my dad and i took our neighboor jerry to the farm pond today. well the day wasnt so great. the highlight was definitley when my dad caught his new PB!!! it was 22" long and 4lbs 4oz. he caugh it on a rat-l-trap early when we got there. dad ended up with 4, i ended up with 2, and jerry didnt catch any

great day for dad, ok day for me, and bad day for jerry.

Dad's PB:

My best of the day (19" 3.5lb):

(i was releasing that one, not landing it...incase you were wondering why there was no hooks in it )

Super.

Now Jerry can go back and catch them by himself!

Great Fish.

Looks like your Dad's PB lost a part of it's tail somehow.

Fanning a bed last spring maybe? :-/

Great Fish.

Looks like your Dad's PB lost a part of it's tail somehow.

Fanning a bed last spring maybe? :-/

yeah about 1/4 of the tail was missing and it was bloody looking. this is a big, old fish so its probably from fanning out many a spawning beds over the years.

Nice fish, catching a new pb is always great!!!

She's got a big head on her, I bet in the spring she'll weigh closer to 6lbs.

Nice fish(s) I hate being the only one that doesnt catch fish  :'(

Congrats to dad on the pb.

Nice fish, catching a new pb is always great!!!

She's got a big head on her, I bet in the spring she'll weigh closer to 6lbs.

HOPEFULLY!!!

that pond is dangerously low, the deepest is about 3.5feet...the pond is probably 4 or 5 feet low. so i dont know how well it will hold out over the winter (most likely will freeze over) and i dont know how (or where) the spawn will be because all of the spawning beds are now on land.

Well done!

WTG Dave's Dad!

Dan

great fish dave and dad.  congrats to both.  looks like it's startin' to get cold up there.  here's hopin' it doesn't stay his pb for long.