look at the head on this thing!!

[FishermanStu]

took this bad boy out of a little ranch pond up in the central coast area. to me it doesnt look like the head matches the body. must need some more food

[one_leg]

now Studlyfisherman has something to shoot for

[FishermanStu]

he was there with me when it happened

[one_leg]

I bet he got a kick out of watching you land that thing.:mrgreen:
Too bad it wasn't on a swimmy.:(

So, is that bass now residing in one of the ponds at SLO?

Next time, make sure it's preggers, a'ight?

:rofl:

[rusty6]

nice fish, i've pretty much given up fishing up here. more time for surfing now.

[DarkShadow]

Looks like lack of forage. If it was late Spring, you could cough it up to the fish being spawned out.

It sucks when lakes are maintained biologically. A lot of individuals think they can stock some fish and 5 years later, their body of water will be a magical place.

That fish reminds me of the Barrett Lake "Snakefish" Bass of 5 or 6 years ago. What a difference a huge stocking of threadfin shad does to a lake's ecosystem.

[JSAUCE818]

man,...that guy does have a big head.....o shhht!...i mean the fish!!!.....my bad bro!....lol...jk...that is a nice Bass though....good job....thanks for the pic..

[steve092]

I've caught a bass like that at Jenks.
Giant head, skinny body.

[ryanerb]

What lake is that? I grew up in slo, and have fished the poly ponds, etc. Looks like bishop or the mountain next to it in the background. Private or could I fish it?

[Ambassadorhawg]

That's gotta be Bishop or Hollister peak in the background. Looks like what we use to call "1st lake" or maybe it's "2nd lake"? Is there another pond just up the hill or just down the hill from this one?

[rusty6]

looks like bishop to me. i think it is because i can see that yellow house/ranch thing from my run everyday

[Ambassadorhawg]

If it is Bishop, he is fishing either "1st" or "2nd" lake. Not sure why they call them lakes, cuz these are TINY ponds. Fished them when I was teenager. LMB in both.

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

nice bass there regardless of the body girth..
Definately relative to a poor food chain but that usually translates to quick action as those hungry suckas are ready to pounce on anything as they battle within the food chain.

If you fish there often, it may be worthwhile to try to introduce some crawdads or something to beef up the foodchain, but that may take a few attempts to make it stick but could be benificial in the longrun..

Food for thought.

Congrats ! nice fish
Gary

[Sinjin Kim]

Looks like a spawned out bass. Nice catch.

[studlyfisherman]

the head doesnt fit the body on either the fish or that guy...big head small fish...small head way to big of a guy...WAY! hahaha