Again, I want to thank BDCANETTI for bringing up the subject of these rakes. I would never have known about them otherwise.
It is a fantastic rake, and perfect for what I needed. I'm just now setting up a aquarium to see what has been spawning in my put-and-take pond.
As I mentioned, I'm using the rake manually to pull leaves off the bottom from within about six feet of the shoreline on this pond. Because of our constant winds, nearly all leaves end up sinking near shore.
Lots of fry get raked in with the leaves. Many are so small I can't tell what they might be. Others are about an inch long, and I can't tell whether they are RES or F2/F3 offspring from my hybrid bluegill.
The great news is that my Small Mouth Bass in this pond had a successful spawn this year. They are pretty easy to identify at about 1 inch.
Without this rake I'd never have known these things.
Thanks Again,
Ken
