I will have to post the pics of my nephews with the fish. It was my one nephews fist catch! He was nothing but smiles all night after that. That's the best feeling of all, getting a young kid hooked on fishing.
There are not many things better than this jstiz. Congrats.
Perhaps those Flats could be affecting the BG population in such a way that the size class of BG you need to push the Bass past that 16" mark are too few in numbers...The CC running the BG off feed isn't helping things, either.
The size of the pond, and the numbers of 14-16" LMB play a role also, in my opinion. Is it a case of too many Bass that size, for the forage you have available?
I think Tony nailed it, especially consider the frequency you caught those cats. If bigger largemouth is your goal, it would be in your best interest to rid the pond of as many cats as you can as well as skinny male largemouth.
