Making my daily trip around the pond, found 90% open water Thursday afternoon after some warm temps. I had about 30 minutes so I decided to grab the ultra light, mainly just to cast a line, because I could
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First cast in that cold, cold water, off the dock just out in the open, to my surprise caught a nice BG, third cast caught this one:
I don't know if she would be gravid yet but I was surprised at how plump she was, and again very pleased at the growth of my BG, but a long ways to go to reach the size of what so many of you have posted!
For me, there's just something about that first catch of the year
