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wow i dint notice how fast this thread grew! thanks for all the input from everyone! ill try to take one every once in a while imo i think bass taste good. today i went out to the same pond and got skunked... i think the fish just dint wanna bite. it was really hot (75 degees-ish sunny). i saw a group of maybe 6 carp.. i think? one of them was white and the others were black. would it be possible that one of those could have been bass or catfish? and i know this is a bass website but i find it odd that today was the clearest the water has ever been and i still havent seen any of the "prey" fish. i dont even know if there is bluegill in there!

hey all, just started fishing for bass (last summer i did a lot of fishing for catfish and ended up getting a 16" striper). i go to a local pond and have had pretty good luck there, trying different techniques. I have caught a 15 1/2" catfish, a 17" LMB, and today i just landed a 17 1/2" LMB (which I released and is the picture). My main question is... how many fish can i take from it and still have enough fish to fish for next time? I know most of you guys are 90%+ C&R, but i like to eat my fish ( i hope i dont get flamed), but from what i read there probably isn't that many bass in the pond i fish at since its maybe at most an acre. Would it be like... a fish a month or what? i don't think its stocked.. ill have to make a few phone calls to figure that out. another question i have is.. how do you use a mepps inline spinner? everyone says its as easy as casting and reeling it in. i have tried different speeds and i NEVER get any bites on these things. all my bites have been on artificial worms, t-rigged and wacky style. i read guides on this and it seems like its so easy that the guides don't really get in depth. thanks!