Pond Fishing- BIG Bass

[bigboy5522]

Only had one class this morning and decided to hit up a small pond relatively close to home. Got there around 3pm and starting throwing senkos and rapalas. Within a couple minutes get small bass, then later some small pickerel and better bass around 15". Walked around almost the whole place before getting hit HARD. Felt alot of weight before feeling the head shakes. One nice jump and she bulldogged towards some vegetation. I was getting worried but kept pulling her in. Finally lipped her, tore the grass off the line and snapped a quick pic before releasing.

The biggest bass I caught in this pond, she measured 20-21 inches. Any idea of the weight??

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/alex21244/IMG_4349_zps2gfgwa0i.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/alex21244/YouDoodle%201_zpsz14buesj.jpg

[jimcnj]

Nice piggy. 5lbs maybe?

[Esox Luciano]

I 2nd Jim. Monster head on that thing though!! Keep this spot low key and you might have a state record outta there in a few years.
Nice bass dude, great catch!!

[Chrisper4694]

long with a big head but looks a little thin in the back section. if that thing gets the right forage base it'll get really big!!! you should practice catch and eat with some of the runts (12-14") bass in there help the big ones out!

[Skunk City]

That's a BIG bass for that place!

[Jigman13]

Hawg. Easy 5 lbs

[AndyS]

Nice bass !! 21" say close to 5 lbs.

[Eskimo]

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Wow - that's an awesome bass. According the the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commision length-weight charts, a 21" bass is over 5 pounds!
https://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/bass_black/00bass_overview.htm


long with a big head but looks a little thin in the back section. if that thing gets the right forage base it'll get really big!!! you should practice catch and eat with some of the runts (12-14") bass in there help the big ones out!

That's pure conjecture. We don't know what the forage base is like and I wouldn't recommend he kill the bass.
Under some circumstances in private lakes that receive little or no harvest, biologists recommend harvesting small bass to free up the forage for the bigger bass. But that is not a private lake and we live in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The bass don't need any help dying.

A pond with public access that has a good population of bass in NJ is just a temporary situation. Eventually it will be "discovered" and most of those bass will go home in a bucket. We have all seen it before.


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[bigboy5522]

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A pond with public access that has a good population of bass in NJ is just a temporary situation. Eventually it will be "discovered" and most of those bass will go home in a bucket. We have all seen it before.
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I have seen this happen with this pond. In the past I would be able to catch many nice bass, pickerel and yellow perch in one outing. Now it's tough to catch any bass over 15 inch. I have not caught perch in years and I'm pretty sure they all left in a bucket because the trash and foot traffic has increased. But atleast I know there's still some nice fish left.

[NJSquatch]

Nice Larry for a little pond...Keep it a secret

[FASTEDDIE29]

Beautiful BUCKETMOUTH! If it's not 5 lbs right now it will be in late October November! She'll fill out quite nicely later in the season!!!!:D

[Esox Luciano]

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Wow - that's an awesome bass. According the the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commision length-weight charts, a 21" bass is over 5 pounds!
https://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/bass_black/00bass_overview.htm.

Don't follow those dumbass charts!! They are an estimated approximate number and aren't holding your fish in hand. NJF would be loaded with "record" fish if we compared our catches to these charts!! From what I've witnessed 1st hand and also from lengthy fish that have been posted here, (I.e.) JDTuna's long pike from a week or two ago, those charts are just plain inaccurate! One thing Eskimo touched on is in fact true...
Wow - that's an awesome bass!!

[JDTuna]

Great pond pirate! Good one for sure!

[Chrisper4694]

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Wow - that's an awesome bass. According the the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commision length-weight charts, a 21" bass is over 5 pounds!
https://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/bass_black/00bass_overview.htm




That's pure conjecture. We don't know what the forage base is like and I wouldn't recommend he kill the bass.
Under some circumstances in private lakes that receive little or no harvest, biologists recommend harvesting small bass to free up the forage for the bigger bass. But that is not a private lake and we live in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The bass don't need any help dying.

A pond with public access that has a good population of bass in NJ is just a temporary situation. Eventually it will be "discovered" and most of those bass will go home in a bucket. We have all seen it before.


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oh if this is a public pond you better teach that bass how to not get caught! there's probably 100 guys looking at this pic rubbing their bellies right now haha. Thought it was private/well hidden at least.

[Rich196]

That is DEF. a big fish, but the unfortunate thing is, that is your typical "POND BASS" big head, and skinny body, I have a couple secret farm ponds that me and the wife have been fishing for years, and no matter what time of year we catch these giants, they all have the same build. Hope I'm wrong in your case, but that's what I have seen over the years fishing ponds. In any case, that still is a great fish, good job.

[logs22]

The head on that fish is enormous, It looks like you photoshopped the head of a grouper on the body of a bass! With that said, great fish!

[Jigman13]

Dump shiners and blue gills in there and feed the beasts!