Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose how to catch tilapia

client in SW TX wants to know how to catch em. Thanks for advice.

If he feeds, I'd try the Stubby Steve's route.

If not-

1] Very small red worms, or pieces thereof.
2] Golden raisins.
3] People who fish intensively for tilapia say that green
peas, slightly mashed, work well, as does corn, but
I've never tried those.
4] Chunks of green sunfish. I doubt this would work, but
it would be a good excuse to get rid of some GSF.
5. Someone mentioned using canned sweet peas.

My cousin lives in south Florida and fishes for wild tilapia a lot. He is a big fan of chumming with corn or peas. He likes garbanzo beans and green peas for bait. Corn also works as well. If you chum an area for a couple days prior to fishing, it tends to lead to better fish. He usually uses a size 6 or 8 bait holder hook...

Thanks guys this is helpful. I will pass ont the info. Yolk Sac I was in Nashville last week at opyrland Hotel where I discussed this with the client. Man that is a huge hotel and great setup for conference. You need to lead Lusk down to that hotel in a few years for Conference there.

Opryland is indeed a great place for a convention.

If you're through here again, with a little extra time, give me a holler, got a great waterinh hole just up the street from me.

Also, smallies are growing great this year, if they spawn like I think they will, I could probably supply you with some very healthy progeny, if you ever have a client that's really burning for them....

Sweet corn is best by far

It does depend on the species

Some species can also take aquatic plants