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Friday, July 21, 2023

Checked Up On a Pond


My neighbor and fishing buddy Mike told me a local boy is catching fish in the neighborhood pond, so I decided to check up on things.

It hasn't come back anywhere near to its former glory, but the water has a very nice deep black "tea" tone, and the edges are finely grown over. I worked and worked a Senko, getting only sunfish taps, when a sizeable bass finally assaulted it. Setting the hook only resulted in the worm flying off the hook and somewhere into the thick. 

Earlier today, I discovered my O-ring tool is missing, and when I ordered a new one, I selected the bargain including a hundred of the rings. My stock is low and I've been using ones that don't quite fit. Thus, the worm flew off the hook. 

I snapped on a Hedden Tiny Torpedo. Soon, I caught a 10 1/2-inch largemouth. I kept plugging away, hoping for a surprise, but for whatever reason, some 25 minutes of fishing proved to me that the pond still refuses to fully come back.

2 comments:

  1. LOL, I discovered I lost my O-Ring Tool too!! Betting its right next to my lost left socks....

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    1. Owned mine for about 12 years. You become attached to little things like that and hate to lose them. It might be in Brian's boat, but I have the feeling it got lost at Aeroflex when we turned the canoe over to put it on top of my car.

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