I always use catch and release for all the Bass I hook. And I know I've caught some Bass that I landed before. Those were the ones that had one of my hooks snagged in their gullet that I could not remove with pliers or forceps.
Sadly, I learned from experience last year that yanking out those deeply hooked fish would kill them. So if deeply hooked and/or bleeding, it is better to cut the line as close as possible to the hook which will give a fish a better chance to survive. Many articles say that the hooks will rust away or the fish may expel them.

Here's a new one for the books. Caught a nice Bass of 16 inches on a live 3" Bluegill. After a short battle, I landed this Bass.


The Bluegill's tail was just sticking out about 1/2 inch from the gullet, but the hook was buried deep. Tried for about 5 min.to remove the hook without success. I wanted the Bass to survive and cut the line to return him to the water without further delay. I hoped that the Bass would survived all this stress and recover to good health.


Shortly thereafter, I caught another 3 inch Bluegill. This is about the optimum size for the Bass here. I cast it in the same general area as before, thinking💡 maybe . . . another Bass might be around in the general area. About 15 min. later, a Bass hit the bait. Reeled him in and to my great surprise, it was the same Bass I had just hooked ! 😲

I had thought that after the stress of being landed before as well as having swallowed a nice meal of a 3 inch bluegill that it would be a long time before I ever saw that Bass again ! 🤔


But here he was again, another Bluegill swallowed and that hook of mine still deeply buried. Fortunately, the second hook was in the upper jaw and easily removed. 🤗

I wondered if I could catch that Bass a 3rd time that day ? Nope, but that must have been one very hungry Bass ! 😮

Just goes to show, no body can ever expect what may happen while fishing. . . and that's part of the fun & enjoyment.😊

Oops ! My bad ! I forgot to clear my folder before adding the fish related story. Are there any fans of SUPERNATURAL out there ?

Everything depends on the size and depth of the pond. In addition the location and climate. Living here in Illinois, we have pond that about 2.5 acres and a maximum depth of 9 feet. It was stocked 10 years ago with Bluegill, Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish. These 3 species can survive high summer water temperatures, as well as being totally frozen over during the long winter months. Both Bass and Catfish eat juvenile Bluegill. And Bluegill are by far the most common catch, with many of eating size !

3 species have been naturally reproducing. I should also note that this pond has 2 bubble aerators and weed growth is somewhat suppressed.




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Supernatural's fifteenth and final season is now available to stream on Netflix. Kind of. The season, like most TV series this year, did not get to wrap up as planned, since production was halted due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The difference between Supernatural and most other shows? The long-running CW drama was in its final season, meaning that when they return to production to finish up the dangling plot threads from their current stories, it won't be tacked on to the beginning of next season. Instead, the remaining seven episodes of Supernatural's 20-episode final season order will be released in the fall, while other CW series won't begin airing new episodes until January.

That means the 13 episodes of Supernatural's final season that have already aired are now available on Netflix, but the "complete final season" won't be there until probably December or January, when the final episodes have aired and then the customery, brief waiting period happens. The CW's shows usually make their way to Netflix somewhere between two and six weeks after they finish airing on the network.

Some new shows, like Katy Keene and Batwoman, never went to Netflix at all, instead being shuffled off to WarnerMedia's HBO Max app. It's possible that Supernatural, a staple of Warner Bros. Television over the last decade and a half, will get that treatment as well when its current Netflix deal expires.



The plan is for Supernatural to finish production on the remaining two episodes of its final season as soon as it is safe to do so, a move that will allow series star Jared Padalecki to move on to work on his new series fo the network, Walker, a reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger that is set to debut on The CW on Thursday nights in January.



“The plan is, we already have five episodes in the can for Supernatural," The CW president Mark Pedowitz said. "So Jared and Jensen will go as soon as they’re able to to finish up the last two episodes and then he will go off to work on Walker.”



Back in March, production on the beloved series shut down along with the rest of the network's in-production series due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, series executive producer Andrew Dabb confirmed that the March 23rd episode would be the series' last for a while.

In a post to Twitter announcing the shutdown, Dabb explained that the series had filmed through episode 18, but that visual and sound effects also had to stop which is why the season's 13th episode, "Destiny's Child" would temporarily be the last to air.




"We have filmed through episode 18, however our visual effects and sound departments have closed because of the outbreak," Dabb wrote. "So, right now, the episodes can't be finished. However, have some special treats coming along the way -- to help us all get through this."
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You can check out The CW's schedule update here.

How do you feel about Supernatural returning to finish up its final season in the fall? How are you passing the time while you wait for new episodes of the series? Are you excited for the finale (once it gets here)? Let us know

Here's another video about noodling.
And someone I'd love to going fishing with, any time any place.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5f1v-fVQ-w

Click on the link below for a short video.
I've NEVER seen anything like this !



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdnHGm5VGwM

Just a little fishing story you may enjoy. Fishing in the east pond this past week was slow. Got tired of casting for Crappie and Bass and tried my ultralight combo to try for some Bluegill with worms and a bobber. Even the Bluegill were scare; only caught 4 little ones in about 2 hrs. and was ready to call it quits for the day.
Since I still had about 1/2 inch of worm on my tiny #10 hook, I decided for a final cast. Nibble, nibble. . . and bobber down. I could tell to was a very small fish.

Turned out to be the smallest LM Bass I had ever caught. Only about as long as my index finger and thinner. Hook caught him in the left upper lip and he missed that little bit of worm completely.

As I released him, I felt a bit sorry for the little guy who missed a much needed meal. And I wished him good luck to grow big before some Crappie or other fish ate him.


I decided, one more cast with that tiny piece of worm. Maybe his baby brothers were in the area ? Less than 10 min. later, bobber down again. This time I hooked and landed a chucky 16 inch Bass ! Go figure... a little baby Bass and a big one both hit that 1/2" piece of worm.



Just goes to show, one never knows what can happen with some bait in the water.

Feel free to pass this on to others who might be interested.