Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Who's up for a road trip to N. Central Indiana?

I could avoid paying the rental fee for a tent if I had a building. Also wouldn't have to worry about the weather. I'd like to showcase my systems complete with brook, brown, rainbow, and tiger trout and a grow out tank for bluegill and yellow perch YOY.

I'd advertise in the paper that covers a few counties and would probably be able to bring in a big crowd. It worked for our spring aquaculture show. Actually too well!

JKB, I HATE yellow jackets. I was stung on the cheek when I was a kid and really, really dislike them. You're right, they have no respect. Especially in the Fall when they're attracted to meat. You can't clean fish outside without having to battel them for the fish.

I haven't had a chance to say thank you to all who attended and especially Scott for hosting the get together!! It was wonderful to see the usual suspects and meet some new ones!! Outdoorliving, you fit right in - thank you so much for making the T-shirts!! Bruce, I really enjoyed the fishing experience ~ I still can't believe you took a photo of my epic line fiasco for all to see!! Bob and Fred ~ it was soooo nice to see you and spend time with you guys as always! Ted, it's been too long since I've seen you and Terri~ thank you so much for hauling all that Vertex equipment to the meeting and for making me proud to have such a knowledgeable friend and dealer! I can't wait for the next one!!

You got that right! I once stepped on a nest bare footed as a kid whike fishing. Man did that hurt!

Sue:

Bruce came to me and showed me the reel, saying "I don't want to throw anybody under the bus, but Sue did it." I believe he thought I'd be upset, but heck no, that's part of fishing. As Bruce alluded to, that line needed to be changed anyway! Mike Carson had my camera and I had him take a picture of it so I could give Bruce some grief. He needed something sharp to undo the tangle.

It was good seeing you again, and I really, really appreciate you (and everybody else) for coming to the seminar! I'm pretty sure that I'm going to do it again next year, but earlier in the year and indoors where the threat of bad weather won't affect it. If everything goes as tentatively planned, we could make a short drive (less than 2 miles) to my pond for any hands on demos.

Seems to me I recall someone else suffering line difficulties with that rod, later in the day. I felt so sorry for him, it was almost enough to make me put down my rod and try to help. Almost.

Yea! It was the rod and old line!!

Ironically, Scott had one of the best equipped tackle boxes I've ever run across! All the right lures...all the right sizes...all the right colors....but then hands me a rod circa 1977 with K-Mart line that was probably pre-wound on the reel. My Goodness, Man!!!

Lol

I wanted to bring my new rig down that everyone here helped me with, but had that really stinky and short S-10 from work due to the CV joint in my truck acting up. 7' one piece don't fit in a 4' box! I really like this thing!

Ever try the Nano line? I really like it! Should be up your alley, because it's like dental floss! And with all that Chicken and movie star teeth, you could take care of it between cast's

I saw the whole thing with you and Sue , and then you requested a pocket knife! May have had something to do with opening the bail and not quite being ready! Just saying!

I hate when that happens tho! Nano don't do that, but you can tie it up on the tip in instances. Never a major one tho.

I like nano, but I find the smaller diameter line tends to dig in on the spool...I tend to cast with very light presentations, and if I stick a fish big enough to slip the drag, the line will bind up on the spool and not want to come off under the miniscule weight I'm throwing. I usually have to pull off some by hand, then wind it back up under no pressure, before it will cast any good distance again.

Not that big of a problem, just an aggravation.

Jeez! Give you a nice St. Croix Rod, a Diawa Regal Z reel and all ya do is complain about the line.

Actually I have a brand new spool of 6# Maxima Ultragreen here to put on the reel, but that was one of the things that I didn't get done before everybody showed up.

I looked - it was 2 year old 6# Berkley Vanish Transition Fluro that was on the reel.

Bruce, I had 1/8th, 1/16th and 3/16th jig heads in my other tackle box. I think I have 4 or 5 freshwater boxes and one LARGE saltwater box that needs to be moved around on a 2 wheeled cart. Once that one hits the boat it stays in place until the trip is over. I gave you my small "pond" box.

Some pictures from today. The first 2 are what JKB found when he and I went to look at the electric at the other property.




I can taste the steaks already!

It's a pretty cool nest, and I don't see anything giving me the eye outa that!

I find that Nano packs really tight, but may just be the way I do it. I always use my fingers as a tensioner on occasion after cast's and also spool it up pretty tight. Learned that as a kid after a few Afros happened! I know the mess!

When Bruce comes to your pond, you've got to do something to protect your fish!

Uhh, keep in mind that "bought two years ago" may not exactly mean "two years old". If you buy line in the sale bin at Dollar General, it's probably got five years, two hundred rads, and 30,000 thermal cycles on it. It handled just like al dente spaghetti.

You know I'm just givin' ya a hard time, right?

No. His feelings are certainly hurt now. So sad....

That pic of Bambi makes me hungry!!!

Cabelas in Hammond, Indiana is where it came from. I wonder if they put expiration dates on them?

Now, if you would have asked for 4# or 2#, those ARE freshly spooled this Spring. But NO, you had to ask for 6#!

Last year in early bow season there was one with spots on it's hindquarters and I let it walk by every day for almost 2 weeks. When the lightbulb came on saying "Hey, that would look good tanned as a throw on one of the couches!" it's spots were gone.

Ain't making that same decision this year!

I know the local farmer has depredation tags, and I'm guessing that Mom is no longer around since I haven't seen her at all. If I'm in the tractor, they run away, but stop 100' away at the most.

Thought it was forbidden to take one in spots or maybe they have changed that.

I, too, have been chastised by Condello for my line choices. It hurts for a while…