When I bought my place, there were two ponds on it, on about 1/2 acre and the other about 2.5 acres. Both were full of stunted bass and crappie, and absolutely no bait fish. At the bigger pond there was so little food for the fish that in the spring and summer the small bass were constantly breaking the water, jumping I assume at insects in desperation. I could catch a bass a cast. We fished it hard, throwing the too small to clean bass up on the bank, the coons had a feast. After taking I don't know how many bass, I purchased coppernose BG and introduced them. We are now catching larger bass and have an established coppernose population. If you have this problem , don't waist your money on bait fish, until you thin out your bass and crappie numbers.
