Quote Originally Posted by CrankBaitKilla View Post
I have had aquarium fish for a number of years and they would do this stuff in the tank. Of course they were tropical fish, but a fish is a fish. What I read is that they do this when the water is a little to acidic they are basically scratching themselves. Not sure that's what the BASS in that pond were doing, but it's just my guess. Being a new pond the water may not just be right yet and it is causing there scales to itch.
You may be on to something, "Killa". I've had Crappie, Bluegill, & Warmouth in my 40gal aquarium ... and a cedar stump for cover. They've all done the same thing, against the stump &/or against the gravel bottom. I believe it's their way of knocking off parasites, or "scratching" themselves.

... pappy