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Been at the new house for a bit now...Have been feeding daily and fishing enough to get a feel..
I guess my question is what percentage of my fish am I seeing?..I know I have caught bigger fish than I am seeing while feeding...I see a couple of bigger BG dart up and dive back down, but they just dont hang out at the surface like the 4-6 inchers and smaller...Still not seeing any CC but I know there are some in there...The LMB I added are doing well and see them regularly..Guessing the FHM all became dinner for something because have not seen them since the first couple of days I put them in?...
Water clarity is as good as it have been since moving in..I would guess 18-24 inches and still have a good bloom going...The water is just now back to what I consider normal and the FA is not out of control...Will probably have to spray Cutrine again in the next week only because my wife wants to keep the neighbors happy...
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Depending on their level of feed training, from watching fish in my pond, and thinking that I know what's really there, in my pond I'd bet that I'm not seeing even 50% of the fish. (and probably closer to 30%)
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The range has to vary depending on size, clarity, if you feed at one spot, etc., but I would think it is very much less than 50%.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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This is what I see when walking out on the dock...This was after feeding and a few were still just hanging around... 
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Yeah my bigger BG and HSB dont show themselves till right at feeding time and even then I still catch fish on the other side of the pond not even close to my feeder. So I bet the guys are right when they say 30 to 40 percent give or take.
I haven't seen a bass in my pond in I don't know how long then just the other day I had 2 lurking around the feeder and caught 2 other ones. I thought for a second they were gone or died but they are still there.
Plus remember I think Eric said BG can spawn up to 30,000 eggs a season so you know you got a LOT more out there then what your seeing.
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The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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