Great info, thanks everyone! I didn't think about TS food being old, I would have thought it was moved quickly, I will try a bag from my local feed store, different brand hopefully better quality. I feed in 5.5' that is close to 10', so I have that covered, probablem is that I killed all of the aquatic vegetation under and around the feeder because the hydrilla was to the surface, so I don't have any cover nearby the feeder. I purchased some structure from fishiding.com and will put it out next weekend to provide cover near feeder. I don't think I've had a fish kill, although the fishing has been very tough, I have seen large numbers of fish in several cleared out spots in the hydrilla. I am ordering a Pinfish/baitfish trap to try to estimate how many BG are in the pond. Again, thank you for the insights! Happy New Year!