Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Pond Boss Friday, Oct. 22 '10 Somerset PA Gathering

I love it, Jeff! Sunil definitely enjoyed the rifle - as did we all!

Here are some more pics for your viewing enjoyment.

Ken and Rex surveying the snacks provided by Ken



And here is Sunil getting a close up look at the jellied pig's knuckle thing. After having done a number on it, Sunil decided it was time to really examine what he was eating!



Preparing to embark on a day's work!



Ho hum. Rex with yet another great LMB. The dude was a machine!



Rex and Black Rifle.



Ken and the Black Rifle.

How many holes did the truck have in it ? Eveyone seems to be aiming at Rex's old truck. Since Rex can't kill it I guess everyone else got to try their hand.

But wait, there's more!


Tony Montana, er, Sunil, and the Black Rifle. And note the really cool feature in this pic - a spent casing has just been ejected and is visible against the rifle. And note how steadily Mr. Montana, er, Sunil, is holding the rifle on target - he's a true marksman!



Here's Rex working on getting us all supplied with our fishy friends!



A batch of HSB going into Sunil's pond.



Sunil's pond is a beautiful place and is a very impressive fishery as well. The variety and really healthy size of the fish there is just amazing. Here's a nice long view up to the far end of his pond, but what this doesn't show is that through a little canal and behind the trees on the right is another couple of acres of water in an absolutely stunning setting. His place is superb and I feel privileged to have spent time there with this group.



And, of course, not to be left out and certainly saving the best for last, campmaster Ken, in his portable kitchen setup whipping up a little lunch of fresh fried fish fillets and french fries for us! This guy does NOT know the meaning of the word "skimp" when it comes to cooking!



Can't wait to do another trip like this one and want to encourage the group to take advantage of chances to do similar things with those who are near you. It is an absolutely awesome way to get to know your fellow PB'ers better and to have a great time while you're at it. In fact, it was so much fun that I'm planning to join Ken at his home again next Thursday night for a couple of days of muzzle loader hunting. I'm sure we'll have some good stories from that adventure, so stay tuned!

LOL! Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the pics. The really funny thing is that we were all cracking up about the comments everyone would have about us standing there and shooting that close to his truck! Since he made it home, we obviously also failed to kill it! And while it would have made one heck of a good story had he ridden out of Somerset with a bullet hole in that beast, it's probably best all the way around that he did not!

Oh, and forgot to post this picture of the four of us at the end of the day. Great fun and great friends!

Looks like you guys had a great time! I wish I could have joined you all...

It looks like everyone had a blast - literally (just for Bruce).

Maybe next year!

One more highlight from the trip. As most of you know, the reason for this get together was to get fish from Rex for stocking in our ponds.

I fed tonight. I didn't see any of the HSB I put in on Friday night, but several of the rainbow trout, especially one huge fella, were coming up for pellets. The rainbow trout that Rex brought ranged from big, to bigger than most people will ever catch in their life. He had more of these monsters than I could safely haul back to my pond, so they went into Sunil's pond.

I didn't see any of the golden trout I put in.

Interesting, one thing that really caught my eye was large sunfish-shaped fish. I couldn't tell if they were really big bluegill, or large black crappie. From their size, I'm guessing they had to be crappie. If they were bluegill, I'll definitely have a fish for Cecil to convert into a wall hanging..

Ken

You are not kidding about the size of the Rainbow's. Rex ended up putting a couple in my pond when he stopped over, and they were absolutely monstrous! Very impressive fish. My golden's were all in the 1.5 -2.0 lb (or larger) range and they were nice looking fish.

Hopefully everyone in PA enjoyed themselves - looks like a great time was had.

I'm looking forward to Rex stopping in the spring for a tilapia delivery!