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#474088 06/13/17 03:32 PM
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Maybe a dumb question. Why would there be a school that big? Is that unusual? Is it a food thing? Are they all together chasing the BG around because of the ruckus caused when a few start busting the top? But I would think they would separate afterwards. Is it a cover thing? Is it they are all the same size? Plenty of young BG around the entire lake but not a whole lot of cover but some scattered around. They seem to all stay together and just swap cover spots around the bank. Water is still a little clear but that's another story. I can watch them all leave the same tree tops around my dock.

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I had stocked (20) 5" LMB in a newer quarter acre pond that had bluegill, shiners and fatheads in it already, plus (3) LMB in the 10-12" range.

The (20) new LMB schooled together for several weeks.


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In our COE lake, large schools of 8-14" LMB and spotted bass travel all over foraging for shad.

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They often school when smaller than say 16". I would wager that LMB are more social when "young" than people might imagine. Especially if habitat and food are readily available. I watched a pair of males bed up and spawn near each other every spring for 5 years now.


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Originally Posted By: John F
In our COE lake, large schools of 8-14" LMB and spotted bass travel all over foraging for shad.


This sounds about right. I watched 24 come out of one brush pile on the bank at the dock when I feed the BG. They haven't been there all along just started hanging out there. Pretty cool to watch!

Thanks everyone.

They are all 12 to 14 inches.

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The LMB's for certain can work as a team to capture more evasive prey. One charges in forcing other prey to dodge, then the other bass charge in after dodging individuals that can not respond as quickly or appropriately as they did with first attack.


Some similar may also operate with BG's as they swim about looking for their own eats. The swim a few feet, stop and look around, then repeat. They do not make smooth changes in direction or go after things when first contact occurs when they are already moving. Some insects like Tiger Beetles do the same. When moving they can see to navigate but must stop to process movement of others around them.

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