Originally posted by Sunil:
With their speed as ML mentioned, and those sizes, there was little to no chance of predation.
Don't over rate the speed of a farm raised stocker HSB - they haven't learned what to be afraid of - yet.
My first fish guy said "don't worry about the 4 - 6 inch HSB stockers - they are so fast the bass can't catch them"....
Right????
ewest suggestion to stir up the water with pole or oar to scare off the bass, as well as to put fear into the HSB, is an excellent idea...
I was the dummy sitting in a boat in the middle of the pond, watching LMB chow down on helpless HSB...
By the way, I am in Sunil's corner on stocking the largest HSB possible - I'm not a patient person and primaily interested in growing and catching
I can buy table fare fish much cheaper at the market.
The cost of one guide trip these days, or buying and maintaining a boat for that matter, will buy a lot of stocker fish....
