
GREEN SUNFISH ARE THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FISH ON THE PLANET. NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY ARE ALSO FANTASTIC FIGHTERS.I have exceeded your word count because I shall not have my freedom of speech restricted by oppressive dentists.
We have spoken.
PS:
Will the subscription include the highly coveted Pond Boss Swim Suit Edition?
CONSISTENTLY CATCHING FISH FROM A SMALL MANAGED POND CAN BE AS DIFFICULT OR SOMETIMES MORE DIFFICULT THAN A PUBLIC LAKE.
BULLHEAD EAT FILAMENTOUS ALGAE.
LMB CAN GO GROW FROM FRY SIZE TO OVER 20" IN LESS THAN 26 MONTHS.
PELLET FED FISH WON'T HIT ARTIFICIAL LURES, AND WILL BE HARD TO CATCH.
GREEN SUNFISH ARE THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FISH ON THE PLANET. NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY ARE ALSO FANTASTIC FIGHTERS.I have exceeded your word count because I shall not have my freedom of speech restricted by oppressive dentists.
We have spoken.
PS:
Will the subscription include the highly coveted Pond Boss Swim Suit Edition?
THAT'S 21 WORDS.. LOL even GSF owners can't follow direction
JHAP,
You are mr jan, il be feb, Justin march, Allen April, now we just need may-dec and we will have a smokin hot calendar insert for the swimsuit edition.... If you don't volunteer for a month, one will be appointed to you....just email your pic to pond boss email address and specify your month...
OTTERS CAN EFFECTIVELY BE USED AS APEX PREDATORS TO GROW GIANT GREEN SUNFISH IN SMALL FARM PONDS
he is back and having so much fun right now i dont have the heart to get rid of him. in fact, his name is Potter. Potter the pond otter.
Big catfish are hard to remove once they have been hooked once. Just bow fish them at feed time.
DIED, good to see you back!
Hey, I thought we were trying to INCREASE circulation, not get PB banned by Mayor Bloomberg in the City of New York.
THAT'S 21 WORDS.. LOL even GSF owners can't follow direction
I have exceeded your word count because I shall not have my freedom of speech restricted by
I COULD have followed the directions, but I CHOSE not to.
OTTERS CAN EFFECTIVELY BE USED AS APEX PREDATORS TO GROW GIANT GREEN SUNFISH IN SMALL FARM PONDS
he is back and having so much fun right now i dont have the heart to get rid of him. in fact, his name is Potter. Potter the pond otter.
So given that otters are covered in hair...
That would make him...
wait for it....
Hairy Potter Pond Otter.
PS:
It's nice to see you posting again DIED!!!
Hey, I thought we were trying to INCREASE circulation, not get PB banned by Mayor Bloomberg in the City of New York.
Some people have no taste whatsoever.
.... but sprinkle on a little hot sauce and...
oh never mind.
GREEN SUNFISH ARE THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FISH ON THE PLANET. NOT ONLY ARE THEY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY ARE ALSO FANTASTIC FIGHTERS.I have exceeded your word count because I shall not have my freedom of speech restricted by oppressive dentists.
We have spoken.
PS:
Will the subscription include the highly coveted Pond Boss Swim Suit Edition?
THAT'S 21 WORDS.. LOL even GSF owners can't follow direction
JHAP could remove the BUT and make it sound good, and LEGAL
Oooh boy! I guess it is a long time before tax season.
Anyway -- I'm sure glad to see JHAP back. By the way, where is your old sidekick DIED? We sure miss you guys.
Merry Christmas to y'all!
PELLET FED CHANNEL CATS AND BREAM WILL HIT A TOPWATER JITTERBUG.
Tilapia will overwinter in northern North Carolina
Great stuff!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome.
TROPHY DREAM BLUEGILL CAN BE ACHEIVED BY PROPER CATCH AND RELEASE TACTICS ALONG WITH COMMON SENSE MANAGEMENT, I HAVE PROOF!!!!!!
Most people in my area dont even think a 1 pound gill is possible.. let alone 2.
F150 WILL MAKE IT THRU 200YDS OF AXLE DEEP CLAY TO BACK POND!
Here's the rules:
In twenty words or less (ALL CAPS), name something you've observed at your pond, or somebody else's, that you think flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
THE UNUSUAL IS WHAT I USUALLY OBSERVE 'AS USUAL' AROUND MY PONDS!
Here's the rules:
In twenty words or less (ALL CAPS), name something you've observed at your pond, or somebody else's, that you think flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
THE UNUSUAL IS WHAT I USUALLY OBSERVE 'AS USUAL' AROUND MY PONDS!
THAT IS GREAT KEN! EVERY TIME I SEE A DEAD CRITTER, I AM THINKING NUMMIES
AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH BASS POPULATION IS PERFECT ~ FOR THE POND-OWNER WHO WANTS TO STUDY DARWIN'S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION.Here's the rules: In twenty words or less (ALL CAPS), name something you've observed at your pond, or somebody else's, that you think flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
Pick ME!
I need to win this.
A LITTLE AQUASHADE AND A LONG ALGAE BLOOM WORKS BETTER AT GETTING RID OF CHARA THAN CUTRINE PLUS GRANULES.
Have a Merry Christmas everyone!
How many times can we enter, lol?
Big catfish are hard to remove once they have been hooked once. Just bow fish them at feed time.
Forgot caps
BIG CATFISH ARE HARD TO REMOVE ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN HOOKED ONCE. JUST BOW FISH THEM AT FEED TIME.
loretta, Im betting the more times you enter the better your odds!!! Plus Im curious as to what else ya got...
How many times can we enter, lol?
Good question
If you enter twice or more, I'll put your name in the hat twice.
Nate- If you guys are looking for an over weight, corn feed, farmer tanned, norwegian pale skinned, Minnesota boy for the calander, I'm your guy. I think its only fitting, me being from the tundra, that I represent December.
If you enter twice or more, I'll put your name in the hat twice.
Yes - why not produce a Pond Boss Calander? People could buy it as gifts for Christmas. Use the above picture for a month during hunting season. Is the hat still available for one moderator to wear each year as one of the month's pictures?
FATHEAD MINNOWS DO NOT HAVE FAT HEADS NOR FLAT HEADS.
FATHEAD MINNOWS DO NOT HAVE FAT HEADS NOR FLAT HEADS.
True, but ironically, flatheads have wideheads.
GOAL FLEXIBILITY IS THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTOR TO SUCCESSFUL POND MANAGEMENT.
COMORANTS AND NEGLECT ARE VASTLY UNDERRATED POND MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
Are we looking for observations here or advice or what? I'm getting confused on the responses lol..
This may well not qualify:
GREEN SUNFISH MAKE BEAUTIFUL AND PERSONABLE AQUARIUM PETS!
Are we looking for observations here or advice or what? I'm getting confused on the responses lol..
"In twenty words or less (ALL CAPS), name something you've observed at your pond, or somebody else's, that you think flies in the face of conventional wisdom."
I read the instructions it's the responses that I'm not understanding..
"OBSERVED"
I read the instructions it's the responses that I'm not understanding..
"OBSERVED"
Hey, I "observed" my submission first-hand. Some folks think "more" bass are "better" (conventional, yet flawed logic). I simply rephrased the reality of their logic.
How insulting!!
You had plenty of room within the rules to insert "intelligent" and "personable" in your sentence...
As observed through my microscope.
A 1/4 ACRE POND CAN GET OVERGRAZED BY MINNOWS, THEY SELECTIVELY EAT THE ZOOPLANKTON AND LEAVE THEIR VEGGIES (PHYTOPLANKTON).
Don't mine me. I was at an "End of the World" party last night
Great idea on the Pond Boss calendar, would be really cool!!!
Observed while ice fishing.
BG WILL TAKE WAX WORMS OFF THE SURFACE OF AN ICE FISHING HOLE WHEN THE ICE IS OVER 10" THICK.
Very interesting stuff! I love that moment when you observe something at a pond and say to yourself, "That's really not supposed to be happening".
BUILDING A POND IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THREE YEARS AGO.
BULLFROGS DON'T LIKE PEOPLE.
IT ALL DEPENDS. NUFF SAID!
ONE DAY WHEN YOU WALK OUT TO THE DOCK YOU'LL HAVE 100'S OF JELLYFISH!!!
December is snatched up!!! Still just a handful of months left.....
IT IS CHEAPER TO BUILD A NEW POND THAN TO FIX AN OLD ONE.
BIG CATFISH AND BIG LARGEMOUTH BASS CAN CO-EXIST EFFECTIVELY IN AN 2 ACRE POND.
SOLAR POWER CAN BE USED EFFECTIVELY TO GROW GRASS AND PUMP AIR FOR A LOWER TOTAL COST THAN RUNNING ELECTRICITY.
TREES ON YOUR DAM LOOK GREAT AND ARE GOOD FOR THE DAM!
TANNERITE AND EGRETS DO MIX.
You must have used a big blender..........
A POND IS ALWAYS EVOVLING AND FULL OF CHANGE, AND THAT LEAVES YOU WITH NONE IN YOUR OWN POCKETS.
Thinking I had netted LMB fry, I realized I have some manner of "minnow" thriving in my predator heavy pond.
Todd, I would think a LAWYER would be able to follow a simple rule.
Bruce wants the thought in ALL CAPS, you did get the 20 words right, so you do get half credit!!
Lawyers are well known to tweak the rules a bit
Todd, I would think a LAWYER would be able to follow a simple rule.
Bruce wants the thought in ALL CAPS, you did get the 20 words right, so you do get half credit!!
Ha! Rules are made to be interpreted! I'm just glad no one tried to challenge me on "LMB" being three words instead of one!
Lawyers are well known to tweak the rules a bit
Right you are, sir! See my post,
supra!
Lawyers are well known to tweak the rules a bit
Right you are, sir! See my post,
supra!
Lawyers kinda walk sideways when approaching an Engineer on the stand
Off thread here, but JKB I gotta ask. You get paid yet? The whole deal was funny to me.
Absolute power via keyboard. I love it.
Off thread here, but JKB I gotta ask. You get paid yet? The whole deal was funny to me.
Absolute power via keyboard. I love it.
Last I heard is that payment is in negotiations. All the typical excuses were being played out.
I made a release package ready for the customer a couple days ago. When all is clear, I'll have to go there and remove the processor password, then download the unlocked software.
Not uncommon for people to make due if they don't have the cash tho.
LMB I HOOK IN MY POND WON'T JUMP OUT OF THE WATER BUT WILL FOR A DRAGONFLY MEAL.
I HAVE OBSERVED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE FISH IN A POND WITH NO WATER.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AGE-0 REDEAR SUNFISH TRAINED TO SWIM INTO YOUR HAND AND EAT.
Hey Bruce, I think I will start my new virtual pond.
April 1st is coming rapidly! Get your entries in!!
I took everybody's entries, stuck their names in a pink cowboy hat....
...and the winner is.....
....drumroll please.....
loretta, PM me when you get this.
I thought that hat was in Michigan?
I had a feeling that Loretta was going to win. Congratulations!
Oh My Gosh, I'm so excited!!! What a great opportunity for me. Sending you a PM now.
THANK YOU so much Bruce for your generosity!and thank you JKB for your congratulations.
