Caught another nice looking HSB Saturday! 3.10 pounds on a 4foot rod with 4lbs test line!! I had two others bust me off so yeah there still in there!! I was excited about that!! At least some of them are still in there!
RC
Last edited by RC51; 04/17/1511:46 AM.
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
I need to get with the program and take Shorty's lead and see if I can't catch some of those original stockers. Problem is, usually a BH gets to the hook first!
I am not sure the 9-1/2" RES I caught the other night is one of my original stockers. During the summer of 2012 I caught one 8" female RES so my original stockers might be bigger than 9-1/2" now. My original stockers were 4-6".
Caught another nice looking HSB Saturday! 3.10 pounds on a 4foot rod with 4lbs test line!! I had two others bust me off so yeah there still in there!! I was excited about that!! At least some of them are still in there!
RC
Very Nice RC!
Nice and fat and I know the fight! Don't get much better than that, especially on ultralight tackle!
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."
I like to put it right in the thread as I think more folks see it that way.
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."
FWIW IMO Pros and cons to both approaches of posting pics. Pro of .jpg posting is it will always be there. In some of the old threads I find the links to pics are no longer good.
FYI - I just got a message from a buddy that they are stocking trout in Lake Olin in Kentucky (I assume rainbow). Awesome lake to fish and this will just make it that much better!
One pound, six ounces. Creeping up there slowly....
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
Went down for a few minutes this morning to see if I could sample a few more fish in my new little pond. Keep in mind I CAREFULLY stocked PS, YP and BG by hand sorting every fish.
First fish a 5.5 inch YP with Black Spot (I may need to put some RES in when I stock in the fall)
Second fish I gut hooked a 6in BG so had to keep that one.
Third fish a 5 inch GSF! Where did that come from???
Fourth fish a nice fat 7 inch HBG! Where did that come from???
I quit fishing. Figured the Fifth fish would be carp or BH!!!
Looks like one on the neighbors must have "helped" me stock last summer before we moved in to the house in August.
Wow! That's disappointing. Sorry to hear that Bill. Don't know what to say. Just hope there are only a few of the undesirable species.
I guess I do have a word of hope. The GSF and the HBG are likely the most aggressive biters in the pond. So maybe if they are few in number you can catch most of them. I think I caught the few HBG that was mixed in with my main pond fish. Have not caught one for a long time. You might want to keep fishing to remove the unwanted ones in hopes they are only a few.
that HBG was pretty and a great little fighter so.....I put it back!
And another convert takes that first step....
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
Al's ice rig strikes again...record YP and BG are loving teardrop and waxie combo vertical jig around the dock. Even managed to land a chunky HSB which almost straightened the jig hook. Somehow I'm finally managing to produce some prodigious BG through aggressive culling and feeding strategies.
Warning: These photos has been enhanced due to poor light conditions and quality of IPhone photos.
This is the 4th YP around 14" in the last 4 months. Spawned out female.
Not a record length BG, but might be the best WR of any BG to date. 9.5" and 15.85 OZ.
Didn't get a weight on her, but she's pushing 11" and is the length record BG to date.
Didn't get a weight on this chunk, but was amazed I was able to haul her in at all. I instructed her that she needs to focus on pellets and BG moving forward, not waxies.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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