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Okay, this is not bragging, it is not showing off, its is a question that is perplexing me some.
I have been culling LMB under 14 inches for a few years now and I am seeing them increase in RW. Now I am seeing +100% 13, 14 , and 15 inch LMB, what do I do? DO I still cull them? Do I change my program?
Thoughts?
Brian
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Brian, if it were me I'd start culling the ones barely at or above 100% RW while releasing the 110% plus fish. But I'm certainly no expert.
Also, during the spawning period you might want to take out every male you catch, unless it is a truly outstanding fish.
Just my two cents, and maybe not worth even that...
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Cull, cull, cull. 20# per surface acre. LOTS of fish dinners.
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Are these LMB all feed-trained?
As you've got the ability to create smaller ponds, maybe you could 'house' them in a sein-able pond and sell them (or share them) with other PB members or friends.
They may be very good genetic stock.
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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Sunil,
I don't have any feed trained LMB, unless you consider eating BG as feed trained. As for holding them for anyone, I don't have a pond available for holding them.
I am culling, I just wonder if I should cull more, less, or remain on course.
Brian
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Brian, you don't feed at all?
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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Is the group you are culling ( 13-15") the group that has the lowest RW of all the different sizes?
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IMO I would look at how the other pond fish are doing for some clues on how to proceed.
Are your larger LMB doing as well or better from a Rw perspective? How are the BG doing? Plenty of appropriate size BG for your bigger bass and still seeing all size classes?
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Sunil,
We don't have a feeder on the big pond, but I do hand feed at times from the dock and shoreline.
F&C, the smaller LMB are the ones with lower RWs. I find from time to time that a larger fish will be lower on RW, and that fish is culled.
Bill, the larger LMB are doing well. The keepers I caught this weekend, are 104 to 109% RW. I did cull two larger fish, but one was do to hooking it in the gills, the other was 98% RW.
I can find several class sizes of BG in our pond. Also, I added Tilapia this weekend. The water temp was 76.5F this morning and has been above 75 all week.
All in all, the LMB are doing well and I want that to continue. Just trying to figure out if I am on the right track or may need a slight adjustment.
Brian
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Cull, cull, cull. 20# per surface acre. LOTS of fish dinners. Based on the info you provided, I'm with Esshup. Stay the course on slot size and make sure you fish enough to get 20+ pounds of the target size out. If you end up with too many fillets, PM me and I will send you an address you can send the excess to! Just my 1 cent....
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