We have a pond. I have been feeding the fish for years.
Now the tables are turning.
There are nice smallmouth bass (gills, crappie, brown bullhead ect. too) Best eating are the bass.
Unfortunately -they are not hungry. Ever. I have tried every spin cast lure, live bait and dry flies. Nothing..these big fat happy bastards will not bite.
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Fine.
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I found the answer. A K31. Swiss. 7.5 x 55 rotary bolt (straight pull) bolt action. Balistically identical to the .308 NATO military round.
The trick is getting the water defraction figured accounting for depth.
I got one - with a perfect headshot. Net retrieval - and filleted the sucker. Enough for two. It's a biggased bass for pond grown....
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Now the tables are turning.
There are nice smallmouth bass (gills, crappie, brown bullhead ect. too) Best eating are the bass.
Unfortunately -they are not hungry. Ever. I have tried every spin cast lure, live bait and dry flies. Nothing..these big fat happy bastards will not bite.
...
Fine.
.....
I found the answer. A K31. Swiss. 7.5 x 55 rotary bolt (straight pull) bolt action. Balistically identical to the .308 NATO military round.
The trick is getting the water defraction figured accounting for depth.
I got one - with a perfect headshot. Net retrieval - and filleted the sucker. Enough for two. It's a biggased bass for pond grown....
Yum
