Ponds are getting good

Caught 6 out of 7 bites Friday afternoon, with two pushing three pounds. Sunday had 11 missed several more lost 4 and broke one off that was easy 4 to 5lb. That's what I get for using last Fall's line, lol. 6 solid keepers out of the 11 Sunday with a kicker fish that was 21 inches, would have weighed about 4 and half to 4 and three quarters. I was to honery to walk to the other side to my bag and weigh it. Two small fish that came on jerbait slow, everything else coming on a homemade 1/8 oz jig with pork. Thanks Andrew for the heads.

Slow drag and hop, very slow, but they were eating it, felt good to jack some jaws. First two trips this year and both were succesful, get out there boys they are stirring. The bites were so subtle it was very hard to detect, be on your toes and watch that line close, which was tough in that wind.

nice catch, i saw fish cruising at my neighborhood pond, which had a serious algal bloom that covered the bottom. I wanted to drag a Zoom tube but thought it would have been a waste of time

I had the same problem with the algae bloom went to the jerk bait and caught five nice fish the ice just went off the pond middle of last week could not believe the algae.

Alot of that stuff on the bottom in alot of these ponds is very mushy and doesn't hold together well. I was having to pop my jig real hard on a few casts to clear the junk off of it. When it would get a little heavy I would pop it with my rod and it would knock most of that stuff off, then you could work the jig back in with no problems.

Good to here you caught a few Mark, need to go ahead and warm that elbow up for the spring floods on the river my brother. Sorry we didn't get to get together at Johny's I got a pass from the boss at the last minute lol. Chuck

[QUOTE=riverrat12;442544]Good to here you caught a few Mark, need to go ahead and warm that elbow up for the spring floods on the river my brother. Sorry we didn't get to get together at Johny's I got a pass from the boss at the last minute lol. Chuck[/QUOTE]

I understand Bro, those Wardens can be very fickle.....:)

[QUOTE=riverrat12;442544]Good to here you caught a few Mark, need to go ahead and warm that elbow up for the spring floods on the river my brother. Sorry we didn't get to get together at Johny's I got a pass from the boss at the last minute lol. Chuck[/QUOTE]

Chuck,,,your not helping maters with me..man I`m going to miss you guys and the river. wish you all would ride and and do some fishin with me,,alll you need is gas...I`d love it!

Mark, I went Sunday morning and caught probably 30 bass and 4 huge crappie. Most of the bass came on a Bayou Boogie and a few on the crappie minnow. You are right the bass was tearing it up. Biggest bass was 2.5lb

[QUOTE=ugglyotter;442693]Mark, I went Sunday morning and caught probably 30 bass and 4 huge crappie. Most of the bass came on a Bayou Boogie and a few on the crappie minnow. You are right the bass was tearing it up. Biggest bass was 2.5lb[/QUOTE]

I hear ya Jimbo, sounds like a Heck of a day, good job man.

Got out and pond fished last night with Jabbo. We caught 7 Had a 3# and a 5#. Most came on spinnerbait. Whacked the 5 pounder on a black/blue jig... It's about to get good, boys!

Fished a pond yesterday wiht a fly rod and caught 7 or 8 largeheads. Not a lot of size, but fun anyway. All between 12-16 inches, but healthy looking critters.

The farm pond I frequent FINALLY came alive today! Caught 13...most of them between 12" and 15", all very healthy, had one that thought he was bigger than he really was. Bout dang time!! Then the rain quit and the wind started picking up around 3:30 or 4:00, then things got slow, I lost a lure and said heck with it, enough for today.