Also: I don't know how to "target" freakn' rock bass or if it's possible. They always seem to be "there".
I have zero proof: Back in the day; back in the Hills: "Greg" caught an 8in specimen and decided to release it in his uncle's farm pond. Two years later; he caught it again: "12in/1 1/2lb": That was the last encounter.
The pond is still good for bass and the occasional "white" crappie. Bluegill don't last long. They're either huge or nonexistent: ZERO channel or bullhead catfish: Accidental wisdom?
The pond should get fathead minnows each Fall for fodder under the "ice". It's under new ownership. I hope they don't fuck it up:
White:
Black:
Anyways--the point of the thread was BATTER.
That is all.