Sometimes when stocking HSB that are smaller than your big BGs, they are very spooky and takes a while to get on feed.
I once had a bunch in growout pond that never got on feed - pond had huge numbers of FHMs. I thought HSB were all dead until my son said he was catching them on small spinner baits.



N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)