I put in about 300 CCs 3 years ago and they are not approaching 3 lbs. They are getting quite big. I feed them pellets 2x/day for 15 seconds, pellets from Southern States/Big Strike.

Recently, I've caught several on a four inch Rapala which made me wonder if they were eating the BG that I want the bass to eat. Any suggestions? Do I need to get rid of the cats if I want a trophy bass pond? I sure love catching the CCs though, man they pull. Sometimes I think I have a giant bass on when it's actually a CC. I can only imagine when they get 20 lbs or bigger.


1.7 A pond, 0.5 A pond, 0.75 A pond and 0.25 A pond
Only pond I'm currently managing is 1.7 A pond which has CC, LMB, and BG
Texas Hunter Feeder (1): Feed 2x/day at 15 seconds on 1.7 A pond