Pond Bass

[Big Mike]

I'm fortunate to have a nice community pond that holds a nice mix of freshwater fish. Went out with my rubber boots on (squishy would be the word of the day) and started casting a tube bait Carolina rigged.


Conditions were ideal but I was distracted by a pair of bald eagles dancing in the sky for about the first 5 minutes. Spent the next 30 minutes with no bites but had gotten to a sunny bank. I almost panicked when I felt that familiar tug but recovered in time to set the hook. First bass of the year caught.


Wasn't very big but it got my juices flowing again.


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[DanMarino]

Outstanding! You are motivating me to get out there!

[supfisher01]

Nice job, Mike!

[wasabi37]

Nice catch, mate.

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[AintMisBehavin]

Nice pond! Any Crappie in there?

[mchottie]

Congrats! Smaller the better, that way they can only get bigger as the year continues!

Extra jealous, you live near Aqualand, home of the Big Cats!

[Big Mike]

There is a nice population of crappie in the pond. If you search citation crappie on the forum I posted a picture of a 16" crappie I caught last spring from it. My son caught it in late summer and it was skinny and died upon release. We retrieved it and had a crappie sandwich.

[Yak67]

Man what a picture perfect day! I leave you to your own devises and you go in your backyard and catch fish???

Great job man! You Made my day

Yak67
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[AintMisBehavin]

There is a nice population of crappie in the pond. If you search citation crappie on the forum I posted a picture of a 16" crappie I caught last spring from it. My son caught it in late summer and it was skinny and died upon release. We retrieved it and had a crappie sandwich.

Nice size crappie always makes a tasty sandwich!


Just another day in the sun...

[acwatkins]

nice! still looking to get my first fish of the year!