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Re: So it begins the stick #321087 02/08/13 03:27 PM
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	Maybe she was involved with part of a Stroh's 30-pack??? 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: So it begins the stick #321089 02/08/13 03:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 910 Aylett, VA K kenc
kenc K Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 910 Aylett, VA	She could have cast an awesome shade over them. Two ponds, 13 and 15 acres on the Mattaponi River.

Re: So it begins the stick #321125 02/08/13 06:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Hot from the pond this afternoon (10 minutes ago), the stick catches this 34" NP. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: So it begins the stick #321127 02/08/13 06:08 PM
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	Nice! We're going to have to gut one of those soon and see what it's been eating on. 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: So it begins the stick #321128 02/08/13 06:09 PM
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	stick should have put a can of Hamms in the pike's mouth for reference. 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: So it begins Sunil #321129 02/08/13 06:13 PM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: Sunil Nice! We're going to have to gut one of those soon and see what it's been eating on. No need, they eat what ever they want. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: So it begins the stick #321131 02/08/13 06:21 PM
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	Now you know that's a cop-out. Don't you wonder if it's eating any Black Crappie? I know you do. 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: So it begins Dwight #321136 02/08/13 07:25 PM
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catmandoo Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,714 Likes: 3 Hampshire Co., WV	Originally Posted By: Dwight Hot from the pond this afternoon (10 minutes ago), the stick catches this 34" NP. That photo causes real serious envy. IMHO, their just isn't any prettier fish than a NP. There also just isn't any fish any more fierce, except maybe a big fat musky. Fantastic! Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine Peculiar Friends are Better than No Friends at All!

Re: So it begins the stick #321142 02/08/13 08:13 PM
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gallop Lunker G Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 396 Gainesville, Fl	Catmandoo I agree with your sentiments re pike and musky If we are talking freshwater fish However, tie the tails of a 10 lb tarpon and pike together And see what happens

Re: So it begins the stick #321144 02/08/13 08:31 PM
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Omaha Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,856 Likes: 23 Colorado	Awesome stick! Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine

Re: So it begins the stick #321201 02/09/13 06:41 PM
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ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,033 Likes: 483 Miss.	Nice NP Stick ! Details ?

Re: So it begins the stick #321202 02/09/13 06:57 PM
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JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Stick looks really happy

Re: So it begins the stick #321354 02/10/13 09:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota the stick Lunker
the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	Fishing basin near the deepest area in the pond. Once again on a #6 red glow Frostee jig. Kind of slowed crappie action before and after, but I would not hang around NP either. We also have gold, glow blue, and glow chartruese Frostees on, but the NP definately prefer r-e-d, red. Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: So it begins the stick #321367 02/10/13 09:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,883 Likes: 117 Lincoln, NE	Nice NP, and on a rig with no leader. Impressive hookset and managing him thru the hole! Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: So it begins the stick #321405 02/11/13 08:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Also from Friday. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: So it begins Dwight #321424 02/11/13 10:25 AM
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mnfish Hall of Fame Lunker M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 939 minnesota	Dwight and Stick....looks like some nice BCP actions for you guys this winter. Those pike are awesome as well. Question from another MNer...Would you attribute that great fisherery to Hamms (the beer refreshing), Coors Light (frost brewed), or another brand not pictured? I am not over looking ANY details as I Boss my ponds.

Re: So it begins mnfish #321435 02/11/13 11:11 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: mnfish Dwight and Stick....looks like some nice BCP actions for you guys this winter. Those pike are awesome as well. Question from another MNer...Would you attribute that great fisherery to Hamms (the beer refreshing), Coors Light (frost brewed), or another brand not pictured? I am not over looking ANY details as I Boss my ponds. Corona The Corona Reef is dominated by Corona bottles. There are many other brands of beer bottles represented, but Corona bottles rule the reef. The Corona Reef is a unique structure consisting of thousands of spent beer bottles. Each bottle that ends its life as a beer container lands on Corona reef and is reincarnated as the home for numerous organisms. Some of the organisms live on the outer surface of the bottle and others live inside of the Corona Reef homes. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: So it begins the stick #321437 02/11/13 11:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,995 Likes: 1496 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,995 Likes: 1496 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	Out of pure nosiness how many cappies smaller than those pictured do you usually catch to get those 17 harvested in the picture? Plus are the smaller crappies discarded or C&R?? Also more nosiness; did you ever measure the gape width on one of your larger northerns? I'm curious as to what the gape is for a 34"-38" NP. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: So it begins the stick #321438 02/11/13 12:01 PM
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the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	The rule is to keep perch, bluegill,& crappie. I clean almost every fish unless it is really a runt then it goes in the gut pile. Have never measured that. Catch-measure-picture-release. I think it is pretty stressful for them so we always feel good when we shoot them back down the hole. Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: So it begins the stick #321450 02/11/13 01:04 PM
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	Those be some weird rules, stick. I can see, and agree with, taking all crappie, but the bluegill and the YP are great forage species. 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: So it begins the stick #321469 02/11/13 01:50 PM
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the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	Dwight. Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: So it begins the stick #321471 02/11/13 02:03 PM
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	Oh, we know! He's a stubborn and crusty kind of dude! 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: So it begins the stick #321474 02/11/13 02:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	I may write a paper: Creating an ecosystem based upon a beer bottle substratum. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: So it begins the stick #321495 02/11/13 05:16 PM
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n8ly Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,505 peoria	until my perch and bluegill numbers go back up, they are catch and release in my lake...the bass however are the ones we are currently harvesting...

Re: So it begins the stick #321523 02/11/13 08:23 PM
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	It's like Bizarro World up on Bremer Pond. 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."