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teehjaeh57 #404304 03/18/15 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57
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Caught two of these last night in the pond, Lost the bigger one messing around at the bank, But I got a picture of one of them at least.


Bobby is that a flounder? Sorry, my saltwater species ID isn't very sharp.


sorry, yes one of the flounder living in my pond.


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Originally Posted By: basslover
Spring is in the air ...


That is one pretty crappie!


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Couple bass from this mornin':





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Beautiful fish all!

basslover, this is the most exciting time of the year around here. The girls are as heavy as they're gonna get, and it's just a wonderful time to have a lure on a line. Congrats on the pair.


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Was a good morning for fishin' here. Landed a few nice LMB.




















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Nice!



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Nice is a understatement!

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Nicer than the one SMB I caught tonight.




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Great fish, looks like they have excellent relative weights. Pretty green water, too. grin

By the way, I noticed you have some pines in the background. Do you lime the pond to keep acidity down, or is that necessary with your soil?


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14-1/2" SMB


9-1/2" GSH

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Today was a beautiful day in North Texas...











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Love seeing the kids enjoying the water & the fish! grin


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makes it all worth it anthro!


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Glad you had a fun day Mark. Like Anthropic, I always love the kid's pics. They always seem to have the best time, and sure make all the effort worth it.


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Did some fishin' this morning with my youngest boy. Landed plenty of lil' dinks, but also a couple nice chunks and a hog in the 2 hours we fished.








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very nice bass. Are you in east texas? What is the primary forage?

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James -

Thanks. There are plenty of chunks, slabs, dinks, toads and hogs in this Georgian pond. Primary forage is shiners. I fish this pond with shiners and trout. A trout gets me a LMB every cast. I've had 12" slabs take my 8" trout. I've had 20" hogs take my 4" shiner.

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Originally Posted By: basslover
..... I've had 12" slabs take my 8" trout. .....


Guys,

Help me out here. I have seen a few posts lately with similar statements of LMB eating trout 2/3rds there size. I am not doubting the statements, just trying to understand how. Does the trout curl around in the LMB's stomach or maybe the tail stays in the LMB mouth for a day or two until the head digests and there is room for the tail in the stomach?


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Originally Posted By: basslover
A trout gets me a LMB every cast.

sounds like trout must really fatten up the bass.
if affordable...I may try some next winter
anyone know if Overton's offers trout for winter stocking in Texas?


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If I can swing it I will tag some LMB and record growth rate. Trout do well in my pond October through May. They are fed trout, the whole trout, and nothing but the trout, so help me cod.

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The stomach of the LMB is quite flexible and so it allows the bass to eat the large forage.

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The tail of swallow fish can easily remain in the throat of a bass for a day or two until the back moves into the stomach.


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Originally Posted By: basslover
They are fed trout, the whole trout,
and nothing but the trout, so help me cod.


Ha Ha....love it.
If Overton's doesn't sell trout I know Lochow Ranch does.
How many lbs per acre did you stock basslover?

"Trout are torpedo-shaped, have no hard spines, and are high in protein, making them ideal forage for largemouth bass. When the water warms in the late spring, trout become lethargic and thus become easy prey for bass. Have you ever wondered why so many huge bass are caught from reservoirs in California? It's partly because they are eating trout on a regular basis."

http://sepond.com/fish-stocking/trout


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Originally Posted By: Zep
...I may try some next winter
anyone know if Overton's offers trout for winter stocking in Texas?

Mark, yes he does. They are available in December, but I would call Todd in Oct/Nov to get an order in.

I know we're talking about forage, but we stocked 20 last Dec, and have caught 18 and counting. Incredible bang for the buck.

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Bill D., the 12" bass hitting an 8" trout may not be getting the whole fish into it's mouth.

It's just trying to eat the trout...that's my guess anyways.


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Sunil -

The 12" LMB swallowed the 8" trout. I landed the LMB and it was gorged, with just the end of the trout tail visible in back of throat.

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