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Re: Fishing 2014 sprkplug #366784 02/19/14 07:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	George, when are the Tilapia scheduled to go in? It looks like the FA is going to town already! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishing 2014 esshup #366818 02/20/14 06:38 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: esshup George, when are the Tilapia scheduled to go in? It looks like the FA is going to town already! FA is normal for 1/4 acre pond for this time of year - hasn't flushed for a couple or so drought years. Todd will make the call on tilapia delivery. g/ N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishing 2014 sprkplug #366820 02/20/14 07:01 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: sprkplug Looking good George! Thanks Tony! N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #366961 02/21/14 12:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 670 West Central MO C CMM
CMM C Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 670 West Central MO	Finally have ice out on my pond, as of yesterday afternoon. So excited, I was wondering if there was a fisherman's anonymous group I could join somewhere. Tomorrow afternoon will be the day for me to feed my addiction. May be too windy for the fly rod, but I will hit the water with some kind of string and stick! Yippee! CMM CMM

Re: Fishing 2014 CMM #369043 03/16/14 09:40 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	First time I fished in the pond since ice fishing season started: 10" YP .4# (Male) 11" SMB 15" and 17.5" RBT 1.7# and 2.42# www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishing 2014 esshup #369057 03/16/14 10:27 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Really nice Scott! N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishing 2014 george1 #369059 03/16/14 10:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Thanks George. It's hard to fly fish thru a 6" hole in the ice. It also was bugging me that I could't add anything to your annual fishing thread! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishing 2014 esshup #369064 03/16/14 11:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 Lunker
george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: esshup Thanks George. It's hard to fly fish thru a 6" hole in the ice. It also was bugging me that I could't add anything to your annual fishing thread! Hitting that 6" hole in the ice with a fly is what I call precision presentation! Ya done good! N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #369076 03/16/14 01:19 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,358 Likes: 4 Boone County, MO (pond) Bocomo
Bocomo Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,358 Likes: 4 Boone County, MO (pond)	Beautiful RBTs! What's up with the YP though, is he skinny? Our old pond project (updated 4/11/17) +Donate ('17)

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370331 03/27/14 03:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas J james holt Lunker
james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	[/URL[URL=http://s112.photobucket.com/user/james12_04/media/20140112_082255.jpg.html][/[URL=http://s112.photobucket.com/user/james12_04/media/20140112_090956.jpg.html]

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370332 03/27/14 03:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	james, what happened to the back of that crappie on the left? Great pics... 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."

Re: Fishing 2014 esshup #370338 03/27/14 05:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: esshup First time I fished in the pond since ice fishing season started: 10" YP .4# (Male) 11" SMB 15" and 17.5" RBT 1.7# and 2.42# Pretty good male YP there Scott - how old to you think he is? Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishing 2014 Bocomo #370350 03/27/14 06:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Originally Posted By: Bocomo Beautiful RBTs! What's up with the YP though, is he skinny? I thought so too. Male YP, maybe the food chain base is still light? Pond is down 4' so everything that was once in shallow water is now above the ice..... TJ, I'm going with 2 or 3. Cecil should have a better idea. They came from him. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370351 03/27/14 06:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishing 2014 teehjaeh57 #370352 03/27/14 06:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,537 Likes: 842 Grovertown, Indiana	Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled Top was male, bottom female. I thought the SMB looked a bit skinny too. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370588 03/30/14 07:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas J james holt Lunker
james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	I guess a bigger fish tried to eat it. Can you tell if these are black crappieAr

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370596 03/30/14 08:36 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	I can't tell if they are white or black crappie. 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."

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370799 03/31/14 07:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	Gage and I set out to target a few northern BG females for a science project tonight, and wouldn't you know it, he stuck this beast on an ultralight after just a few minutes. After last year's HSB fiasco we are dead set on reducing the biomass in this pond, so we had to call it a night and head to the fillet table. I'm not a fan of eating large catfish, and would've probably just tossed the fish, but he was proud of it.....so there you go. 24", seven pounds, and VERY gravid....wasn't expecting that at all. "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.

Re: Fishing 2014 esshup #370802 03/31/14 07:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	Originally Posted By: esshup Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57 SMB looks like good condition too, and the RBT are striking! Wonder if they are different sex - the bottom one looks more speckled Top was male, bottom female. I thought the SMB looked a bit skinny too. Coming out of Winter I think that SMB is looking solid. Give him 4 weeks chasing pellets and he'll be back where you need him. Good fish. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370803 03/31/14 07:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	That's a very thick fish - well done Tony and Gage! Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370808 03/31/14 08:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	Nice catfish, Gage! Did you guys cook it up yet? 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."

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370813 03/31/14 08:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	Not yet. Going to soak the fillets in 7-Up for a few hours to try and mellow things out. I'm just not a fan of trying to eat bigger catfish, but he's looking forward to it. I'll soak it, trim it, and do my best to make it palatable. "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.

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370821 03/31/14 09:19 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,750 Likes: 295 Somerset, PA	7-Up??? Nasty!!! 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."

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370823 03/31/14 09:24 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	I don't drink it myself Sunil, but soaking the fillets in it can work wonders on strong, or "muddy" tasting fish. It will turn red or brown streaks, or veins, almost pure white. "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.

Re: Fishing 2014 highflyer #370827 03/31/14 10:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,798 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	I've heard of that recipe...sounds tried and true been around a long while. Trim off all excess fat and consider a thick beer batter and hot peanut oil! Makes even shoe leather taste good. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau