SeanPN777

BaitMS - Thanks for the insight. I think you're right with the harvest thing. This seems to be a common theme that has been running through all of the info I've checked into including here. We did find out that we could get a free electroshock survey, so we're going to schedule that too. As we "harvest" I'll get some photos and see if I can post a few that won't embarrass Thanks for all of the feedback and insight from everyone! This is great... Sean

That's kind of what we were thinking... Thanks for the document!

I see what you're saying... I'm pretty sure there are some large ones in there. Any way you think we may be able to manage the lake in finding a "happy medium?" My guess is the population is outrageously crowded. It has never been "harvested." But has been stocked an fed. Thanks for the input! ... Sean

We are catching fish from a bass boat, all over the place. Laying up on humps underwater, to shorline structure, to artificial structure planted in the middle of the lake (christmas trees and stuff). You name it. We've even flipped a few jigs straight down into some heavy cover that stretched out off of the shoreline and pulled some out that way. But 99% of them are all about 12-16' in length and about a pound or so in weight. We haven't officially weighed them, just guessing from experience.

The lake is about 25 years old, is is spring fed and was formerly a sand pit. It is in South Carolina. The bass are all large mouth. We have also caught some pretty big crappie and one fish that we haven't been able to identify yet.

Hey Everybody... I don't know if I'm on the right thread or not for this question, but I'll throw it out anyway... We have acquired a 60+ acre private lake that is under absolutely no pressure, about 2 months ago. It has some feeders place around and has a lot of points and structure throughout the entire lake and along the shoreline. That's the backdrop, here's the question... Whenever we go out we catch anywhere from 30 to 50 1lb. bass, but we've only hooked up with a couple that are above the 2 or 3 lb size. Maybe we're just bad fisherman or maybe there needs some lake management? Does anybody know if that's normal under these circumstances and you just need to really work the lake to find the big ones or is this a sign that the lake needs to be managed, environmentally, or otherwise? Thanks for your time, I'm looking forward to sharing our stories and pictures and all with everyone. Take care... Sean