Gator has not been minding his good manners. I caught a 7" BG, he followed it to the bank till his nose was against the bank 3' from my feet. Then swam slightly away almost got up on the bank & displayed his body & teeth to try to intimidate me. He may be just barely 6' but he now has a date with the Florida Gator Control Guy.

When I have them, the casings off of italian or bratwurst sausage cut into small pieces, make ideal BG bait. They can't steal it off your hook. Just as effective as the Berkley green fluorescent nibbles. I had another first I caught a 13" LMB & a bit over a pound with the #6 circle hook & a piece of the sausage casing. He put up a nice fight on my light rod but the best thing was his RW at 93%. He maybe an outlier or the pond has begun to turn the corner. I marked him & returned him to the pond.

Last edited by J. E. Craig; 08/04/26 07:16 PM. Reason: sp