PhysDeac
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Wow, where on the Yadkin did you catch these fish?
Way south of Idols. Put boat in at 801.
Wow, where on the Yadkin did you catch these fish?
No, you are spot on. How do your bass look? With that much forage they should be fat and sassy. You are correct in that you need to cull some out. I would buy some bass fry to help with the predation level. Also, your local game warden can point you in the right direction on how to find somebody to help manage your pond. We had the local Farm Bureau folks come out to help with ours on our hunting lease in Texas. Do not know who does it back home in NC
I'm about to buy a fishing kayak.
Don't tell my wife.
Thanks. Spent several hours out there this weekend. Took about 15 of the crappie, which was good for about 3 nice sized meals. The bass look pretty good to my untrained eye, not monsters or anything. I caught one that was probably 13-14 inches or so, and another that was maybe 10-11 inches. Both could probably stand to be fatter. Could they also be stunted by competition for food from the crappie? Or should they just be fattening up uninhibited? My priority is to get those crappie larger, but I also want the bass healthy as well. Seems like a fine line.
I read up on some of this and it seems the crappie have some years where they just explode in population. I think this must have happened recently. Maybe the mild winter contributed, just guessing. One thing about the pond is that it is only three acres, and only the front end is deep (20-25 feet). The back half is in the 3-5 feet range and along the edges under the brush is where the bass are. Its like fishing on two different ponds.
I'm going to keep fishing it as hard as I can the rest of the summer and also consider getting the bass fry as you suggested. What would be a ballpark estimate for quantity? I'd obvioulsy need to talk to the game warden or another expert in the area and maybe have them come out as well. This farm is in VA, by the way.
Not sure. Suggestions?
That's the one negative of surf fishing. I just don't get how people can be oblivious so I have little tolerance for those who don't have enough respect for others to avoid ruining someone else's fun. There's miles of beach, it's pretty easy to avoid line if you actually pay attention.
I've had people come out onto the beach at around 2 pm (when I've been fishing since daybreak), post up right next to me, and blatantly ignore their small children swimming. When I go over to respectfully ask that they keep an eye on their kids, which shouldn't even be something I have to ask, I've been told it's "time to pack it up, you aren't catching anything". And generally people who do that are gone an hour later. It's so rude and audacious -- nothing will get a rise out of me quicker than people like that, but it's just something you have to deal with.