Angel put a baby bass in her koi and goldfish pond and now a year later she wants to catch him to put smaller mosquito fish in there. Only prob is Bubba the Bass will eat them for lunch. Anyone have any ideas on how to get him out? I wanted to shoot him but Angel won't let me. Any humane ideas

A Net?

electrify the water

Buy Woody a plane ticket- and he'll come and get that Bass out!

a green and silver castmaster..

Woody says try dynamite- not only will you get rid of the Bass -but you will make your pond larger

too fast, tried it anyway

Humane? Why would you want to be humane? Whats the point in that?!

and kill $100 worth of other fish

Ask Angel.....she has some weird attachment to the fish... BB gun was my idea.......lol

Women are funny creatures, gotta love them! Next they'll be saying silly stuff like you shouldnt kill elephants for their ivory.

Well, you could go for the good old hook line and sinker! Just wiggle a worm down in there, so to speak! That should work!


(Gawd that sounds really baddddd! )

How big of a pond are we talking about?
If it's not an acre or something, ask any of your friends if they have a smelt fishing net...

Woody wants to know how big is the pond?


two people may be able to walk a net across the pond and get him out that way

or club baby seals

13x8 5000 gallons

Dang Peccy, just get in there with your pants rolled up and grab the fish!

tried draing the pond too, this is FAST mf'ing fish!

Okay then I go back to my original answer then! Wiggle a worm at him...he'll take the bait!

It is time for a spring maintenance, drain the pond unless it is a monster! Also use a screen tied to two poles and use it to net his ass out like a fish weir. The only other option is hook and line. I used to have a pet LM Bass and it was pretty damn smart! Too bad you want to get him out. If the pond is a monster then you are screwed. Hook and line with bait is the only way period. Do not use Chickoree nuts! They stun fish to death! Finquel and Rotenol are dangerous to use to sedate the fish and make them too slow to get away but will affect all of the fish and you have to do a massive water change if you want your fish to survive it. If you want to be more humane about hooking him use a barbless hook but you had better keep the line tense or he will probably get away.

Been there, done that. I do ponds for a living and had to deal with foreign invasions before. My personal fave is dealing with Raccoons.