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Been hitting glade run a bunch this spring. Practicing some trout techniques on the stockies for the trip to Colorado in July.

Started throwing the senko around yesterday about an hour before sundown yesterday and got a bunch of bass. Got one fat 18” and some smaller ones. Is it just me or is that lake just polluted with stunted bass? I’ve been fishing it in the spring for the last three years, and I think it was refilled in what, 2018? All I kept hearing was “wait a few years” but I don’t feel like the bass are getting any bigger.

Takes about 8 years for a bass in PA to grow to about 3#. Refilling and stocking was in 2017.

When GL was refilled it was stocked with fingerling bass plus a bunch of forage species, along with some crappies and channel cat fingerlings. It’s received a few bigger bass when other nearby lakes have been drained for repairs and the PFBC transferred them to GL.

So yeah, wait a few years.

Yea, I get that. I’m not expecting it to be full of 3 lb fish.

My observation is mainly that I don’t think the average size fish I’m catching has increased in the last 3 years. I’d say the average size fish I’ve caught this year was like 8” - 10”, which is about the same it seemed to be back in 2020. Lots of fish, but no size.

That one 18” was probably getting into 3lb territory, but she didn’t grow from a fingerling in that lake. I know they put some large adult bass in there too, so I’d bet she came from wherever those fish came from.

So I’m just wondering if anybody else has noticed the average size increasing. Or maybe it’s just my experience? I usually only fish it for awhile in the spring as kind of a warm up lake before I start hitting the rivers. So I also know I’m working with a small sample size.

Haven't been out for a good bit. With kids' activities and getting this garden in, I got zero time. I ordered a 30HP from Allen up at Lake Road Marine. Hopefully, it's in today or early part of next week. I'll get it put on and broke in at Shenago, then it's northward bound for another season on the Big Lake.

Did you get the 20 HP cover with it? Lol
 
 Picked up a camo Radisson 12ft square back this evening with foam seats and two paddles. Man powered smh

crappiefisher
Did you get the 20 HP cover with it? Lol
 
 Picked up a camo Radisson 12ft square back this evening with foam seats and two paddles. Man powered smh

I won't do any "local" fishin until late fall anyways. I'll put the 20 on a motor stand then just swap them out when it comes time. Although.... I haven't seen a Park officer or Game Comissioner out Moraine in years. Heck, I heard someone had a jet ski out there last summer. 😳 don't know why I'd worry about runnin a 30😄.

Back in the day they gave you a 10hp cover for the 15 -- 20hp motors. Now it's a 20 cover for the 30hp. Nothing changes.

That 30 is 3 cylinder. No one in their right mind would believe it's 20, you would think. First it was 15 carbs on the 9.9s. Then when Tohatsu came out with the 18s, everyone had a 9.9 cover on those. Makes me laugh when I see a guy screaming across the lake with a "20HP" motor. I think to myself... "That 25 pushes that boat pretty good buddy". 😆

 I had a 5HP 4 cylinder Evinrude Lol!

I'm a Mercury guy, but if I had the jing for a new motor, (too much horsepower for Arthur or Pymie), I think I'd go with a 25 Yamaha. The 20 and 25 Yamaha is the same powerhead, so 20 decals would work, (only the serial number would tell the difference). I have the Merc Classic 50 tiller on my 16' Sylvan Backtroller, (45hp), but I know what the 25 Yamie will do on a heavier boat like the Lund Rebel 'cause that's what we use at the Lodge in Canada, and those boats are old with waterlogged flotation and they still get up on plane fairly easy. Both the Merc 25 and 30 and the Honda 25 and 30s are 3 cylinders, and much larger. The Yamaha 20/25 has the largest displacement, 433CCs, and therefore shouldn't have to work as hard. 20 would be ok on the lakes, but I fish mostly on the river and if I'm gonna make a 6 mile run, I'd want the extra horses. Funny thing. All the small Mercs are made by Tohatsu but the equal size Tohatsu costs lest and has a better warranty. Go figure!

Evinrude stopped producing motors in 2020.