Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
My question is what constitutes a viable prey fish for HSB in a North Texas farm pond? I don't like Gizzard Shad and Threadfin mortality during our low temperatures makes them suspect as a viable(sustainable) prey.


How about Golden Shiners?
-Limited spawning, once a year.
-Torpedo-form, a better match for HSB mouth size than bream.
-Max out at 10"-12", much smaller than GShad. Maybe relatively few HSB would get big enough to eat the largest Shiners, but it's better than having 2 pound Shad around immune to predation.

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