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george1 #421780 08/21/15 03:22 PM
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You really want that Spark? Some guy pressing a button to take your picture, and then uh-oh, he pressed the wrong button, KABOOM!!!




At least you go doing what you love.... but sorry no picture!

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Originally Posted By: fish n chips
You really want that Spark? Some guy pressing a button to take your picture, and then uh-oh, he pressed the wrong button, KABOOM!!!




At least you go doing what you love.... but sorry no picture!



Ummm! Here is a picture.

For those who didn't have the opportunity to be at Pond Boss III, we did have a potential KABOOM!!! "situation" ... cry



Thankfully, as you can see on the clock face, we had about 19 seconds to spare. grin


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Originally Posted By: fish n chips
You really want that Spark? Some guy pressing a button to take your picture, and then uh-oh, he pressed the wrong button, KABOOM!!!




At least you go doing what you love.... but sorry no picture!


Would the kaboom eradicate this FA once and for all?


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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Not at all....It would actually turn you into nutrients. It may even create a new species of FA known as SprklySlime.

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What ever happened to Tom?

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My first HSB from the big puddle. DD1 actually caught the first one right after they were stocked, but this is my first. It was 14", and I'm guessing around a pound.

They'll get bigger, but this one's my first so she/he will always be special.


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Fireishot,

His/her name is.... Caitlyn?

(Sorry I had to).

Nice fish.

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Originally Posted By: CMM
...His/her name is.... Caitlyn? ...


If so, I hope he/she can't drive.


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Beautiful dark colors on that HSB, Al!

Congrats!

I remember my first, and she too was special! grin


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george1 #425710 10/05/15 01:14 PM
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Nice catch Al! I see a crankbait lip, were you targeting these fish or trying for LMB?


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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Looks more like a walleye than a HSB.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

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Thanks Keith. The clear water does darkened them up.

Tony, I was actually on hold with Mighty Mule, and was throwing an ultralight crank bait on 4# line to kill some time. A HSB wasn't even on the radar, but they may be from now on. I'll soon have a ruler I can never lose, so it should make it easier to get some real time measurements.


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HSB eat a wide variety of stuff in ponds including bugs and fish food pellets. Al that one looks a bit thin - if so up the pellets.
















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Eric, I'm a neophyte when it come to pond raised HSB, but she looked healthy to me. Her weight was just a guesstimate, because I really am learning as I go here with the more fusiform shape of the HSB. The pic was also taken from the top to show her dark color. I've added 300# of tilapia this year, and am currently throwing about 20 pounds a day of fish food. I'm about as financially invested in these fish as I can get away with right now.

I caught this one this afternoon between tanks of Rodeo. 7.5.


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Here's a smallmouth I caught on Sept. 27th of this year from my pond. Sorry for the poor photo. It was caught on a 6 inch golden shiner under a bobber. It was a clean lip hook, but the fish was bleeding badly from the gill area. It left the water 3 times. It was a true thrill!

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Very interesting that you also caught a pond raised walleye in Missouri pond. Please keep us updated and about SMB and walleye in your pond. Very curious about their success in Missouri.


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Not bad for a little pond.


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Bill, the walleye are doing quite well. It's now a common occurrence to catch 18 inch walleye's. I can frequently catch 4 to 6 an evening, mainly using small green sunfish, or small mongrel sunfish as bait.I'm holding off on stocking new walleye fingerlings as I assume they will be eaten.


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Originally Posted By: FireIsHot
Eric, I'm a neophyte when it come to pond raised HSB, but she looked healthy to me. Her weight was just a guesstimate, because I really am learning as I go here with the more fusiform shape of the HSB. The pic was also taken from the top to show her dark color. I've added 300# of tilapia this year, and am currently throwing about 20 pounds a day of fish food. I'm about as financially invested in these fish as I can get away with right now.

I caught this one this afternoon between tanks of Rodeo. 7.5.


Wow, Al!

Taking a break during a work day and catching something like that has to make a work day pretty darn enjoyable!

So, congrats on the huge LMB and also being able to use a crankbait (from the HSB pic) in the big pond after having issues with the Coontail!

You've been busy!

PS - what did you catch the LMB on? (fluke? smile )


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How many HSB are in there ? 20 lbs a day should do it in your lake.
















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Eric I have 25 in 11 acres. To be honest, I put them in for George. I don't think he ever got to stock Glazener strain HSB in somebody else's pond, and I wanted to give him the opportunity to do it here. Unfortunately, he didn't get to do that, nor did he get to physically see my first HSB. I waited too long to stock them, and I hate that.

Keith, I caught her on a Lucky Craft Sammy. It's one of my 3 favorite topwater lures.


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Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Originally Posted By: fish n chips
You really want that Spark? Some guy pressing a button to take your picture, and then uh-oh, he pressed the wrong button, KABOOM!!!




At least you go doing what you love.... but sorry no picture!


Would the kaboom eradicate this FA once and for all?


Nope! However, Tilapia will...of course your HBG will be feeling some serious size/growth envy!



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Did a 30 minute quickie late this afternoon in the pond. Went through a few lures and no bites. Then put on a silver rattletrap and had a 7# 14 oz (digital scale) 26" CC nail it soon thereafter. Go figure, trying to catch LMB, HSB, & WE and end up with a big CC. Was a thrilling fight to say the least. Made several strong deep runs and surfaced once. Until it surfaced, I didn't know what I had on, but new it had size. Didn't do the CC roll until it got close to the bank. Bogo gripped that big boy and brought him home. Now he rests in my freezer until the next fish fry.

Just another example of large CC being a predator. He had quite the belly on him, likely courtesy of my TH feeder going off 6 times a day. Regardless, he still wanted some "live" food and fell victim to my rattletrap.

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A couple of my best greenies from this year.

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You got some nice sized greenies. Keep us updated about your greenies. With ample food they should grow at least 1/2" in 2016. Start taking actual length and annual growth increment measurements for our size records.

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