04-29-2004, 02:59 AM
I my self would prefer a highbrid Gill Pond. I have fished man made Bass ponds on a farm as a youngster.
I fished it from day one. I watched as it went from a hardy bass pond to a stunted bass pond with a couple monster Bass taking up residency. the smaller bass would often fall victom to the larger bass.
it is true what they say about big fish wanting big lures.... a bass 30 inches long would need 10 stunted gills in place of one good 10 inch bass. way too much work for one fish. so it is important to keep the monsters out of the pond if you want a healthy population of good sized bass.
I remember when the bass were placed in the pond at just bearly 12 inches in lenth. and 15 years later they became bohemoths. eating every thing. including the 15 inch pike that were placed in the pond to eat up the stunted gills. boy was that a suprize to see a bucket mouth open up and swallow the head of a pike half its' size.[shocked]
Its a full time job taking care of a bass pond. you have to fish it all the time to keep every thing in check and ballanced. I dont know any one in thier right mind who would want that job do you?[angelic]
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I fished it from day one. I watched as it went from a hardy bass pond to a stunted bass pond with a couple monster Bass taking up residency. the smaller bass would often fall victom to the larger bass.
it is true what they say about big fish wanting big lures.... a bass 30 inches long would need 10 stunted gills in place of one good 10 inch bass. way too much work for one fish. so it is important to keep the monsters out of the pond if you want a healthy population of good sized bass.
I remember when the bass were placed in the pond at just bearly 12 inches in lenth. and 15 years later they became bohemoths. eating every thing. including the 15 inch pike that were placed in the pond to eat up the stunted gills. boy was that a suprize to see a bucket mouth open up and swallow the head of a pike half its' size.[shocked]
Its a full time job taking care of a bass pond. you have to fish it all the time to keep every thing in check and ballanced. I dont know any one in thier right mind who would want that job do you?[angelic]
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