Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations East Texas get together Part 2

And that's code for....? Dang wish I could make it!

Next year TJ, next year!

Sounds like fun. Remember to show us pixs...

Pictures,
They are called evidence............

Just make sure that you have one of our fine attorneys present...

Okay, things are about ready!! The BBQ place smells great!!!!!

The fish are biting and the grass is cut. I can't wait for the morning!!

This should be a lot of fun.

If anyone has the chance to pickup a few earthworms/night-crawlers, Please do so.

Please don't bring any other live bait. If you want minnows, I have a minnow trap that works pretty well.

I have the fyke net soaking for a few BG. I also expect the BG to be hitting George's flie!!

Well I just got finished cleaning up and putting things away. All I can say is wow that was fun yet again.

A few pictures were taken, I hope none to incriminating!!

Here are a few from the ones we took.

The first is the gathering.



Then I demonstrated the fyke net. I set it up over night and we pulled in after everyone got settled in. I guess this is as close to standing out in my field as I am going to get.....



After we gathered the net up, Allen and I collected up the fish. It was definitely an team effort.



After we gathered up the fish we then sorted them for type and genetic qualities I want in my pond. There were several knowledgeable folks adding their expertise to the process!



I hope some one else got a better picture, but it looked like I had two RES/crappie crossed fish. The mouth gape was bigger than a RES and it had a black strip on its nose. Any thoughts?





Of course there were a few people who at the last minute had to back out due to family and personnel issues. Fear not, you were with us in spirit!!

The group talked and shared stories and experiences. Learning was accomplished!!

George sent Breminators, they were a bit of a challenge in the wind (15 Knots form the south) but a few of us got them working!! I believe that in the end, I caught the first fish and the most fish with a flyrod today!! I was very humble about that, just ask Dave Davidson.....

Also Zep supplied some t-shirts. They were way cool!! Thanks Mark!!!


In the end, smiles all around with the exception of the fish stealing snake that got poisoned!!




Plans are already working for the next one and TJ had better show up, that's all I am saying......

Thanks for having us! Had a great time.

You have a great place that is only going to get better with time. Here are some additional photos. Wish I had taken more.

Thanks again for inviting us into a little corner of your world.

Highflyer PB get together 2014

Looks like a plain 'ol RES to me.

Awesome! Well done all, looks like a great time!

It was a good time for sure. I finally got to meet some of the pondboss people and put a face with a name. Also learned a few things in the process. Thanks again Brian and Heather for hosting!!

So nobody sent Al/FireIsHot on a midnight boat ride??

Brian, did you invite Wild Bill from the Deadliest Catch to your bash?

Looks like you guys had a ball! Thanks for sharing and thanks for being such loyal Pond Boss family!

Sunil, I was asleep before midnight. Nothing good or of any consequence happens after dark.

esshup, I'm currently going for the Sam Elliot look. DD1 told me it was an abysmal failure, so remind me to never ask the opinion of a West TX guy. They tend to tell the truth.

It was a fun day for sure. It's always nice to put faces to names, and I can't stress enough how much everybody needs try get something like this set up in their area. It doesn't have to be a major production by any means. It just works to get together and find out there are other folks battling the same issues, and sharing the same successes as you do. It kinda gets rid of that feeling of being on an island by yourself.

Failure?; not if you like the Winoesqe look.

Scott, mum's the word.....

OK Brian. On another note, you going to be adding data to the mouth gape thread??

I thought Al was wild
Bill when he
First walked up!

Scott,
There was way too much talking to get much fishing in. Besides, the winds were howling and the only thing caught were BG.

I'll keep a log, and add when I get a few.

Good Brian, that would explain the "Ahoy" "Allen" said when he first arrived......

Awesome guys - well done, looks like a blast.

3 questions:

1. How did you collect fish from your fyke net? Just walk the collection section towards shore?

2. Can you provide a rundown of names on the photo? I only know four of you there.

3. Did you blow anything up? I didn't hear anything up here...

The guy with the blue hat and the white beard in the first group photo (in middle of second photo) is me. If you want a better photo of me just look in any Post Office. The lady in front of me that amazingly continues to put up with me is Carolynn. I will not implicate anyone other than myself and her.

#1 they walked the fish through the net toward deep water. I'm the newbie so do not question such things.

As far as #3, there was a loud, unexpected gun shot some time in the middle of the affair that made me jump, and everyone acted more appropriately after that. Brian was brandishing a pistol the rest of the day. I know nothing more of the incident.

Now you took all the fun out of it.

We thought we had discovered some new exotic Crappie/Redear hybrid.

We took a leisurely route home after spending last night in Little Rock....Finally arrived at the homestead around 10:30pn. Pretty nasty storms the entire drive back, but the great Saturday at Brian and Heather's farm made the weather more than tolerable! Thanks again for having us and it was great seeing everyone there!

The shot was a Pilot with a pistol shooting at what looked like a Brown Water Snake close to shore. He thinks that he hit it but.....

If he missed, he still got a lot closer than I would have with a short gun.

Good friends, good BBQ, nice day with a lousy fishing due to a 40 or so mph wind.