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| by TobyH |
| TobyH |
I have a couple issues. My pond is at my rec land so i'm not there often. I have it feed 4 times a day during summer, young pond, 1 acre. The bigger gills are not taking to the feed really but the up and comers are and they're fat. My feeder worked fine yesterday but this morning it would not feed, TX mid size. I'm hoping its because low battery, it said fair though. I cleaned off the panel and will check again this week.
Main reason for post, fish LMB and BG hang out around feeder. I hand fed around and nothing really hit at other spots. Should i move the feeder now and then or just leave it? Will fish from other side travel to take advantage?
Thanks
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| by FireIsHot |
| FireIsHot |
I would change the battery. It's a $20 expense that won't hurt a bit.
Ponds are like roulette wheels. The marble just keeps rolling until it slows down and falls into a slot. Fish are the same. They'll keep roaming until they hit a food source, your feeder, or brush piles or cover. Having cover and a feeder at the same spot should help. I've also found having a feeder close to deeper water will hold fish better. That gives the fish a place to retreat when the shallower water gets too hot, or too cold.
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| by gehajake |
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I caught a CC on the opposite end of my 15 A lake, 20 minutes after the feeder went off, with fresh pellets in his stomach, I was a little surprised by that.
My point being, I think they will travel across an acre pond in a heartbeat.
Didnt know there was a BG that wouldnt take feed, I can travel to all quadrants of my lake and toss out feed out of a boat and have takers, even tho I seldom do.
Although on one side of the pond that I hand feed several times a week, they will come swimming toward me in a swarm to get food. Heck, if I send you a magic flute, do you think you can play like the Pied Piper and lead the CC straight into the hot oil? If I had that kind of gab qualities it would almost qualify me to be a politician, which I will never will be. 
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| by ewest |
| ewest |
There are radio tag studies showing LMB moving over a mile in a few hours. Moving all around a 20-acre lake is no problem.
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