Virgil

When I first started using a baitcast reel I used a hula hoop for my practice casting target. It took me awhile before I could consistently put it inside the hoop. I started with overhead casts then went on to sidearm casts. I still use a hoop to tune up in the spring and then move on to smaller targets.

Well I would not ask for a Lew's Speed Stick because I have the one I won as a door prize at a meeting of the Oregon Bass and Pan Fish Club back in the mid 70's. I still use my Ambassador 5001C reel I bought back then and it still works just fine. I do have newer reels and poles but I think my choice would have to be braided line. Second choice would be a better trolling motor than I had back then.

Hi everyone. New to the board and just had to ask a few questions about this pond. Is the pond naturally occuring or manmade? Were the fish in the pond planted by the dnr or by the land owner? I know that this info makes a huge difference in most states. In Washington State it is not unusual to see privately owned ponds with no limits or fishing licenses. These ponds are manmade and the fish in them were purchased and planted by the land owners. Some are free and some charge to fish. The pond owners set the limits not the state. Just food for thought.