IMO the 4"-6" CC stockers will not suffer significiant predation because if you are daily feeding pellets the HSB & larger CC will eat mostly pellets and fewer fish especially if you add pellets more frequently daily a few days prior and a few weeks post stocking the small CC - keep your predators well fed. If you want to be more conservative, then stock the next larger size 6"-8" CC size group; they are relatively cheap and you won't be adding enough to flatten your wallet each year. Plus the CC will inhabit a closer to the bottom area whereas the HSB will inhabit more in the open water areas. HSB and larger CC will have offspring of the HBG available as fish to eat. If by any chance you find out differently by all means come back to this thread and let us know what you are learning. Not a lot of members have that special fish combination for heavy harvest of the CC.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/19/18 07:54 PM.

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