Hi Funky

2" YP available in Spring are age 1 fish - hatcheries are dumping their runts - happens every Spring - you don't want to be that unsuspecting guy. IMO your fishery performance is far too important than to cut corners on this investment. I recommend hanging tight and buying some age 0 fish this Summer/Fall and you can still grow them out to help escape LMB predation [ideally 8"+]. Note - unless you have abundant aquatic vegetation temper your YP performance expectations in the presence of LMB. Typically YP populations struggle without abundant macrophytes in these scenarios.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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