I appreciate the welcome, gents.
I've followed with great interest the stories all three of you guys have posted about your ponds.
I just got in from a day on Thomas Hill. It was pretty slow. Caught a couple dozen fiddler size channel cats and one almost-legal hybrid.
It was either go fishing or stay home and help the wife bake, so I went fishing.
Once you get set up you won't have to go that far to get away, even on Christmas. I caught bass in our backyard yesterday!