Bass overcrowding not a problem? - 07/31/04 02:15 PM
I HAVE READ WHERE BASS OVERCROWDING A POND IS NOT THAT BIG A PROBLEM, BUT BREAM OVERCROWDING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE AND WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE COULD EDUCATE ME ON THE SUBJECT. NOW FROM WHAT I'VE READ, BASED ON STOCKING BREAM AND BASS ONLY, IF YOU CATCH LARGE BREAM AND LARGE BASS YOU ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, IF YOU HAVE LARGE BREAM AND SMALL BASS YOU HAVE TOO MANY BASS. IF YOU HAVE SMALL BREAM AND LARGE BASS YOU HAVE TOO MANY BREAM, IF YOU HAVE SMALL BREAM AND SMALL BASS YOU HAVE A BIG TIME PROBLEM AS BOTH ARE OVERCROWDED. NOW I KNOW OVER CROWDED BREAM IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BUT HAVE READ WHERE TOO MANY BASS IN A POND IS NOT THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE. CAN SOMEONE EDUCATE ME ON THE SUBJECT AND IF I AM WRONG ON ANYTHING ABOVE PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I,M WRONG, AS I HAVE A 3 YR. OLD 1 1/2 ACRE POND I'VE STOCKED AND CURRENTLY FISH FROM AND I'M GOING IT ALONE EXCEPT FOR INFO I CAN GET FROM WEBSITES AND NEWS ARTICLES. MOST EVERYONE I KNOW LIVES TO HUNT DEER WHICH I DO ALSO BUT AM BEGINNING TO REACH THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE FISHING IS MORE RELAXING AND REWARDING BECAUSE TROPHY DEER HUNTING CAN BECOME MORE LIKE A JOB AND I AM ALMOST RELIEVED WHEN DEER SEASON CLOSES.