Pond across the street 10/15: After dinner, I tried the little pond across the street. First time since the spring. With all the rain this year the weeds are down and was able to fish.

greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

After dinner, I tried the little pond across the street. First time since the spring. With all the rain this year the weeds are down and was able to fish.
Got five pickerel on my gold spoon. They were all spikes, biggest was 16 1/2". Still fun to feel the strikes.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

greenfrog wrote:

After dinner, I tried the little pond across the street. First time since the spring. With all the rain this year the weeds are down and was able to fish.
Got five pickerel on my gold spoon. They were all spikes, biggest was 16 1/2". Still fun to feel the strikes.

Nice job Frog. Say what you want about the Snot Rockets, but they're fun to catch. Thanks for the pictures.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Right across the street? Lucky you!

greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

kandydisbar wrote:

Right across the street? Lucky you!

Your right. I found out there was pickerel in it when I was testing some home made spinners.
Also the pond was good to test fishing reels that i serviced or modified.
After covid hit there was a lot more fishing pressure and the fish are smaller and less. even saw people taking out small sunnies.

I'll still fish the whole winter and do good as long as their is no ice. Spring the weeds are bad.

Good park to mountain bike. First ride around the pond than the ballfield and last into the woods and the come out at the top and bomb the hill. No cars. Great exercise.

Pyro166 Loc: Tullahoma, TN

greenfrog wrote:

Your right. I found out there was pickerel in it w... (show quote)

Do you use wire leaders? Just spent a week in PA and lost a few jigs and crankbaits to them.

Miker99 Loc: Florida central Gulf Coast Tampa to Veni

On light action rod with 8 pound test, they are great sport and fun to atch. I was most successful pitching a silver minnow floater or using a Mepps spinner bait with plastic worm or grub. Largest ever was a 32", 8 pounder in a small pond off a branch of the Millstone river. Used to be big ones in Peddie Lake in Hightstown.

greenfrog Loc: Central NJ

Pyro166 wrote:

Do you use wire leaders? Just spent a week in PA and lost a few jigs and crankbaits to them.

No, I been getting away with 12 lb. mono leader material. It's a little more stiffer and more cut resistant.
These fish used their long mouth and slashed sideways so the spoon was never in the mouth, only the hook.

Maybe your fish were bigger and had the baits in the mouth.

Never used steel leaders either when I went Ice fishing. Just straight 20 lb dacron. Those fish were bigger and went to 4 lbs.

Pyro166 Loc: Tullahoma, TN

greenfrog wrote:

No, I been getting away with 12 lb. mono leader material. It's a little more stiffer and more cut resistant.
These fish used their long mouth and slashed sideways so the spoon was never in the mouth, only the hook.

Maybe your fish were bigger and had the baits in the mouth.

Never used steel leaders either when I went Ice fishing. Just straight 20 lb dacron. Those fish were bigger and went to 4 lbs.

Thanks. I always used steel leaders in Canada for pike and musky but I was fishing for crappie and perch so...