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Goldfish
I've hit a local pond a couple times in the past week or so. I'd fished it once before a couple years ago, hoping to catch some of the big goldfish I'd heard live there. I didn't catch any goldfish then, just some small crappies and bluegills.
I caught 2 Goldfish one day last week. The first measured 12.25", a new PB for me. (two pics of each fish below)
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/DA3AD2DE...6DA408214B.jpg
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/F26798B0...31AF024DE9.jpg
The second measured 12 1/8".
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/455AE621...16915BC8DE.jpg
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/4BC6AB77...0649E47360.jpg
Yesterday evening I tried again. Along with the small bass, crappies and bluegills, I caught 2 more Goldfish.
The first was 11.75":
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/AC3D6722...5179E85406.jpg
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/9A1046D6...330689AA92.jpg
And the 2nd one was a bronze-colored behemoth of 13.25" ( a new PB) with impressive girth! Based on my measurements and calculations, this fish likely weighed in excess of 2.5 lbs!
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/99786E53...6513F9B4ED.jpg
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/E750EBF7...5EA279D5D7.jpg
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The first fish I ever caught were goldfish in Rand Park Pond, Keokuk, IA, when I was about 3 years old. We used white bread balled onto a hook. Very fond memories, but I haven't fished for goldfish since.
Ted
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Awesome!
It would be more interesting if the water was clear and these fish could be spotted and targeted....but that is not the case. I've been catching these fish in probably 12"-30" of water, and there is NO seeing them at all. Its blind casting and catching little bluegills and crappies...and then sometimes I get lucky and a bigger fish gets hooked that turns out to be a Goldfish. Then I DO get excited! ;o)
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Tried again yesterday evening. No goldies. Did catch a channel cat with LOTS of spots:
https://s7.gifyu.com/images/75B2DF16...4AE7B9141D.jpg
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Gotta love the variety, for sure. Grand work Dave....
....lee s.
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Variety rocks! :) Thanks, Lee!
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