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Re: Near State Record bass in Davis County!!!
didnt intend to ruffle any feathers..... and Randy, that was just mean! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
ahhm....
i do A LOT of fishing, farm ponds included, maybe someone can answer me this. why in a lake that has everything it needs to produce large fish, Bass for example, cant seem to put out fish bigger than 4-5 lbs. yet a lake just down the road yeilds 7 pounders occasionally.......
however, most, not all, farm ponds are remarkable fisheries! yes some suck, maybe due to poor management, but why do most, if not all panfish and bass records in most midwestern states come from farm ponds???
if the size of the fishery reflected the size of the fish, then huge, near record breaking, fish would be coming out of Iowa lakes and rivers on a regular basis, which they dont. yes, great fish do come out of those fisheries, but more often than not, it is the farm ponds that produce the real trophy fish.
(bass and panfish)
again! im not against farm ponds, they are an incredible resource and love to fish them whenever i can, however, i do not consider it a challenge and feel more proud of a 5-6 lbs. largemouth i caught out of a public lake, than an 8-9 lbs bass from a farm pond.
my only reason for comparison was this, you have a large number of large fish in a small, very confined area, as opposed to average to good fish in a large expansive area. this to me provides a different perspective on how to record noteworthy fish! pond fishing has no ethical question in my mind, BUT i think these fisheries producing so many records raises the question of "isnt this more like fish in a barrel?"
again, not to ruffle any feathers, just some food for thought.....
/forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
didnt intend to ruffle any feathers..... and Randy, that was just mean! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
ahhm....
i do A LOT of fishing, farm ponds included, maybe someone can answer me this. why in a lake that has everything it needs to produce large fish, Bass for example, cant seem to put out fish bigger than 4-5 lbs. yet a lake just down the road yeilds 7 pounders occasionally.......
however, most, not all, farm ponds are remarkable fisheries! yes some suck, maybe due to poor management, but why do most, if not all panfish and bass records in most midwestern states come from farm ponds???
if the size of the fishery reflected the size of the fish, then huge, near record breaking, fish would be coming out of Iowa lakes and rivers on a regular basis, which they dont. yes, great fish do come out of those fisheries, but more often than not, it is the farm ponds that produce the real trophy fish.
(bass and panfish)
again! im not against farm ponds, they are an incredible resource and love to fish them whenever i can, however, i do not consider it a challenge and feel more proud of a 5-6 lbs. largemouth i caught out of a public lake, than an 8-9 lbs bass from a farm pond.
my only reason for comparison was this, you have a large number of large fish in a small, very confined area, as opposed to average to good fish in a large expansive area. this to me provides a different perspective on how to record noteworthy fish! pond fishing has no ethical question in my mind, BUT i think these fisheries producing so many records raises the question of "isnt this more like fish in a barrel?"
again, not to ruffle any feathers, just some food for thought.....
/forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
