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 Private pond bass catch and release
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12/03/24 02:46 AM
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catdub
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I caught this bass on some relatives private pond its my pb from that pond I'm guessing around 14 inches and about a pound and a half It was caught on a 8ft super grip acc rod with 10 lb reaction tackle braid and a piscifun viper x 500 it put up a hood fight it bit on a rattle trap lipless crankbait . Buy unfortunately it was the only one I caught but at least I got one ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-82108-250923-1000002641.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-82108-250927-1000002640.jpg)
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
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12/03/24 02:54 AM
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Ken A.
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Groovy
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Nice one! 
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: Ken A.]
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12/03/24 03:11 AM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Nice one! Plus #1.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/03/24 03:23 AM
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pil,b
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Love to fish some ponds,most are over run with small fish, fish biologist told a friend that built a new 2 acre tank and stocked with Florida strain blacks to keep bass thinned out to allow them to get big,said eat them,or feed them to the coons. Stock with blue gill helps a lot.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/03/24 12:44 PM
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Ken A.
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Most private lake owners drastically underestimate how much a bass eats. It takes 10# of bait to add one pound of bass per year after year one. If you don't get your bluegill & shad established in your pond a year before you add the bass you will always be behind the curve.
Many pond owners stock bluegill & bass at the same time because they don't have the discipline to stock the bluegill and feed them heavily for the first year before they ever add a single fingerling bass. Even doing this you need to aggressively cull the smaller bass every year or you will wind up with a pond full of stunted 1.5# bass.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/03/24 01:46 PM
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Donald Harper
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: Ken A.]
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12/03/24 02:16 PM
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Txduckhunter
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Most private lake owners drastically underestimate how much a bass eats. It takes 10# of bait to add one pound of bass per year after year one. If you don't get your bluegill & shad established in your pond a year before you add the bass you will always be behind the curve.
Many pond owners stock bluegill & bass at the same time because they don't have the discipline to stock the bluegill and feed them heavily for the first year before they ever add a single fingerling bass. Even doing this you need to aggressively cull the smaller bass every year or you will wind up with a pond full of stunted 1.5# bass. We have taken 100lbs a year out of our 30acre lake for the last 4 years and are finally seeing it work. We still catch a lot of 2lb fish but the mix is getting better.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/03/24 03:47 PM
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CCTX
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At a private pond I fish, I double gill anything under 14 inches and release them in deeper water. My thought is that they now became food for the bigger bass in the 15 acre pond.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: CCTX]
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12/03/24 09:54 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Jr Deputy Dan
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Great fish young man! You will break that PB soon I bet! Good luck.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: Txduckhunter]
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12/09/24 01:38 PM
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Ken A.
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Groovy
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Most private lake owners drastically underestimate how much a bass eats. It takes 10# of bait to add one pound of bass per year after year one. If you don't get your bluegill & shad established in your pond a year before you add the bass you will always be behind the curve.
Many pond owners stock bluegill & bass at the same time because they don't have the discipline to stock the bluegill and feed them heavily for the first year before they ever add a single fingerling bass. Even doing this you need to aggressively cull the smaller bass every year or you will wind up with a pond full of stunted 1.5# bass. We have taken 100lbs a year out of our 30acre lake for the last 4 years and are finally seeing it work. We still catch a lot of 2lb fish but the mix is getting better.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/09/24 01:54 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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TFF Guru
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Pond fishing can be a blast.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: Ken A.]
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12/09/24 03:08 PM
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BrandoA
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Most private lake owners drastically underestimate how much a bass eats. It takes 10# of bait to add one pound of bass per year after year one. If you don't get your bluegill & shad established in your pond a year before you add the bass you will always be behind the curve.
Many pond owners stock bluegill & bass at the same time because they don't have the discipline to stock the bluegill and feed them heavily for the first year before they ever add a single fingerling bass. Even doing this you need to aggressively cull the smaller bass every year or you will wind up with a pond full of stunted 1.5# bass. We let our baitfish thrive for 3yrs before we added bass.
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: catdub]
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12/09/24 03:31 PM
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Strugglebus
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I like fishing ponds with a bunch of 14 inchers. I would rather catch 50 of those than 10 3 pounders, but I know everyone is different. I did get to fish a private pond once that was LOADED with 3-7 pounders, that was a blast! But if I owned a pond I dont know if I would have the patience needed to grow it the right way....
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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12/10/24 11:35 PM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Pond fishing can be a blast. Yes Sir! 
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Private pond bass catch and release
[Re: BrandoA]
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12/10/24 11:45 PM
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Ken A.
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Groovy
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Most private lake owners drastically underestimate how much a bass eats. It takes 10# of bait to add one pound of bass per year after year one. If you don't get your bluegill & shad established in your pond a year before you add the bass you will always be behind the curve.
Many pond owners stock bluegill & bass at the same time because they don't have the discipline to stock the bluegill and feed them heavily for the first year before they ever add a single fingerling bass. Even doing this you need to aggressively cull the smaller bass every year or you will wind up with a pond full of stunted 1.5# bass. We let our baitfish thrive for 3yrs before we added bass. Thats the way to do it if you can make yourself wait. How is your lake level holding up?
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