bg, do they have a chance

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bg, do they have a chance #212255 04/09/10 08:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 48 northern kansas J john wayne OP Lunker
OP john wayne Lunker J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 48 northern kansas	i just took the flyrod out and caught 7 bg, palm size or maybe a little smaller, i dropped them of at a pond that i know has a stunted pop of very small bass. do they have a chance at reproducing and helping the pond out or will the fry just get preyed on

Re: bg, do they have a chance john wayne #212256 04/09/10 08:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	99% of all eggs laid and fish hatched get eaten. That's their job. Keep working the long rod. Some will make it. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: bg, do they have a chance Dave Davidson1 #212281 04/09/10 10:50 PM
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jakeb Lunker J Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Randlett, Oklahoma	Agree with Dave Get out and fish.

Re: bg, do they have a chance john wayne #212360 04/10/10 09:02 PM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker O Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,795 Likes: 14 Colorado	How big of a pond did you put these seven BG into? They likely won't make a difference in the short term so, as Dave said, keep it up. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine NEFGA

Re: bg, do they have a chance Omaha #212365 04/10/10 09:38 PM
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OP john wayne Lunker J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 48 northern kansas	1/4 th acre. there were so many bass that u could watch 3 or 4 follow ur lure in. ive fished it twice so far in the last week and im not seeing anything as far as bass go.but i did throw in some more bg, this time they were huge for around here. my hope is to keep throwing in bg and fish for bass every time i drop them off, so far no bass but the pond looks great and the water is crystal clear