Fish looks skinny. Little hard to tell by the picture but measured right at 18" or just a little more. Did not weigh it. It looked to be healthy and swam away well when released but in the picture it looks kind of skinny to me. Definitely no lack of forage in the pond because there is an abundance of BG and not enough LMB.

I might have culled this one but since I am short on LMB anyway I put it back. I had caught a 3-4" BG on a 1/32 oz jig and decided to just leave it on the hook. Tossed the line and BG back out and the bass took the BG and I landed it. Pretty good fight on a lightweight 9' crappie rod.

I hardly ever fish specifically for LMB so I do not catch too many. Was a bit of a surprise.

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Last edited by snrub; 09/08/18 10:42 AM.
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