Just a note that yellow perch are not legal to stock in Kentucky. I emailed Jonesfish about them not offering YP in KY and they called the KY fish&game ofc and verified it. I haven't found anything about it on their Fish&Game website and I didn't call them myself, yet.
On the other hand Tilapia and threadfin shad are okay to stock.
Stocking hybrid gills is a surefire method of getting green sunfish in a few years. Do a search, GSF don't make good bass food. Bluegills are still the best sunfish for bass food.
I'm actually looking at Smartfishfarm as well. I don't know which fishfarm the local hardware store deals with but I'd rather deal with a dedicated source not just a trucker. The only other fishfarm that I know of in KY is the Fish Truck. Jonesfish delivers to Ky too.
Surefire method? Really? I don't believe that a blanket statement such as this will apply to every situation. HBG have their place, and when properly managed will do quite well, and will NOT become GSF.
urup, congrats on the fish!!
