Ben W Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 The path I take to the many ponds I go to form a "T". This morning I went left, going to the "mystery" pond I posted about. Without live bait, I don't think you can catch anything there. Did a couple casts there, and thought why waste my time when I know I need live bait for this pond. So I go to a pond close to it and manage to catch a little 4 inch bluegill on a 5" senko worm. Come home, because it's 85 degrees out, eat lunch, and go back out. This time, I go right towards my PB pond, and a chain of 3 ponds sorrounded by apartments where I have caught 12-15" bass. I went to the chain ponds. The first pond is where I have caught all of the bass in. I threw my tiny toad out there and got nothing after about 20-30 casts. I throw out a pink 5" senko T-rigged, and get a bite. I set the hook and was taken for a ride. This was a good fighter and turned out to be a 16", 2.25 pound bass. (Tip of mouth at 3 inches and 19 inches is in the middle of my shoe) Then I go to the third pond because the second pond, in my opinion, is way to small.(40 feet on both sides oval shape). I haven't caught anything in this pond but thought I'd try it out. I caught a small bluegill with a Mepp's Comet, and you could see right through the water! I saw a bass and tried all my "bass lures" by him but of course he ignored it. It looked to be about 10 inches ;D So now I go to the other side of the pond and toss out my tiny toad in a pocket of scum. I see a fish swim up to it and BAM!!! Set the hook and the bend in my pole was big!!! Once I got it on shore, I unhooked, measured, weighed, and took a picture of him. It was 18" and 2.5 pounds. The same as my old PB!!! When I go to release him, a guy comes out of one of the apartments with his dog and screams "No, Don't release him!" I told him its a bass and instantly he said "No way!!!" and he told me he never has seen any fish or have caught any in this pond. When I released the bass, we both watched him go and the guy told me thanks for exciting his day up lol It feels good to see people recognize your fishing Now here's a comparison of my old PB and a possible new one today Old: (Jitterbug is 2 inches)(Caught 5.25.08) Possible New: (Red mark= 1 foot on measuring tape)(Caught 8.5.08) Keep in mind, before I take the picture I do a proper measurement of my fish. I do it down the middle of their body from the tip of a closed mouth, to the tip of a clamped down tail. The new one and the old one were both around 18" and were around 2.5-3 pounds. Which one do you think is bigger? It was a good night overall, caught some big bass for me in the ponds. Thanks for reading! Ben Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted August 5, 2008 Super User Posted August 5, 2008 Nice bass but I almost fell asleep reading about it. The story was just a tad long. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted August 5, 2008 Super User Posted August 5, 2008 Ben, it's really hard to tell. You got some real nice fish there. In my opinion, I would say that your old one might have a little bigger belly. It's just to close to tell. I think it's time for you to invest in a scale. Maybe for a B-day. Anyways, I'm glad your having fun with the fish. Quote
Ben W Posted August 6, 2008 Author Posted August 6, 2008 Nice bass but I almost fell asleep reading about it. The story was just a tad long. haha i'm sorry. I was just too excited and gave all the details of the trip : firefightn15- yeah I need a digital scale! I have one of those combos that have the scale and measuring tape in one. When I weighed them both(the two PB's) they were between 2.5 lbs and 3 lbs. I think your right and its time to get the exact weight Thanks guys! Quote
tyrius. Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Nice bass but I almost fell asleep reading about it. The story was just a tad long. Wow, rough crowd. Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Tough to tell which is bigger but don't stress on it,...it's the size of the smile that counts the most Quote
Eddie Munster Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Nice bass but I almost fell asleep reading about it. The story was just a tad long. Wow, rough crowd. With a name like bass brat whatchu expect? : Quote
Certified Public Angler Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Nice bass but I almost fell asleep reading about it. The story was just a tad long. haha i'm sorry. I was just too excited and gave all the details of the trip : firefightn15- yeah I need a digital scale! I have one of those combos that have the scale and measuring tape in one. When I weighed them both(the two PB's) they were between 2.5 lbs and 3 lbs. I think your right and its time to get the exact weight Thanks guys! Great looking fish. I know what you mean, whenever I catch a nice fish or catch one under strange circumstances the first thing i want to do is tell someone the story Quote
-HAWK- Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Nice fish.. Your scale may be off, because all of those fish look to be bigger than 3lbs. Quote
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