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First Spawn of SMB #88373 05/26/07 07:00 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Just a quick update, I had been watching one of my SMB doing the spring ritual of swimming around a nest and when my sister came to visit today she asked me what the small little specs swimming around were. Lo and behold there were hundreds of small little 1/16th of an inch SMB. Ahhh nice to see that they are spawning and I have some new ones out of it. Now I just have to have the YP do more than lay eggs. As per below, SMB were 2 yrs old. Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/28/14 10:10 AM. Reason: added age of smallies --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88374 05/26/07 07:29 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 200 Gaston, Indiana T Tom F Lunker
Tom F Lunker T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 200 Gaston, Indiana	Congratulations! You have the world at your fingertips

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88375 05/26/07 07:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,934 Likes: 2 Illinois Brettski Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Brettski Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,934 Likes: 2 Illinois	Quote: Originally posted by Eric: ...there were hundreds of small little 1/16th of an inch SMB That is just so amazing; purt near hard to believe. I put my hand up with forefinger and thumb spaced about 1/16" and I just can't fathom the vision. Amazing! That's great, Eric. Let's see that mazzo-mega pix camera focus on one of those buggers!

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88376 05/26/07 07:43 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 121 princeton, Illinois B bureau creek master Lunker
bureau creek master Lunker B Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 121 princeton, Illinois	thats awsome congrats! the smb are spawning up in the creeks of northern il i caught one bass and stopped after relizing he was on a bed 0.22 acre dam pond LMB, BG, and CC

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88377 05/26/07 08:12 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,974 Likes: 277 Central Ohio	Awesome feeling, isn't it? "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88378 05/27/07 04:54 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Thanks all and yes it is an awsome feeling!! I will try to get a pic with my camera and addto here. --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88379 05/27/07 06:29 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 124 Waddington, New York O outdoorstom Lunker
outdoorstom Lunker O Joined: May 2007 Posts: 124 Waddington, New York	Congratulations, that's great news! How old is your pond?

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88380 05/27/07 06:36 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker
Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Get the smallmouth colored cigars out! $\:D$ If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88381 05/27/07 07:10 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Thanks the pond is about 4 or 5 yrs old. SMB 2 yrs and YP 3. Cecil, I have some really tiny cigars but they are pound for pound as rich in flavor as any other type of cigar $;\)$ Funny thing is wher the SMB spawned is not where I placed the sand and gravel for them to spawn. They chose a spot near a drop off where I just created a shallow area last year and it was mostly clay with some smaller rocks. The mother liked to stay on the ledge and drop off when needed. On a daily basis now ( way different from last year ) I can see the SMB near the surface just sunning themselfs. At any given time can see about 14 on or around the surface or edges. Now I still never see the YP unless I put in a line and drag them off the bottom. --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88382 05/27/07 08:56 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Eric -- those smallmouth bass fry will stay pitch black until they get close to an inch long. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88383 05/27/07 08:58 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Cool thing to know Dave, But I am sure that makes them an easier target. --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88384 05/27/07 09:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss.

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88385 05/27/07 08:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,499 Likes: 267 Miss.	Good site with pics of SMB beds, fry and eggs. http://www.pbmphoto.com/bass.htm

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88386 05/27/07 10:07 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Cool, Greatpics. I am trying to get enough sun to take some of my own. The school I have is much more spread out and momma isn't around them much anymore. She swims past ever so often but not there all the time. --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88387 05/28/07 09:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	Eric, I'll be facing North by North East at 12 noon EST today in a toast to your successfull SMB spawn. 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."

Re: First Spawn of SMB #88388 05/28/07 06:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY E Eric OP Lunker
OP Eric Lunker E Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 542 Rochester NY	Thanks Sunil !!! Great thing seeing it happenin a pondas small as mine! --------------------------------- 1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY

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