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Re: Pond question?
[Re: doublefistful]
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10/01/14 04:14 PM
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trlrdrdave
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Maybe you are expecting too much too quick if you just talked to a biologist last year. Yes bass can get stunted. I'm not sure I would have took bass out. I would have took all the larger bream out. You would be hard pressed to catch all the fish out of a pond. Rotenone and restocking might be in order. Or give Southern Pond Management a call. I have had better luck with bass and catfish myself. Are the bass you are catching look like they have huge heads and little bodies?
Last edited by trlrdrdave; 10/01/14 04:15 PM.
"In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get, but in time of peace, for Lord's sake, send them to somebody else." General Edward H. Plummer
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Re: Pond question?
[Re: doublefistful]
#1096958
10/01/14 04:57 PM
10/01/14 04:57 PM
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trlrdrdave
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If its just a 2 acre pond I'd seine it. 1. Put back the largest bass. 2. Take out the largest bream. 3. Stock it with catfish and feed the heck out of them. May not be the best or most recommended method but it has worked for me in several different ponds. Or if you aren't real particular about catching bass, clean it out and start over with catfish.
"In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get, but in time of peace, for Lord's sake, send them to somebody else." General Edward H. Plummer
"Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight." Jeff Cooper
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Re: Pond question?
[Re: doublefistful]
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10/02/14 01:32 AM
10/02/14 01:32 AM
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Turkey_neck
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Booner
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Put a feeder up and feed the bream and keep all the bass under a pound. If you don't want to clean them throw them on the bank or put them in a creek.
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Re: Pond question?
[Re: doublefistful]
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10/02/14 01:41 AM
10/02/14 01:41 AM
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tfd1224
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The best pond I have ever fished in had a rule that any bass over 12 inches was to be released and it was strictly forbidden to release any bass under 12 inches. The sign said that if you weren't gong to eat the bass under 12 inches then throw them on the bank to feed wildlife. If you are wanting big bass then seine the pond and kill every bass in it and restock with threadfin shad and f1 tiger bass
Yeah c’mon. Daniel White
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