Does anyone have one of these or know anything about them. I could not find it in the search.

Anyone in TX where they are made. They have quite a few wildlife feeders. You have to go to GALVINIZED at the top of the web page to find the fish feeder. It is priced about $300 less than Texas Hunter.
That is for a 50lb feeder which is big enough for my use. Any review of their products would be appreciated.

Not familiar with that feeder, or that company. They've not communicated with Pond Boss and we know nothing about them.

I looked at their web site. But, u can't tell much from pictures. They appear to have the same "device" to throw pellets.

Was just hoping someone out there had one. The price is decent for the 50lb. $459 I think.

Hi Lilliwaup and welcome to the forum!

I've used 4 makes of feeders over the past 9 years and based on my personal experience I've learned I always get what I pay for. I am 100% Texas Hunter now - I have 5 feeders in my shop in various stages of disrepair but the TH has been chugging without so much as an adjustment over 9 seasons.

I have zero experience with the Crossfire - just sharing my experience that my one TH has outlived 5 feeders of less expensive make. Maybe this helps?!

Thanks for the info. Still trying to decide. I think I will call the company and ask for some reviews before I decide.

If 50 lbs is a big enough feeder for you and you have somewhere to hang it TH has a 50 lbs feeder on sale right now for $299. The only this is you have to hang it. The larger feeders with legs are quite a bit more, which I am sure you are aware of.

http://www.texashunterproducts.com/hanging-fish-feeder-with-hanging-bracket/#.WNkT0zvyvcs

It doesn't say how far the feed is thrown. 50lb is plenty for me. The feeder would only be about 100yrds from the house. I set the posts for a dock before the pond filled. I think I could hang it from one of the 6x6's.

It comes with optional baffle plates to direct the throw. My only concern would be the ability to keep the feeder from spinning in the wind and throwing back towards the dock and not out in the water. Other than that I am sure it is a good quality feeder as TH has proven to build.

Just talked to them. It only throws about 10-15 ft. Doesn't seem far enough.

It is different than the other feeders. It comes out the bottom with the spinning plate. Basically like a deer feeder. 10-15 feet from the bank may not be far enough but 10-15 feet from a dock that is already 5-10 feet out in the water would be plenty.

I was thinking more of the total sq ft that the feeder would cover. I figured it was far enough from shore. I haven't read anything about the sq ft coverage, but it seems fairly important that the fish aren't too crowded when feeding.

Gotcha. 15 feet would mean a 30 ft diameter circle. That is about what I feed by hand. But if you use the baffle plates to essentially throw one direction I see what you mean. You quickly begin to realize why the other feeders are so expensive. But like you I can't swing the $800 at the moment. That's why I am forced to hand feed. I would rather hand feed for a while and save up for a good reliable feeder than spend money on an uncertain cheaper one. My pond is also 50 feet from my front door so hand feeding is not an issue. Not sure what I will do when I go on business trips or vacation yet though.

That's my issue too with hand feeding,and going to visit relatives halfway across the country. I don't have a feeder, and am debating what to do. If I have a neighbor feed, they will see the CC and likely tell friends, then wholesale theft of my CC could occur. Close relatives live 8 miles away; too much to ask to do a daily feeding.

What happens if you don't feed for about 17 days straight in the summer, or only feed a couple of times a week for that period?

My 70 pound THF throws about 35 to 40 ft.

In my experience, the feed disperses quickly if in one spot, via throwing a handful out in one area. You usually have a bit of wind that starts pushing it around. Then once the fish start coming up for it, it really gets push out and about. I wouldn't think crowding will happen.

One reason I haven't obtained a feeder, other than cost, is concern about wasted feed. The CC won't venture any shallower than about 18 inches of water to feed. My ponds are very exposed to wind, and the feed quickly blows into shallows so nothing but small BG and FHM are nibbling at it. That's why I have installed feed "corrals" made of 3-inch DWV PVC pipe. The feed hand thrown into the "corrals" stays put while being consumed over a 5-10 minute period. Am I being overly concerned about wind scattered feed?

This would be the only feeder. When you are hand feeding don't you move around the pond as opposed to one place?

The hanging feeder would hang off a dock post about 12' from shoreline. Just seems to me that it would not put the feed in a very large area. Maybe a 1/4 of a 24' diameter circle. Meaning one side open to keep feed off the dock, and giving it a 12' throw. If my math is correct it would be 114 sqft at best. A 10' x 11.5 area seems small with 500 CNBG and 100 LMB. Just my thoughts and questions. This is my 1st pond.

Should I start a new thread on how large an area to feed fish in?

That would be good. One of my feed corrals is a 10 foot by 2.5 foot rectangle and in the other pond it is a square 3.5 feet on a side. All inside measures, made of 3" DWV PVC pipe and 4 ells.
They seem to be plenty big. The fish come to the same place every day to get food. When it is not windy (rare) I throw feed along the outsides of the corral also.

John, I've used 3 TH 70 lb feeders for a year, plan to install 2 more this year. My experience has been that wasted feed isn't much of an issue so long as the fish are interested. Even when some of the feed goes to FHM or BG rather than your preferred CC, the FHM/BG do end up feeding the CC.

Two caveats: Watch for feeding activity with the water cools. The fish can turn off like a switch was thrown. And if you have a very fertile pond -- not my situation, unfortunately -- then you should be more careful about any feed that is not eaten quickly. Could push you over into algae problems & other bad things.

That 35 to 40 ft is max for some of the feed. Actually mine throws some 3 or 4 ft from shore and it covers everything up to about 30 or so ft. If I jacked the front legs up, it would all throw further. They have a pretty strong motor.