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 Don't Overlook City Ponds
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09/02/09 12:15 AM
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Tim T
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A little background story first.On Friday nights I take my 7 year old daughter out for some night catfishing and we normally just fish the small city ponds and have a good time catching the dinks and spending time together. Well about a month or so ago I had told my daughter I would take her out to Grapevine and when we get there the wind was so bad that it would not have been any fun. She was upset so we decided to go to a little city pond where we have only caught dinks and bullheads. We get to the pond and the only bait we have is bluegill since we were going to fish Grapevine. I was not expecting to catch anything but not five minutes after putting the first line out the clicker starts going off. We ended up catching several bluecats in the 5-6 pound range. The kicker was we lost one that was a beast. Well ever since we have been going to this pond every friday to catch the "big one". Well it paid off this past Friday. We where there for a few hours and had only caught one blue when I baited up one the rods with the head of an 8 inch shad. I told my daughter, more as a joke than anything that big bait will catch big fish. About 20 minutes later the bait runner goes off like it was hooked to a car. I set the hook and about 15 minutes later landed a 40+ pound blue. I say 40+because my cheap scales bounced between 45 and 48 so I am not sure the exact weight. For reference I am 6'2 and about 220lbs Never under estimate the small city ponds.  Note: If you know where this pond is please release the big catfish as this pond is a fantasic place for kids to have a chance to catch some good size cats and even a trophy.  
Last edited by Tim T; 09/02/09 06:54 AM.
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Tim T]
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09/02/09 12:19 AM
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where's my bobber?
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dang!!!! awesome fish! thanks for sharing, and releasing!
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: where's my bobber?]
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09/02/09 12:48 AM
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Frank I
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Nice job Tim......  Daughter looks happy to be with you....  I for one agree, some of the best fishing is in places no-one would think of fishing.... 
You guys know everything..... I'm just an idiot....no problem........
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Frank I]
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09/02/09 12:51 AM
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Stax
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Good fish my man!!! 
"If it swims I'll catch it and if its wild I'll hunt it!!!"
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Stax]
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09/02/09 12:54 AM
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live_n_fast
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awesome fish! its awesome to find a trophy where no one would expect it to be
   Texas Born Texas Bred 1776-2008 atleast we had a good run KAPPA SIGMA-THETA LAMBDA
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: live_n_fast]
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09/02/09 01:01 AM
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B_Rod
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Great job, dad. Some day she'll show her young kids these photos, and they'll be as impressed as we are. Congrats to you and your daughter.
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: B_Rod]
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09/02/09 01:40 AM
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yep, some of the largest carp I have caught in the metro have been from CFL's awesome little overlooked venues
State Certified Piscatologist 
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Raiderland]
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09/02/09 02:19 AM
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Pondbass]
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09/02/09 02:19 AM
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Chris Garcia
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
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09/02/09 02:52 AM
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mev002
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dang thats a big cat man, super sweet, congrats!
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: mev002]
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09/02/09 06:23 AM
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Crago Jr
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Nice catch for sure! Like to see the catch and release in effect in this situation!
I thank God for each day!
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Crago Jr]
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09/02/09 01:30 PM
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Roddy69r
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I would rather have a bad day fishing,than a good day at the office!
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: Roddy69r]
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09/02/09 02:01 PM
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FishFinder Frank
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Great job dad!! She looks happy.
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Re: Don't Overlook City Ponds
[Re: FishFinder Frank]
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09/02/09 02:13 PM
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Markk
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Nice pics but please resize. Difficult to view them.
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