Originally Posted By: Yolk Sac
Very interesting, thanks for posting.

I've often wondered, based on the number of tilapia I've caught on microjigs and minicranks, about how piscivorous they really are, especially when forced to be so by a relative absence of other forage. I've caught them occasionally when fishing with tiny bluegills as bait as well.
How much [if any] are you feeding, and how much other forage [vegetation, FA, etc] is present for the tilapia?


Yolkie...knowing a tad bit bout your Tilapia, I'd lay odds the TP are biting your jigs and other baits mostly when other forage, like FA are scarce.