Ive been trying to get my Bass heavy pond back into balance for the last couple of years. In 2008 I removed 200 12" bass from my 6 acre pond. In 2009 I romoved 120 or so. They were real tough to catch last year. I would fish all day and only catch 10 or so on a good day. They were still under weight so I planned on removing around 150 more of them this year if I could catch that many.
So yesterday I decided to try the pond for the first time this year. From 8 am to 12 I caught 12 Bass. 3 of them were fat and healthy weighing about 2.5-3 Lbs. The rest were only about 8-12" and really skinny so I took them out. Then Yesterday afternoon I go back to the pond about 4 Pm with a ultra light pole and a rostertail. Well usually I go fishing, Yesterday I went catching. From 4:00-5:30 I caught 37 bass that were all around 10"-12". I caught 15 standing in one spot. Ive never had a day when I caught them like that in that pond. So needless to say I think I will be removing atleast 150 maybe even 200 since I removed a third or that In one day. Im Gonna go back this afternoon and see how many more I can get out. I Bet they won't bite the same color again, thats just how weird my bass are.
