When I stocked a forage base last fall I put in 20 pounds of fatheads and 5 pounds of golden shiners. The FH should have plenty of places to spawn since I added structure for that. The shiners, on the other hand, probably won't have any vegetation to span on on/in this year. I have seen spawning mats for sale but decided to try a cheaper route after seeing some comments posted here. I went to Lowes and picked up some furnace filters made out of "natural material" (not fiberglass).
The mats are 20"x30"x1". I was thinking of cutting each of them lengthwise to make 2 15"x30"x1" mats and using stakes to stand them in the pond.
You think it will attract GSH to spawn? How deep should I place them? Bunch them together or spread them out?
