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 Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 03:40 AM
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timmha
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 03:44 AM
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timmha
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Upload it to photo bucket then copy the URL .doubtful it was spawning in October it does happen but rarely with the droughts we have had. But I can't wait to see this pic.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 03:45 AM
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Future Biologist
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 Not sure if this works.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 03:47 AM
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My Major in College is Wild Life and Fisheries; i'm pretty sure she had eggs in her and the coloring in the tail was a trait spawning fish have. I agree it was the wrong time but i dont know what to make of it honestly.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 10:38 AM
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timmha
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Typically the males will have a bloody tail because they fan the beds to make them clean , the female is usually only on the bed for a few hrs. More than likely its from feeding shallow and chasing shad up to the bank , that does happen in fall as the females are feeding up . You will see this in muddy lakes allot also explains her pale color . Ill tell ya this that fish is going to look like it swallowed a balloon by march !!!!!!! Lol. Great catch , and welcome to the forum .
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 01:13 PM
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Denton Pond Jumper
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South Lake park pond has some nice catfish to I have got them at 24in that pond don't look like much and gets allot of fishing pressure but it still has some nice fish in it.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 02:01 PM
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Carlos Martinez
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FB
Congrats on that beast of a fish.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 03:17 PM
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 08:29 PM
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Thanks you all caught her on a 6 wt fly rod off a wooly bugger.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 08:30 PM
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Todd
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 I would have thought anything close to that size would have been eaten by now out of that pond. I agree that it is fat from eating and not spawning.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 08:39 PM
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I sent a piece of its tail fin in to the lab to see if it was in spawn or not ill let you all know the results in a week or two. (don't worry the fish was a catch and release) It can live on and produce other fatties.
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Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 10:45 PM
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Nice fish FB...you caught that thing on a fly rod? I bet that was a good fight.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 10:49 PM
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Ya at first i though it was a big cat or a carp, then it exploded out of the water. Do you all eat the bass out here cause i was asked by more then a few if they could have it. Turn them down. Im a catch and release nut for Large mouth.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in the boat and drink beer all day.
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/15/12 11:08 PM
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Always catch and release in my book
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Re: Denton ... ponds ... big fish
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10/16/12 12:22 AM
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Carlos Martinez
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Catch and release here. And I would have told those guys who asked to have it to take home to take a hike. ( in a more agressive way if you get t drift)
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