Kendall gray I’ve watched for 4 years could you maybe stock it with some catfish and in the future doing a catfishing in my pond video love the content
That first one you caught in the creek was a red ear sunfish or known more commonly in the south as a shell cracker… They have crushers in their throat so they can crunch a snail or small freshwater clam and crush it up and get the goody out on the inside… Hence the name shell cracker… That’s one of the hardest pulling fish in fresh water pound for pound… They are VERY FUN to catch when they get some shoulders on em… I’ve caught shell crackers that were a couple pounds and about 14 inches long… They’ll out pull a bass of equal weight any day of the week.. They get that sideways run going and they’ll be pulling drag on 4 pound test like it ain’t nothing… It’s a lot of fun with an ultra light. If the pond on your property is still under construction you should make a sand and gravel bottom in like 2-10 feet of water for a spawning area… Most fish want a sand or gravel bottom for spawning. Bass and panfish especially.
I'm 73. My son took me fishing the other day on his pontoon and I caught my largest shellcracker at just under 2 pounds! I was using lightweight tackle and 4# line, and it was fun! I was so afraid it was going to get off before I could land it, but finally able to get it in the net. What fun, and he really did put up a fight! He lost his head and is in the freezer now just waiting for me to have a fish fry!
I would recommend buying some redear sunfish or pumpkinseed sunfish (depending on where you are in the country) for snail and parasite control. I would also recommend stocking FINGERLING bass. Don't go catching 1-2 lb bass from a neighbors pond and throw them in this fall. There will not be enough appropriately sized forage for them to thrive. For reference I just stocked my 5ac lake in Georgia with 1000 bluegill, 250 redear, 1000 fathead minnows per acre. Later this year I will add 50 largemouth bass fingerlings (2") per acre. There is a science to this, so it is confusing to me why your family would spend 100s of hours building this pond and then skimp out on $1000 worth of quality fish to stock it. The pond can still turn out just fine, but stocking it yourself instead of following proven stocking recommendations can be the difference in the pond being "great" as opposed to "world class". I was happy to hear you emphasize the need for true bluegill and pass over the other "bream" species. Please continue to stay away from crappie as well if you care about good bass fishing.
Yeah, it is important to keep the food and by that also the age of the species and the age of the pond into account and pick their numbers accordingly. As a fresh pond will not offer much food for the fish at all. I currently restocked an older fish pond, which was not used for a while. But the species were different, as its in Europe. Edit: also when stocking fish you should not just throw them in, but slowly mix the waters so they can adjust to the new temperature and water chemistry.
Sounds like sound advice. Just wondering why you said to stay away from crappie. Is that because they compete for same food as bass? I kinda like crappie, but I understand preference for bass. What would you recommend for a crappie pond? Black or white better? I really do love bluegill best. Just wondering.
@@loyalUSguy Bass and crappie don't do well in small ponds and lakes. Crappie have a tendency to take over and then stunt at a small size. If you really want crappie look up Steven Bardin and his work on ponds specifically designed for them. Here's a video about my lake and what I had to do to correct a stunted crappie population. ruclips.net/video/YCsrbZSTprM/видео.html
If you want fish structure take some Christmas trees and put a block on the bottom of each one and set them up in the pond and it will stand up like a tree if you do it right
A suggestion on your bubble box and live well cooler. Buy a 5 inch aquarium stone and use double sided sticky tap to keep it down stick your hose on that and you'll get better oxygenated water for your bait.
You should fall a tree out the edge of your woods into the pond for fish cover but leave it connected to the stump so it’ll keep growing on the land and possibly the rest of it to
You need some pea gravel areas for bluegill to spawn on. From what I saw of your build, you have a dirt/clay bottom across your pond. They make spawning trays that are the right size to fill with gravel to keep them down and the double as a place to hide under them once the fry hatch through small holes.
It was a good video and I relly enyoyd it. I fish a lot myself and a problem is waste fishingline just laying around, please dont trow away fishing line on land, trow it in the trash! ❤
I think you’d benefit from reviewing Bama Bass stocking his pond!! His started off and stocked his pond with blue gill and bass. His bass has gained 2 to 3 pounds within a year. His blue gill are thriving as well.
I can't stop thinkin about that raccoon who spent the whole night hangin from his arm, and how it must have dislocated his shoulder all night long. It makes me to be very leery of trappin.
Getting minnows in a minnow trap doesn't require bait. Trap placement is what counts. If your crayfishing or crabbing, use bait. I say that with 40+ years of trapping. I should also ad that those traps will drown any air breathing animal if the trap is fully submerged. Just something to keep in mind.
I would put a metal net over that big pipe, Just in case your fishes decide to take a swim in the pipe, And not return. Where do the pipe lead to? Just asking, Love the adventures.
Hey Kendall, just letting you know my 6 year old Boy and me love watching your Channel. We like to fish and at 5 years old he knew many fish species from watching your shows. Keep up the good work and god bless. Jake LaFoy SC
Nothing like some pan fried blue gill. Gut em,, scale em, bread em, fry em. Little bones, but they're not too hard to avoid, and they taste pretty good. Not muddy or dirty like catfish, but not as clean as like cod or something. Bluegill are nice
@@charanimations9801you mean salt water fish because only certain fish ie the tiger shark can live in brackish water they have even been found in fresh water but as for most salt water fish they can't live in straight fresh water they will die I'm just confused as to your comment all due respect!!!
@@chriswright331 it wasn't talking about that fresh water and salt water fish lol. it was a statement that ponds inland that aren't connected to any other water will get fish from other ponds because of birds getting fish eggs attaching to their legs and going to the other water. That's how they original got to those bodies of water.
2 traps at a time, is the way to go, often a snake or frog or larger fish are attracted to your minnows, 2 traps allows an option for bait that shows up later to get trapped.
Is is just me or is anyone else surprised that Kendall dint name each and everyone of them. Also you should keep a fish scanner and put them in a goggle doc to keep up with them!
Blue hills will also do like green sunfish take over and then ya pond will have bunch of time baby bluegill ya got to have a natural predator like catfish blue mid and flat should regulate and ya have big gills
Fish gotta be acclimating, but really don’t matter. Next time I’d take some water out of the cooler, then grab a new bucket of water out of your pond. Putting that into the cooler for a couple minutes will do just wonderful for the fish! They might swim off better 👍🏼
Just a suggestion crawdads work good for bait but you have to know how to do it works very well for pan fish you take them when you catch them twist the tail off and squish out the meat it comes out in a nice little ball and you keep it in a little container and use as needed or freeze them you can thaw them out and use them whenever needed and I myself use to keep mine in salmon egg jars and just like I said keep them in the refrigerator try it you'll think my later bluegills like to eat them fresh from the shell
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Kendall gray I’ve watched for 4 years could you maybe stock it with some catfish and in the future doing a catfishing in my pond video love the content
Kendall don't you have to have food for the gills too?
@@Footballfan15 He already has
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You should put a screen on your overflow pipe so that the fish can't get out when it floods
Ain’t no way he catching them on an eraser😂😂😂
The thing is that when it floods the drain would clog easily
@@JamesTrip-e8r depends on how big the gaps are i suppose
@@JamesTrip-e8rthat happens sometimes. If you maintain your pond properly, unclogging the drain is part of it.
put the screen on the pond side so that sticks and leafs can be cleaned out though
"These are the kind you take to the frish fry" in words of KG
That first one you caught in the creek was a red ear sunfish or known more commonly in the south as a shell cracker… They have crushers in their throat so they can crunch a snail or small freshwater clam and crush it up and get the goody out on the inside… Hence the name shell cracker… That’s one of the hardest pulling fish in fresh water pound for pound… They are VERY FUN to catch when they get some shoulders on em… I’ve caught shell crackers that were a couple pounds and about 14 inches long… They’ll out pull a bass of equal weight any day of the week.. They get that sideways run going and they’ll be pulling drag on 4 pound test like it ain’t nothing… It’s a lot of fun with an ultra light. If the pond on your property is still under construction you should make a sand and gravel bottom in like 2-10 feet of water for a spawning area… Most fish want a sand or gravel bottom for spawning. Bass and panfish especially.
whoa very interesting
Not a shell cracker
Spot on. Big shellies on lightweight tackle is a really fun time.
I'm 73. My son took me fishing the other day on his pontoon and I caught my largest shellcracker at just under 2 pounds! I was using lightweight tackle and 4# line, and it was fun! I was so afraid it was going to get off before I could land it, but finally able to get it in the net. What fun, and he really did put up a fight! He lost his head and is in the freezer now just waiting for me to have a fish fry!
@@enduringpatriot Yes sir, that’s some fine eating… Definitely one of my favorites… It’s right up there with crappie in my opinion.
8:26 kg “these are ones you take to the frish fry” 😂😂
Me and my kids enjoy your pond videos! We are glad things are turning for the best.
You need to put the minnows in the pond so the bluegill can have something to eat.
Minners dude
thay aint minnows them arr minners sun
I literally just commented on a short saying I was excited to see vids of you stocking the pond 😂😂😂
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If I looked at shorts watch later and I looked at all comments I would see this right??? But guess what I saw nothing like this so 🧢 CAP
I saw it
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@SouthernboysGA Jesus loves you
I would recommend buying some redear sunfish or pumpkinseed sunfish (depending on where you are in the country) for snail and parasite control.
I would also recommend stocking FINGERLING bass. Don't go catching 1-2 lb bass from a neighbors pond and throw them in this fall. There will not be enough appropriately sized forage for them to thrive.
For reference I just stocked my 5ac lake in Georgia with 1000 bluegill, 250 redear, 1000 fathead minnows per acre. Later this year I will add 50 largemouth bass fingerlings (2") per acre.
There is a science to this, so it is confusing to me why your family would spend 100s of hours building this pond and then skimp out on $1000 worth of quality fish to stock it. The pond can still turn out just fine, but stocking it yourself instead of following proven stocking recommendations can be the difference in the pond being "great" as opposed to "world class".
I was happy to hear you emphasize the need for true bluegill and pass over the other "bream" species. Please continue to stay away from crappie as well if you care about good bass fishing.
Yeah, it is important to keep the food and by that also the age of the species and the age of the pond into account and pick their numbers accordingly. As a fresh pond will not offer much food for the fish at all. I currently restocked an older fish pond, which was not used for a while. But the species were different, as its in Europe.
Edit: also when stocking fish you should not just throw them in, but slowly mix the waters so they can adjust to the new temperature and water chemistry.
He is in Kentucky
Roughly how many bluegill do you recommend in a pond around this size to support/start a breeding population. Prior to Bass
Sounds like sound advice. Just wondering why you said to stay away from crappie. Is that because they compete for same food as bass? I kinda like crappie, but I understand preference for bass.
What would you recommend for a crappie pond? Black or white better?
I really do love bluegill best. Just wondering.
@@loyalUSguy
Bass and crappie don't do well in small ponds and lakes. Crappie have a tendency to take over and then stunt at a small size. If you really want crappie look up Steven Bardin and his work on ponds specifically designed for them.
Here's a video about my lake and what I had to do to correct a stunted crappie population.
ruclips.net/video/YCsrbZSTprM/видео.html
Please more videos on that pond. Love your channel. It always makes me smile !!!😊
Throw some snails into the pool ponds its gonna help a lot with algae
I love these longer Vlogs. Great to see fish in the pond. Tell Mammy Hello.
"No need to smell like a dead fish, if you don't have to smell like a dead fish. Ya feel me" words of a true philosopher
If you want fish structure take some Christmas trees and put a block on the bottom of each one and set them up in the pond and it will stand up like a tree if you do it right
A suggestion on your bubble box and live well cooler. Buy a 5 inch aquarium stone and use double sided sticky tap to keep it down stick your hose on that and you'll get better oxygenated water for your bait.
Let’s go with the stocking and pool pond videos!!!!
Love the old school style vid, you should make more of these
This is so much better than the shorts!!! Definitely do more!!
I like seeing ya stock it yourself if I had a big pond that's exactly how I would stock it
just as a tip, for the bass pond, you should put crawdads in there as a food source. Then you can use crawfish lures for them.
Crawfish burrow into the clay and could compromise the pond. Not recommended.
@@RustyCaveArt they wont really cause an issue tho
Even if there is a spring flowing through your pond to add water. You should put a couple solar powered pumps in there it’ll help out a lot.
I'm so hoooked to the pond series, keep it going brother!
Glad to see a full length pond stocking vid you should bring the bunker back to
we need a trespasser video
@@OutdoorsMichiganderand that of course
You should fall a tree out the edge of your woods into the pond for fish cover but leave it connected to the stump so it’ll keep growing on the land and possibly the rest of it to
You need some pea gravel areas for bluegill to spawn on. From what I saw of your build, you have a dirt/clay bottom across your pond. They make spawning trays that are the right size to fill with gravel to keep them down and the double as a place to hide under them once the fry hatch through small holes.
Id love to see a weekly vlog on that big pond. Been a long time. Keep doing what your doing though and keep up the good work.
Let's get hammered, take a drink every time he says Bluegill
Or “mInNeR
the way he says “minner”😂😂
Make the caching trespassers series into a full video series.
Toss some food pellets in the pond too start the bluegill eating and being more comfortable !
"And BOOM he's peeing, but this time not on me." Quote - Kendall Grey. Time - 21:57 🤣
“Frish fry” got me dying over here😂😂😂😂😂
Catch that trespasser
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Yes
@@Jesus_is_king1234bullshit jesus is fake
U need to plant some lily’s in that pond❤❤😂😂
Pond Biologist! 🤣 Maybe Botanist lmao you are a funny dude
He goin fishin fishin
Kg never fails and I was getting excited for you to post again
Kind of an old school KG video... I love it
It was a good video and I relly enyoyd it. I fish a lot myself and a problem is waste fishingline just laying around, please dont trow away fishing line on land, trow it in the trash! ❤
Its fun to watch fishing videos, knowing that im cursed to forever catch only pike.
KG is the Blippi of outdoorsman lmao
Your channel is the best
YES MORE POND VIDS
Bluegills and other sunfish taste the best. They are called "panfish" as you said.
Man I've been waiting so long for this vid. I'm sure I'm not the only one. love from Australia🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽
I’ve been waiting on some good fishing content from the best RUclipsr.
I'm down with the pool pond series
Who's with me!!
Enjoyed a lot of your videos. Seems like we both know how to have fun.
Who else agrees that kg is the GOAT
I’m I the only dummy that forgot blue gill is a fish 😂
Yeah you are
Can you make a video where you show all your taxidermy and furs in this channel
@kendallgray1
@kendallgray1
24:55 “ IM DONE” 😂 great one kg
So happy that u aren’t just doing shorts😊
I think you’d benefit from reviewing Bama Bass stocking his pond!! His started off and stocked his pond with blue gill and bass. His bass has gained 2 to 3 pounds within a year. His blue gill are thriving as well.
more water = more fish
- Kendall Gray
I much prefer the baby bubbles aerator. Works a lot better. Puts out more than enough oxygen too
I can't stop thinkin about that raccoon who spent the whole night hangin from his arm, and how it must have dislocated his shoulder all night long. It makes me to be very leery of trappin.
Getting minnows in a minnow trap doesn't require bait. Trap placement is what counts. If your crayfishing or crabbing, use bait. I say that with 40+ years of trapping. I should also ad that those traps will drown any air breathing animal if the trap is fully submerged. Just something to keep in mind.
All ways good when kg posts, love the vids
- 24:00 without hiding spots the fish will not spawn. They need a place for their eggs as well. 🥚
Keep all the creek chubs they won’t breed but bass will eat them
That "hybrid" sunfish looks like a green sunfish to me
I would put a metal net over that big pipe, Just in case your fishes decide to take a swim in the pipe, And not return. Where do the pipe lead to? Just asking, Love the adventures.
What are the pellets you’re using to fish with?
Wherever they sell fishing gear they got those
13:53 he put the bobber on upside down
Lol embarrassing
Hey Kendall, just letting you know my 6 year old Boy and me love watching your Channel. We like to fish and at 5 years old he knew many fish species from watching your shows. Keep up the good work and god bless. Jake LaFoy SC
Nothing like some pan fried blue gill. Gut em,, scale em, bread em, fry em. Little bones, but they're not too hard to avoid, and they taste pretty good. Not muddy or dirty like catfish, but not as clean as like cod or something. Bluegill are nice
One of the best videos in a while from KG. Keep em’ coming. More cooking & more Mammy!
I’ve heard that fish eggs stick to ducks, and when they land in different ponds, it transfers the eggs from pond to pond.
As well as other birds
That how ponds way inland have fish in them even if they aren't connected to the ocean.
I know perch fish does that
@@charanimations9801you mean salt water fish because only certain fish ie the tiger shark can live in brackish water they have even been found in fresh water but as for most salt water fish they can't live in straight fresh water they will die I'm just confused as to your comment all due respect!!!
@@chriswright331 it wasn't talking about that fresh water and salt water fish lol. it was a statement that ponds inland that aren't connected to any other water will get fish from other ponds because of birds getting fish eggs attaching to their legs and going to the other water. That's how they original got to those bodies of water.
i love his accent like when he said "We should wait to bring up the minier trap"😂😂
You should put fishing gear on your website that you use like that bluegill bait.
I want more videos like Thais plss❤❤❤
I’ll do one push-up for ever like this gets💪🏻
Three💀
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How many likes would you need to get to never make stupid comments like this ever again?
@@tsauvanhe needs infinite
Cap
Love this style of video old school just Kendall being being Kendall 😅
That's a big bluegill
2 traps at a time, is the way to go, often a snake or frog or larger fish are attracted to your minnows, 2 traps allows an option for bait that shows up later to get trapped.
I’m down for the pool pond series
The little pink pellets is what they are fed in the hatchery.
Is is just me or is anyone else surprised that Kendall dint name each and everyone of them. Also you should keep a fish scanner and put them in a goggle doc to keep up with them!
100% yes to KG aquaponics videos!
What bait is that called?
It’s power bait
Blue hills will also do like green sunfish take over and then ya pond will have bunch of time baby bluegill ya got to have a natural predator like catfish blue mid and flat should regulate and ya have big gills
Blow up dis comment if u love god❤
Amen
Amen Glory to the Lord!!!!
Here oh here e
it's a dis comment....fn stupid
Amen
The pond looks so different for now vs the start of the pond. Keep up the good work Kendal
This is the kendall gray we like pond videos
I love it when he does stuff the old fashion way. Also I love these videos!!
funny how this guy went from cooking wolfs to fishing love your vids kendall
That would be a fun day going around to creeks and ponds catching fish.
This video is just what I needed. Thanks.
A 60 tooth jig heat 😂
You go lil brother 👍
dude I've been waiting for this for a long time watching every video on the pond keep it up dude love to see it
If that pond is overpopulated with big bluegill put a 6 pound bass in it. 1 6 pound bass will eat 3-5 large adult bluegill a week
Them was some BULL of sum brims!! Pond is gonnabe stacked KG! God bless yall!
“We need to be quiet.” 😂😂😂😂😂
Not me thinking pencil erasers are the new fish bait
2nd video SUBSCRIBED at bluegill catch 8:50
you need to do a nice long video on the pond that is on tiktok and shorts its fun to see the build and all the work behind it
Fish gotta be acclimating, but really don’t matter. Next time I’d take some water out of the cooler, then grab a new bucket of water out of your pond. Putting that into the cooler for a couple minutes will do just wonderful for the fish! They might swim off better 👍🏼
Just a suggestion crawdads work good for bait but you have to know how to do it works very well for pan fish you take them when you catch them twist the tail off and squish out the meat it comes out in a nice little ball and you keep it in a little container and use as needed or freeze them you can thaw them out and use them whenever needed and I myself use to keep mine in salmon egg jars and just like I said keep them in the refrigerator try it you'll think my later bluegills like to eat them fresh from the shell
Made my day alot better. KG is the goat