Originally Posted By: Bocomo
Nice fish! I think we have a HSB RW chart around here somewhere if you're curious.


YOU BEAT ME TO IT!

I used the spreadsheet from...

http://texasprolakemanagement.com/blog/relative-weight-calculators

To determine that the list goes like this...

Aug (2018) - 11" and 3/4 pound. - RW = 113%
Sept (2018) - 13" and 1.3 pounds. - RW = 116%
Oct (2018) - 13" and 1.4 pounds. - RW = 125%
June (2019) - 14.5" and 1.63 pounds. - RW = 103%
July (2019) - 16.25" and 1.95 pounds. - RW = 87%

I am betting that the FHM populations have dwindled enough to cause the decrease in RW and that the HBG YOY have been fewer than needed. This is where I thought the crawdads would come into play. At any rate, the goal is larger HBG, so I half expected the HSB sizes to be jeopardized in the long run.

Originally Posted By: Pat Williamson
QA I think the HSB don’t run the shallows like LMB do, craws more in the shallows. Just guessing though


You are right, at least at my pond. The HSB only seem to feed in the deeper waters (3 feet or more). This is where I see them hitting top water anyhow. BUT, the craws are on the bottom out in the deeper water, apparently. Maybe, the HSB need another year to increase in gape?

Fish on!,
Noel