Dwight, I do not mind at all and really appreciate it, I tried to post it like that but didn't get the same outcome, she is the fruit of my labor. I tried to get my 10yr old hooked up with one of the bass by hanging out away from the dam in the canoe but it didn't work out, of course, after my wife took them to swim practice I couldn't resist the day long wind beating into the dam and 3 casts later she couldn't resist the night crawler. She was out of the water a total of maybe 1 minute. I did have her on a nylon stringer for about 1 hr off the dock which is a few steps from where the picture was taken in order to show her to the family.
I am not feeding at my pond but have had some real good BG spawns and I'm pretty sure I am short on LMB, the combo makes for nice, healthy bass and a lot of 3-6" BG's. It also makes the bass finicky, I see them cruzing the shore lines but maybe catch 6 a year, so far all the same size. I did count 17 bass one day last year when I walked around the pond. I couldn't get good looks it every point and don't think I doubled up. I'm sure there's more but really have no way to check.
Oh, the old clich'e, "Wish I knew then what I know now", I don't think I have the perfect bass spawning pond and should have drained it and added it before stocking, I think I could still do it and might at some point, drop it about 5' and add the structure, the overflow runs 75% of the time since I've owned it and think recovery would be quick, it's total depth is about 17' averaging at least 10' at pool level.
Thanks for all the nice comments, makes a pond owner/manager feel all fuzzy
FH
