Do bass fight harder in one body of water more than another?

WIUbassin · 05-30-07, 06:39 PM

I fish a number of ponds and lakes and my area and I have come to the conclusion that there are certain ponds that produce fish that just straight up fight harder than fish in other bodies of water.
For example a 2.5 lber I caught from a shallow farm pond worked me about twice as long as a 6.6lber I caught in a interstate pond about 10 miles away. The thing about it though is that regardless of this incident I consistantly see more fight out of the fish from this pond than any other body of water in the area. Anyone else ever experience a certain body of water producing harder fighting fish?

zooker · 05-30-07, 06:45 PM

yes.. i fish a pond now and again.. the bass pull a ton more than lake bass.. also river bass seem to pull harder .. i think it is due to swimming in currant all the time..

zooker

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 05-30-07, 08:14 PM

River fish - definately. This pond I fish the dinks fight harder than the five pounders, even my companions agree.

Captmikestarrett · 05-30-07, 08:50 PM

Yes river fish pull harder and find cover quicker.

Capt Mike

lizardsrule · 05-31-07, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Captmikestarrett

Yes river fish pull harder and find cover quicker.

Capt Mike

What he said.

Lizards

JB · 05-31-07, 06:46 PM

fish in the river fight alot better, you catch on out of the ohio river and think its 4 lbs till you see its only a 12 inch dink lol, they are alway pulling water on the river between the locks, makes for a lot of fun in the creeks

hackattack · 05-31-07, 10:04 PM

definitely river fish pull harder!! fighting the current gives em some muscles!

dodgeguy · 06-01-07, 07:17 AM

up here in ny we have the ny city reservoirs to fish.there are definate differences in how hard the fish fight from one reservoir to another.

FlyRod · 06-01-07, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WIUbassin

I fish a number of ponds and lakes and my area and I have come to the conclusion that there are certain ponds that produce fish that just straight up fight harder than fish in other bodies of water.
For example a 2.5 lber I caught from a shallow farm pond worked me about twice as long as a 6.6lber I caught in a interstate pond about 10 miles away. The thing about it though is that regardless of this incident I consistantly see more fight out of the fish from this pond than any other body of water in the area. Anyone else ever experience a certain body of water producing harder fighting fish?

Yep.

FR
I'ze in ur interstate pond, catchin' ur bazz.

bassnman30 · 06-03-07, 10:06 AM

Depends on the health of the fish. If he's got a skinny body, then he may not fight as well as a bass of equal size with a bigger girth.

05-30-07, 06:39 PM	#1
WIUbassin BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 213	Do bass fight harder in one body of water more than another? I fish a number of ponds and lakes and my area and I have come to the conclusion that there are certain ponds that produce fish that just straight up fight harder than fish in other bodies of water. For example a 2.5 lber I caught from a shallow farm pond worked me about twice as long as a 6.6lber I caught in a interstate pond about 10 miles away. The thing about it though is that regardless of this incident I consistantly see more fight out of the fish from this pond than any other body of water in the area. Anyone else ever experience a certain body of water producing harder fighting fish? __________________ "Cuttin Class to Catch Bass..." www .wiu. edu/users/fishing

05-30-07, 06:45 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	yes.. i fish a pond now and again.. the bass pull a ton more than lake bass.. also river bass seem to pull harder .. i think it is due to swimming in currant all the time.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

05-30-07, 08:14 PM	#3
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	River fish - definately. This pond I fish the dinks fight harder than the five pounders, even my companions agree. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

05-30-07, 08:50 PM	#4
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Yes river fish pull harder and find cover quicker. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

06-01-07, 07:17 AM	#8
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	up here in ny we have the ny city reservoirs to fish.there are definate differences in how hard the fish fight from one reservoir to another. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

05-31-07, 06:46 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	fish in the river fight alot better, you catch on out of the ohio river and think its 4 lbs till you see its only a 12 inch dink lol, they are alway pulling water on the river between the locks, makes for a lot of fun in the creeks

05-31-07, 10:04 PM	#7
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	definitely river fish pull harder!! fighting the current gives em some muscles!

06-03-07, 10:06 AM	#10
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Depends on the health of the fish. If he's got a skinny body, then he may not fight as well as a bass of equal size with a bigger girth. __________________ Lexington,NC.

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