Some of my better pond bass. - 09/26/18 03:40 AM
My first "near 10#" bass from 1969 in a small, public pay lake. A 9 lb 12 oz and 6 lb 10 oz.
Nineteen years later, after a number of "near 10#" bass, I finally break the barrier with this 11 lb 8 oz dandy.
Six months later on February 23, 1989, I win the lottery with this 13 lb 12 oz bass. I had both mounted by an award winning Taxidermist. Most of the ponds and small lakes I fish in Georgia and South Carolina have a simple management plan. Keep all bass under 3 pounds and all panfish. Keeping a trophy to mount is allowed.
Nowadays I spend most of my time fishing for bass and big bluegills with the fly rod. I haven't sampled the bluegills in our pond for three months due to hot and dry conditions which dropped our pond 24 inches. We decided not to stress our larger bluegills by weighing and measuring. Our biggest bluegill to date weighed 1 lb. 6 oz. From my observations at feeding time I believe the larger ones will now push 1.75 lbs. We hope to top the 2 lb mark next year. When we decided to renovate our pond and start over, we would have been happy with pound bluegills. We caught and released our first pounder 19 months after stocking. We have held to our management plan and are amazed at the number and size of our bluegills. Much of what we've learned about growing big bluegills came from this site.
Nineteen years later, after a number of "near 10#" bass, I finally break the barrier with this 11 lb 8 oz dandy.
Six months later on February 23, 1989, I win the lottery with this 13 lb 12 oz bass. I had both mounted by an award winning Taxidermist. Most of the ponds and small lakes I fish in Georgia and South Carolina have a simple management plan. Keep all bass under 3 pounds and all panfish. Keeping a trophy to mount is allowed.
Nowadays I spend most of my time fishing for bass and big bluegills with the fly rod. I haven't sampled the bluegills in our pond for three months due to hot and dry conditions which dropped our pond 24 inches. We decided not to stress our larger bluegills by weighing and measuring. Our biggest bluegill to date weighed 1 lb. 6 oz. From my observations at feeding time I believe the larger ones will now push 1.75 lbs. We hope to top the 2 lb mark next year. When we decided to renovate our pond and start over, we would have been happy with pound bluegills. We caught and released our first pounder 19 months after stocking. We have held to our management plan and are amazed at the number and size of our bluegills. Much of what we've learned about growing big bluegills came from this site.
