I have been managing a pond with reasonable success for a couple years now with one exception, hybrid stripers. I bought them with the assurance that they "readily take to commercial feed". I have not found this to be the case. My method is to feed purina game fish chow in the same location every evening approx. one hour prior to darkness when water is above 55 degrees. I also stock fatheads semi-annually. The few stripers I have caught exhibit reasonably good growth, but I have yet to see one feed. Any suggestions or similar experiences with insight would be appreciated greatly.