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Re: Fishin' 2012 CJBS2003 #288453 04/19/12 10:07 AM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,856 Likes: 23 Colorado	Originally Posted By: CJBS2003 They would be fine as forage fish in a pond IMO as well. Really? I keep hearing that fish don't prefer them to eat. Not sure if it's the spines or a taste thing, but that's what people have told me when they've attempted to use them as bait. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fishin' 2012 n8ly #288766 04/22/12 09:15 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 258 Arkansas C cheyenne19 Lunker
cheyenne19 Lunker C Joined: May 2007 Posts: 258 Arkansas	Originally Posted By: n8ly Cason, Your fish rock, BTW how old are your hybrid striped bass and have you restocked any of them recently? Ewest, up north here I would disagree with the typical lifespan of 5-6 years. We will see though, I stocked year old fish in 2007 and still have most of the originals with no signs of them nearing death. I have electrofished many area fishing club lakes who have hybrid stripers well over 10 years old. Those fish typically grow alot slower than my pellet fed fish, but they are still nice 4-6 lb fish. Nate, We restocked some HSB three years ago. I would guess that this fish was part of our 2006 initial stocking. It appears that few of those fish are left in the pond, so I would say that Eric's numbers are pretty close for southern ponds. All of the fish pictured were caught on live bait FWIW.

Re: Fishin' 2012 cheyenne19 #288839 04/22/12 05:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas J james holt Lunker
james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	Eric if what you are saying is true what is a realistic size to shoot for as a trophy?

Re: Fishin' 2012 james holt #288868 04/22/12 08:10 PM
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ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Trophy is in the eye of the beholder. IMO anything over 8 lbs is a trophy HSB. Keep in mind I am new at HSB stocking as well. Last edited by ewest; 04/22/12 08:11 PM.

Re: Fishin' 2012 ewest #288871 04/22/12 08:36 PM
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james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	Its funny you say that eric because three years ago I would have said five pounds was a trophy now Im thinking over ten. I had a funny thing happen this weekend. I bought a shipment of shiners from andersons and had them add some black saltys to the order. I let them go in some thick grass along the shore line thinking the bass wouldn't come up into shallow water in cover to get them. boy was I wrong. At least the fishing was good in a foot of water for a while. I think that was the end of trying black saltys as a forage.

Re: Fishin' 2012 CJBS2003 #288881 04/22/12 09:31 PM
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bz Lunker B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 844 Minnesota	You guys are catching some magnificant fish already this year. My ice went out a month early up here in MN so I have got some fishing in. I'm just a bluegill and crappie guy so i can't show any big bass pics. Here's the pond record crappie so far at 2 pounds 2 ounces and a large HBG that isn't the record but is 1 pound 7 ounces. That tray on the scale is 10 inches long so the fish is over 10 inches. Last edited by bz; 04/22/12 09:32 PM. Gotta get back to fishin!

Re: Fishin' 2012 bz #288908 04/23/12 04:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	BZ; Pretty serious fish.Congrats 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 Grandpa

Re: Fishin' 2012 Dave Davidson1 #288920 04/23/12 07:10 AM
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Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA	What a Crappie!!! Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Fishin' 2012 Sunil #288931 04/23/12 09:04 AM
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ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Nice fish BZ. What is in the pond in addition to HBG & Crappie ?

Re: Fishin' 2012 ewest #288932 04/23/12 09:08 AM
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bz Lunker B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 844 Minnesota	Thanks guys, the only other thing in the pond are LMB. I cull them out at about 2 to 3 pounds. Gotta get back to fishin!

Re: Fishin' 2012 ewest #288933 04/23/12 09:11 AM
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ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	James every study I have seen shows extremely high initial morts on small stocked fish ( <4 in.)into a water with adult predators (LMB and others). Habituation is critical.

Re: Fishin' 2012 ewest #289017 04/23/12 08:38 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 258 Arkansas C cheyenne19 Lunker
cheyenne19 Lunker C Joined: May 2007 Posts: 258 Arkansas	Great fish BZ. Eric I agree with you. Anything over 8lb is a trophy HSB in my pond. That's only two fish so far. We've had several 6-7lb, but 8's are another story.

Re: Fishin' 2012 cheyenne19 #289052 04/24/12 06:21 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	First 5lb HSB I ever caught was a trophy for me - then a 7 pounder - an 8lb HSB is my trophy goal. I believe small ponds are at a disatvantage to you big pond/lake guys. N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishin' 2012 george1 #289319 04/26/12 07:41 AM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,856 Likes: 23 Colorado	Took the wife fishing a couple days over the weekend. Conditions were tough and I guess the majority of people were having a hard time finding fish. We did quite well, however, netting at least 10 different species. My reason for posting, however, is about this fish. I posted it over at Big Bluegill last night and the guys seemed to question this fish's genetics. My objective during these outings was to get my wife on some fish, not necessarily myself, so I didn't examine the fish as thoroughly as I might have otherwise. This is the only photo of this fish. He was very thick. This lake was flooded over the summer, then locked back up recently, and there is just a smorgasbord of species now. When I caught it, I assumed GSF. The guys at BBG are thinking either HBG or possibly GSF x PS. What say you guys? Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fishin' 2012 Omaha #289321 04/26/12 07:48 AM
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MRHELLO Lunker M Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,840 Likes: 1 N.E. OKLAHOMA	HBG it looks just like what I stocked in my pond.

Re: Fishin' 2012 MRHELLO #289334 04/26/12 09:16 AM
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Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA	You are really mastering the "just woke up" look in the first picture with the walleye! Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Fishin' 2012 Sunil #289336 04/26/12 09:21 AM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,856 Likes: 23 Colorado	Haha! It's being pointed out that I guess I make some interesting faces while getting my picture taken with a fish. My wife laughed at this one... And then there's this one... Thinking about making goofy faces my schtick... Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fishin' 2012 Omaha #289342 04/26/12 09:29 AM
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MRHELLO Lunker M Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,840 Likes: 1 N.E. OKLAHOMA	You were just happy to catch another Drum.

Re: Fishin' 2012 MRHELLO #289348 04/26/12 09:43 AM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,856 Likes: 23 Colorado	That was a little one. Though her BG was a big one. Here's a bigger drum. Saw this fish chase my jig close to shore. Tossed it back out hoping he stuck around. Third cast in the same spot he nailed it. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: Fishin' 2012 Omaha #289418 04/26/12 10:24 PM
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n8ly Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,505 peoria	I took Noah out fishing on Sunday after Church and we had a BLAST! This boy is only 4 yrs old and he fished hardcore with me for almost 4 hrs out in a boat!!!

Re: Fishin' 2012 n8ly #289420 04/26/12 10:31 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 3 Earth	Catching hogs like that will keep a 4 year old entertained! Teaching young kids to fish in well managed private bodies of water makes things so much easier! Awesome stuff!

Re: Fishin' 2012 CJBS2003 #289430 04/27/12 02:48 AM
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spinnerbait Hall of Fame S Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 390 NC	Look at that smile! He will remember that forever. "I have not failed, I have only found 10,000 ways that won't work" Thomas Edison

Re: Fishin' 2012 spinnerbait #289437 04/27/12 05:35 AM
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n8ly Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,505 peoria	"Dad...... fishing was dynamite" he kept saying. At one point he even offered to let his grandpa and uncle real in one of his fish cause he was "catching" them all.

Re: Fishin' 2012 n8ly #289438 04/27/12 05:55 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: n8ly "Dad...... fishing was dynamite" he kept saying. At one point he even offered to let his grandpa and uncle real in one of his fish cause he was "catching" them all. Memories are forever - priceless! You are a good dad Nate! N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishin' 2012 george1 #289446 04/27/12 07:23 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA	That kid may never truly know what good parents he has! Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."