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I fish a pond that is about 10 to 15 acres and have a question. Around the banks are low overhanging limbs making it hard to get my cricket back in toward the bank. Would it hurt if I took a limb trimmer and raised the umbrella of limbs. Thanks for the advice.
If the pond owner wouldn't get the britches in a pinch over a little pruning I'd be doing it. Up In these parts would never bother a mulberry overhanging. That is a for certain hangout for a channel cat. lol
And carp! Im going to try for those on the river near me this year when the mullberries are ripe. Not that I like carp but theyre easy picking then and put up a decent fight.
Don't cut all of the limbs, just enough to allow a cast under the overhang. The overhanging limbs may be why the fish are there to begin with.
I personally would not cut the limbs. Especially, if the pond was not mine. There are many times I have wished I could find overhanging limbs to fish around. Many of the insects that the bream are feeding on use those limbs to rest and nest. It also provides shade for fish.
I agree not wanting to disturb area, just in places about 18".
Why not rig your cricket and float with a bobber stop. This way the cricket, split shot, bobber is all about 8 inches long. Now bow and arrow shoot the whole affair back up under the limbs. I fish a jig by shooting it, my main way of fishing, and on occasion when I go to a river with overhanging willow trees, I catch a lot of fish shooting under the limbs. Kit
I'd fix it so that I could fish it without gymnastics.
Never forget dad catching big bream in a small pocket once. Only problem was an overhanging limb that made it hard to get back in the hole. He cut it and never caught another one.
No different than clearing a lane to bowhunt, to me.