i sure would like to see the action at feeding time if any of you all have a short video to share. it's one thing i look forward to seeing each day at my pond.
I have found that photobucket tries my patience. The video worked for me(thanks for sharing Brian), but it took several minutes to load all the ads and such before letting me view the video.
That was a 3/4 pound of feed thrown in 9 seconds, gone in less than 30 seconds. I fed nine 9 second throws per day last year. Fish will be bigger this year, but I think I'm at my max feed budget.
Photobucket is terrible!! I only use it so I can post pics on this site. Might be better if I had a paid account??
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1.8 acre pond with CNBG, RES, HSB, and LMB Trophy Hunter feeder.
that must be a texas hunter feeder? i have a sweeney and my friend said my sweeney throws as much in a 1 second cycle as his texas hunter does in 8 seconds.
that explains a lot, i have always wondered because people on here post about 5-10 second feedings. i couldn't imagine how they could afford to feed that much. i currently am feeding 3 times a day, 1 second each time.
I'm going to try to video my BG feeding on Optimal as soon as it warms up again. (four day cold snap-20s-50s). Week before last they were so aggressive they looked like the classical piranhas swarming in films.
Photobucket is terrible!! I only use it so I can post pics on this site. Might be better if I had a paid account??
Brian...PhotoBucket is not really any better with a paid account. They weren't making any money, so they completely changed the site a few years ago and ruined it. They changed the user friendly edit program (you can still find old edit program at FotoFlexer.com).
The newer version of PhotoBucket is "clunky", slow, and just generally sucks.
You can create URL's at PostImage.org with or without an account...but PostImage has basically no edit functions except sizing. So I edit somewhere else then create the picture URL at PostImage.org
that must be a texas hunter feeder? i have a sweeney and my friend said my sweeney throws as much in a 1 second cycle as his texas hunter does in 8 seconds.
that explains a lot, i have always wondered because people on here post about 5-10 second feedings. i couldn't imagine how they could afford to feed that much. i currently am feeding 3 times a day, 1 second each time.
Only way to know is to catch and weigh what it throws. My TH throws 1/2 pound every 6 seconds. I have a hard time thinking your feeder throws 3/4 pound per second, but guess it is possible. Weigh it and let us know. that would be interesting to see the difference.
1.8 acre pond with CNBG, RES, HSB, and LMB Trophy Hunter feeder.
this is my first try with google photos. i usually use photobucket, but my satelite internet keeps kicking off today. this video was today at 7 eastern time. a little cool, but it didn't slow them down. this is a 1 second feeding from a sweeney.
Some yellow perch feeding. They are not really energetic as they tend to take the feed from the side of their mouth. This is about 400 in one acre pond.
The little girl and the dog going in after the catfish are great.
Thanks for sharing....
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Tums, that's just too cool. Every critter in that video is having a good time.
Thanks , The video means a lot to me. It is the last one we have of the little one with Gramps that passed only weeks later with a heart attack. The little dog (Max) figured out how to catch the catfish easier by running the edge at feeding time and pouncing about a week later.
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."
awesome videos guys. I should be getting my fish in a couple weeks and hope I can start having my own feeding frenzy soon. reminds me of when I lived on martha's vineyard and fishing for bluefish blitzing on top of the water destroying bait balls. now if you could only get those fish in a pond. they attacked lures like no other and gotta be pound for pound one of the best fighting fish.
.75 acre pond dug in September 2016. YP, HBG, HSB, SMB, and RES.
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."
Here's a video we shot at a client property for Purina Mills a few years ago. They wanted a video which explains the different feeds for some of their stores.
I underfeed them, and only throw 3/8" Cargill at this feeder, so the competition level is pretty high.
What's interesting about this location, is that there are 2 schools of CNBG that feed here. One feeds close to the bank, and one always feeds offshore. The offshore school have the largest CNBG, and they only seem to move in during the spawns.
I under feed mine also. With warm temps they are now hitting the feed hard.
Feeding about 1.5# per acre of AM MVP on a 3 acre pond currently, but once I am sure the water temps are not going to drop again, will bump that up to 2.5-3#.
I would feed more, but ignoring the cost involved, my main concern is water quality. Had some problems last year with bluegreen algae and that is a problem I would like to avoid or at least minimize. I figure higher levels of feed can only make it worse.
Enjoy watching all these videos, It is nice to have them all in one post. I know there are others scattered around the forum as well. Maybe could add to archive and include links to the others?
Another idea that could be interesting is an Archive post where each Member post a picture/video of their pond, list size and species etc...maybe a short summary of the history etc. I know these are scattered around as well. Be nice to go to one place to see a quick snapshot of everyone's pond. Some include this info in their signature which is another good idea.