| KILLENSSome of the best ponds during the
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| | to shallow water at night in the upper
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| heat, day or night, have been Millsboro,
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| | end. Buzzbaits are best, but Tournament
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| Killens, and Canal pond.First of the
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| | Frogs work well also, in the day and
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| closest ponds to both upper and lower
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| | night. Several bass have been caught in
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| Delaware is Killens in Dover. Killens is
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| | the three to six pound range in the past
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| located right off rt.13. Turn left onto
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| | at night, using the frog and Senko's
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| State Park Road, follow the road around
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| | mostly in the day. Cast the buzzbait
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| the curve, past the main park entrance,
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| | wherever possible at night, it is worth
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| and about a mile and a half down the road
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| | removing the grass. Use Senko's by the
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| is the pond. It has parking for about six
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| | lower end of the lake in deeper water in
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| to eight trucks with trailers, with an
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| | the day, and do not forget to let them
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| adequate launching ramp. Killens is a
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| | sit a long time, raise the pole once or
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| state park, and they also rent boats and
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| | twice, and then cast again. Use these
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| cabins, but you will find little
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| | techniques and bring plenty of insect
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| competition for bass except on the
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| | repellent, and you will connect with some
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| weekends.Most of Killens is one to five
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| | lunkers, and many others in the two to
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| feet deep at the shoreline, except in the
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| | three pound range.CANAL PONDCanal Pond is
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| extreme upper end, where it is just
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| | located by the railroad bridge in the C&D
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| inches deep. The lake has an Island in
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| | Canal area. Turn right under St.Georges
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| the center with some wood cover and
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| | Bridge and follow the road to the pond.
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| grass. It drops off to six feet quickly
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| | It has beautiful structure, pads, and has
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| on the channel side (main lake), and is
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| | a deep shoreline with a deep hole. This
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| about three feet on the right side. This
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| | was where a few years ago, the thirty
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| is a particularly good area to work in
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| | pound landlocked striped bass was caught.
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| the day with "Senko's" in four and five
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| | There are some real Lunker largemouth's
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| inch sizes in black and watermelon on a 3
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| | still there also. You will need a small
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| 0 WG hook, with eight and ten pound test
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| | cartop boat to fish it, but it is worth
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| line. In addition, clacker type buzzbaits
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| | the trouble of getting in. It is about
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| produce bass in the three to six pound
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| | thirty acres of real good drop-offs, and
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| range many times in this area, even in
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| | structure, where bass up to nine pounds
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| the bright afternoon sun. A Tournament
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| | have been caught. Please remember to
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| Frog, or "Sumo Frog" is a good choice for
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| | practice Catch, Photo, and Release so we
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| the pads especially in the daytime heat.
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| | can all enjoy the bass fishing there for
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| The action will be slower, but you can
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| | a long time to come. Senko's and four
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| connect with some big explosions through
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| | inch straight tailed worms work best
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| the grass and pads at times. A Tournament
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| | throughout the year in watermelon and
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| Frog is the best choice of topwater, and
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| | green. At times spinnerbaits and frogs
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| a 1/2 ounce in black works best all
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| | will work, but this is a plastics
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| around. Vary the retrieve, both day and
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| | lake.Noxontown LakeNoxontown has long
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| night, sometimes letting the frog sit
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| | been known for producing big bass. In the
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| after hitting the water, as long as
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| | late seventies and early eighties
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| thirty seconds, then use a few quick
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| | largemouth of seven and eight pounds were
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| hops. If this doesn't produce, try
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| | not uncommon to hear of each week.Since
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| working it very fast and pausing only
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| | that time, with all the recreational and
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| once, on the way back to the boat. This
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| | tournament pressure, its big bass numbers
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| is especially effective in large
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| | seem to have declined, or have they?The
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| pads.Jigs in black and blue take their
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| | answer is no! They are still there, just
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| fair share of nice bass from here also,
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| | older and wiser.
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| but you must be extremely accurate and
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| | This was proven when I caught a 10.16
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| quiet in your presentations or you will
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| | pound largemouth bass in 1999 in
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| not connect. The bass will be in the
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| | Noxontown, just ounces short of the state
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| heaviest of cover, lying in wait for a
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| | record.That bass was featured in a full
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| slow moving, crippled bait to come
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| | page article in the News Journal paper,
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| overhead."GO AT NIGHT"Fishing at night
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| | in Bassmaster Magazine Lunker Club, North
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| when the water cools to seventy or
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| | American Fisherman, and Bass Pro Shops
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| seventy-five degrees, is the best time to
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| | Master catalogs.The trick to getting
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| connect with bigger bass now. Explore the
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| | these larger bass to strike is to fish
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| shallow water right at the drop-offs on
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| | the lake at low pressure times during the
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| the left side of the lake with buzzbaits
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| | weekdays, and employing some western
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| cast to the main channel edge. Do not be
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| | techniques such as swimbaits off the
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| afraid to experiment with some older,
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| | deeper points. Just because they are
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| forgotten baits, such as a "Devils
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| | northern strain bass and aren't 20
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| Horse", or similar prop baits. They work
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| | pounds, it doesn't mean they don't want a
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| wonders sometimes in highly pressured
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| | big easy meal.Follow these tips and
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| lakes.MILLSBORO PONDMillsboro Pond is in
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| | tactics in these Delaware Lakes and Ponds
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| Sussex County, Delaware, in the town of
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| | this year, and you will catch the trophy
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| Millsboro off Isabella and Main Street.
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| | of a lifetime!The swimbaits and other big
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| It has room for only a few boats, and the
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| | bass baits are available at Delaware
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| launching ramp is very shallow, you can
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| | Tackle in Wilmington, or on the web at
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| get off all right, but getting back on
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| | is the 1998 Big Bass World Champ/De and
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| the trailer can be real tricky. Most of
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| | in the NAFC Hall Of Fame. His site is
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| the lake is shallow, with lots of grass.
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| | where you can talk with him live.
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| It has several Islands, but the bass go
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