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I just learned (I know, took me long enough) to post pictures so I just had to try it. This is me at my pond in Northern Oklahoma.
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Self portraits can be hard!
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Here is another pic: wild bunny taken from about 6 inches away.
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Nice place SV,
That's a good looking bass.
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SV, that countryside looks very familiar -- like when we drive down from Arkansas City to Ponca City for those amazing ribs at Chic n Millies. Am I close??
Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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Very nice, very nice. Haven't seen you posting lately, Svoberts. Missed your insights. How's your Tilapia raising project coming along? Should Overton Fisheries be worried about a new competitor?
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Anybody else having trouble viewing these pictures?
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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Just green eyes from the size of the bass.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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Teach a man to grow fish... He can teach to catch fish...
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I think you should get a hat for your 600th post.
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Naw, not until your 700th.
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Bruce, maybe you should get a hat for being the guy who changes his signature bar the most.
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."
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I don't understand what you're talking about.
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Sensei, do you have what it takes to change your signature bar each day for one whole year?
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."
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If I thought for even one second that someone out there thought I was funny I probably would.
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There, there buddy. You come up with some funny fertilizer for sure. Don't get a big head now though! The "gar" story was a killer.
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."
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Work has been snowing me under lately, haven't had much time to post.
Pond is about 5 acres, more or less. Right now it is down to about 3, I can drive the 4 wheeler across about half of it, been a relatively dry summer. We've gotten an inch here and there, but no run-off. Which brings up an interesting question.
I've been catching several bass like the ones here (about 3 lbs) and even some up into 4-4.5 and one 5 lber. When I restarted the pond 4 years ago, I stocked from local ponds, so that accounts for the larger fish. But do I need to worry about having too many larger fish? BTW, BG are many and seem to have no problem producing enough food.
Dave, you aren't far off. I live about an hour west of Ponca City.
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ML, the tilapia project didn't get off the ground this year. Emergency trip to the vet for one of the dogs ate up my seed money. There is always next year!
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I wouldn't worry about the large bass, enjoy catch & release with them...it sounds and looks like your habitat is awesome, let them max out...all of them over 21". I believe you are entering the hardest time for managing them though. Make sure you cull most of the younger generations coming up, leaving a nice balanced population. They need to be of equal sizes for the food chain, while the forage base remains intact. I would like to be in your shoes, pond management at it's finest !
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Sunil said: Sensei, do you have what it takes to change your signature bar each day for one whole year? I KNOW Bruce could change it every day for a year. It would be interesting to see if he could keep up the quality level he has established thus far.
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So are bunnies good LMB bait?
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Originally posted by Svoberts: ML, the tilapia project didn't get off the ground this year. Dang, Svoberts, I was really hoping to learn some good stuff from your experience. Sorry to hear that. I didn't try it either, for several reasons...as you said, maybe next year.
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