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Originally Posted By: sprkplug
I told myself that if I raised a HBG to 1.5 lbs I would have it mounted. Then we began catching a few that size, and I couldn't go through with it. And my management strategy for these fish places no emphasis on genetics....still couldn't do it.

I do hope to get past this hangup, however. I want a 2 pounder for the wall. Whether or not it will actually happen remains to be seen.


And that is what "trophy" wall mounts are for IMO. That very very special memory, not just anything to go on the wall.


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Tony, there's always a replica mount. Most of the guys down here do this now, and all it takes is dimensions, and good pics. That's right in your wheelhouse.

Remember this thread? I have enough pics to still get a replica, but this is one I probably should have had mounted since she was already dead. I still couldn't pull the trigger on a mount, and I have no clue why. At the moment, it just wasn't something I could bring myself to do. Burial at sea just seemed to fit this particular situation.

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=23908&Number=300329#Post300329

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I really like the replica idea for our "first fish."


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How old is your pond? I don't see how you can refrain from trying to see howyour fish are
Progressing. I broke the barb off my hooks so as to not damage them as much. It is FUN! It might suprise you what you might catch. I know I was 😞



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Hey Pat,

Don't encourage me. I am having a hard time controlling the urge!

I started stocking the pond April 2014 with FHM. When they started successfully spawning and I saw lots of schools of frye in June, I stocked BG 3 to 6 inches and CC 7 to 9 in. SMB and 1 LMB 8 to 10 inch went in September timeframe after I saw at least some of the BG had successfully spawned. October stocked 5 to 7 inch YP, 2 to 3 inch PS and a bunch more FHM.

Soooo....I am thinking of wetting a line that first time next summer to see what I can see. Taking needle nose pliers and pinching the barbs down on the hooks is definitely the plan!

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Welllll Bill I couldn't make it that long. LOL I use a tiny crank bait and so far haven't hurt any very much I don't think . It is fun to see them grow from sprouts to fish in about 7 months. Hang in there if you can.


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Hey Bill D.,
I hadn't thought much of doing any pond fishing myself, but Pat W. has been sending me pics of these nice crappie he's been catching. It's caused me to give this subject waaaaay too much thought. Watch out...Pat will get to ya....lol.
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Ha Ha!...I am safe for know. I am thinking one of those little crank baits will just bounce on this ice till next April!


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Hey Pat,

Have you ever tried using 1/8 oz Road Runners with a split tail grub on crappie? We slay them trolling when I go to Lake Olin in Kentucky in the spring. Chartreuse is the color they can't resist down there, black works well in clear water with bright sunshine.

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Haven't tried them yet but will, right now I catch them on jigs under a tiny cork and a plethora of baits.
Any other baits?


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Gosh dangit man you want all my secrets! Ok, just between us. I have property on a great private lake in central Indiana. For crappie there the bait of choice is a red head tube jig with a white tail retrieved real slow under a cork.

Intersting thing is last time I fished there for crappie I caught a couple really nice CC (3 to 5 pounds) on the same rig! I was amazed they hit that tiny bait.

Right or wrong, I have the best luck with crappie keeping the bait just above them. That is why I use 1/8 oz at Olin when trolling. Anything heavier drops me into the fish or below and they don't seem to be interested.

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OK time to bring this thread back. Spent the Thanksgiving weekend hunting geese in NE IL. Friday and Saturday where good days with limits both days.





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Now that's some yum yum !!


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Wow.... Yall lucky to have big geese like that there. We lucky to see snow geese at 10,000 feet up!

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Is there much meat on those geese besides the breast? Do older geese have tougher more stringy breast meat? I would guess wild turkey has more and better meat than a goose?? Anyone?

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I'll take wild turkey over goose in a heartbeat, but I realize I have had very limited experience cooking geese. We don't make a big deal out of hunting them, but do take one every now and then. I'd love to hear how those of you who hunt them regularly prepare and cook them.

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A buddy of mine swears by smoking them. I haven't tried it so I can't comment on how good it is.


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I take geese, grind the meat up with pork shoulder (Boston butt), mix it 50/50, and shoot it in some sausage casing, and smoke it....that is pretty hard to beat on taste. My 2 daughters don't eat a lot of game, but will fight you over a pack of goose/pork sausage. Don't knock it til you try it.

And yes Bill C., the older geese are tougher than the younger. Not so much stringy, as tough. Young geese still require many hours boiling and simmering in a pot when making gumbo.
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We weren't raised eating turkey, wild or domestic...we had either goose or pork for Thanksgivings. I was an adult before I ever ate turkey...and it was somewhat of a disappointment.


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I encouraged our dog to chase them off the pond, but then he blew out his knee one day running back and forth on the face of the dam. So now we kinda got it out for them... Still, I can't justify shooting them 'cause we havn't found a way to prepare them that we really enjoy. Suggestions?? What about jerky?

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Hey Charlie. Time for pay back. How about sending me that goose sausage recipe?

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