Been Awhile , Town Pond Visit

It had been awhile since I paid a visit to the Town Pond .
After the recent rain , the water looked pretty good .
Had a few minutes this afternoon and decided to go there since it is the closest fishable water to me .
I took two combos but spent most the forty five minutes using my 6’ TFO Trout and Panfish II paired with an inexpensive Shimano Sienna 500 I spent a little time lubing it yesterday .
The little reel performed great . The drag is sweet .
I caught seventeen gills and a small largemouth while throw a dark olive micro Tungsten jig .
That’s just under three minutes per fish . I’ll take that any day :)
Some of the gills were nice ones . Biggest I’ve caught in awhile .

You did get some better than average gills today! I’ve looked at the Siennas and they’re nice for the money. I’ve got one I think and if I get any more trolling rods they’ll have them on them. The low end Shimano that I have are leaving me wanting after a couple of years. Wish I could walk to a pond close to the house. You’d find me there more than home.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

You did get some better than average gills today! I’ve looked at the Siennas and they’re nice for the money. I’ve got one I think and if I get any more trolling rods they’ll have them on them. The low end Shimano that I have are leaving me wanting after a couple of years. Wish I could walk to a pond close to the house. You’d find me there more than home.

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I have several older (silver) Sienna 500’s I still use . Back then they were around 6oz , had 4/1 bearings and a 4.7/1 gear ratio .
Wished they’d bring those back .
The newer (red/black) ones 5.6/1 and weigh 6.2oz . So much for progress. :)
The handle knob does have a screw , so the slack in the knob can be adjusted , but the knob shat is tapered , so no bearings . I just greased the shaft with some silicone grease and tightened the screw to take out the play .
Added some reel oil to the main shaft and the handle bearings .
Now it’s a smooth little reel with a capable drag that sounded pretty sweet a few times today .
I absolutely love the Soare bb500 reels after a bearing upgrade in the handle knob . But they’re over $100 .
A Sienna won’t replace a Soare .
I keep telling myself every rod doesn’t need a dedicated reel , but I haven’t convince myself , yet
After all, the most combos I take at one time is four and I can setup my combos the night before . And I can only fish one rod at a time unless I’m trolling .

very nice fish

Those gills were sure colored up and ready to go. Pretty good numbers in a short period of time. Bet you'll be back there again real soon.

Very nice. That little pond has a lot of fun in it.
Bob

Good looking Gills.

Those are some hefty gills for sure ... good post and pictures

You really caught some big ones. Very dark coloration as well. Thanks for sharing