Pond Boss Magazine
https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg
Advertisment
Newest Members
pondbear, N.C.PondJoe, LloydLusk, Catch N 8 NTex, PondGuppy
18,578 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums36
Topics41,084
Posts559,391
Members18,578
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
Top Posters
esshup 28,687
ewest 21,541
Cecil Baird1 20,043
Bill Cody 15,187
Who's Online Now
3 members (Catch N 8 NTex, Bobbss, Ron crismon), 794 guests, and 293 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
R
Rad Offline OP
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
I have fished off and on for quite a few years, mostly freshwater, mostly trout. During that time I have never really caught a fish that would give me any bragging rights and no matter what I caught, with in a short period of time my significant other would catch one larger.

Even in my own pond I have suffered the same fate.

But, as some might remember I stocked Barramundi, a fast growing predator that hits live bait and Rappala like lures. Thais don't like to use live bait and the lures are hard to come by, so I had a friend sent me a lure from Australia, it was a proven fish gitter, it had teeth marks all over it. I knew I had the answer, finally.


A picture of the lure and the trophy fish, didn't see it?

Rod and reel $120
Lure postage $7
Fish ridiculous


1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
Dwight Yoakam
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 14,042
Likes: 301
Moderator
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Lunker
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 14,042
Likes: 301
Rad, that beats the trophy FHM I managed to finally land last year. \:\)


"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 287
D
Moderator
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Lunker
D
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 287
Durn thing ate a lot of paint off your lure. I wouldn't wade or swim around those things.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
R
Rad Offline OP
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
Dave it is worse than you think, there are thousands of those things in the pond.

The humidity ruined my digital scale or I would have had more revealing statistics, but the girth versus length should give some startling clues.


1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
Dwight Yoakam
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,934
Likes: 2
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Offline
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,934
Likes: 2
somebodys's gonna have a headache in the morning

Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
R
Rad Offline OP
Lunker
OP Offline
Lunker
R
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
The hardest part was... filets or steaks.


1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
Dwight Yoakam
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615
Likes: 5
J
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Offline
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
J
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615
Likes: 5
Jeez and I though GSF were aggressive.


JHAP
~~~~~~~~~~

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)

Link Copied to Clipboard
Today's Birthdays
DClayton, Nicebass
Recent Posts
Windmill System Suggestions
by Catch N 8 NTex - 06/16/24 09:56 PM
Alum worked for 3 days now getting cloudy again!
by esshup - 06/16/24 07:34 PM
New YP/SMB Pond in MI - Plan
by Bill Cody - 06/16/24 02:52 PM
Trapping the Crays
by Snipe - 06/16/24 12:01 PM
Where to start?
by Alligatorob - 06/16/24 10:09 AM
What did you do at your pond today?
by Dave Davidson1 - 06/16/24 06:47 AM
recommendations for northern YP/SMB/BT pond
by Mainer - 06/15/24 08:04 PM
Algae
by Boondoggle - 06/14/24 10:07 PM
RW on a HSB ?
by FishinRod - 06/14/24 09:10 PM
Golden Shiners - What size to stock?
by Theeck - 06/14/24 10:46 AM
Fish ID - Please
by RAH - 06/14/24 09:37 AM
Stocking Bass
by RossC - 06/14/24 07:44 AM
Newly Uploaded Images
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
by Tbar, December 10
Deer at Theo's 2023
Deer at Theo's 2023
by Theo Gallus, November 13
Minnow identification
Minnow identification
by Mike Troyer, October 6
Sharing the Food
Sharing the Food
by FishinRod, September 9
Nice BGxRES
Nice BGxRES
by Theo Gallus, July 28
Snake Identification
Snake Identification
by Rangersedge, July 12

� 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5