ORIGINAL: buckeyehntr5
Thanks, he did throw it back, but we took all the measurements so he can get a replica mount. We do have an over population of 1/2 - 1 1/2 pounders that we do sometimes take out to eat. This is our biggest pond... 13acres 40 ft deep in the middle
And that is exactly what you should be doing! Good for y'all! Pretty fish!
We have had a problem with folks keeping too many big fish in our pond. We made a slot and a two fish limit... most people don't care. We've had to run a lot of folks off. Now we are catching up to 5 chain pickerel for every one bass.... and I haven't caught a bass in there yet this year that has passed the 18" (about 4#) mark. We've caught some giants in there over the years. TONS AND TONS of shad and fathead minnows! So much forage it makes me want to dive in and eat... but lots of crappie and lots of pickerel......
