Hit the ponds 2 nights in a row. Fri. was pretty sweet for bass to 2.5# and one perch? (it was kinda gold or green w/ a black spot on the gill plate). Got 'em all in the first hour on the Zara Puppy. It was really fun, and I dumped a couple too. I fished for 3.5 hours total. After those 5 fish though it went dea, didn't throw anything but the Puppy though. It was even fun when I'd see the fish boil behind the bait and not touch it.

Last night I got a Shimano Cardiff 100, and a Convergence 7' 15-30#. Fri. I broke the reel seat on my Quantum, otherwise I wouldn't have bought the rod. I put the Cardiff on my Phoenix and my Curado on the Convergence. I like both setups a lot. Those Cardiffs can really cast once you degrease them. It looked like one of the Penn GS reels, the bearings where loaded w/ grease. It is a super small reel, but it took 200 yards of 6# P-line. Only problem is they are aluminum, cold on the hands. The fishing to test the new gear wasn't so hot. One 3 one the Puppy, and that was it for 2+ hours. Tried the pig 'n jig for nothing, and the Junebug Robo for a couple missed bites. Between Fri. night and watching one of the big fish crash on something right after I got there, I thought It would be good. Can't be good all the time I guess.

Amish Ed