James I assume the following :

1 taken out means - caught (not removed) and excludes electrofishing , nets etc - Just by hook and line)

2 you means - someone with permission to fish the pond (a number of people fish our ponds not just me)

With that in mind and noting these were not with certified scales or pics.

Pond 1 -- 6.5 acres -- 13.4 lbs LMB age unknown (I did not catch this fish but believe it to be true by a very accomplished fisherman with no reason to lie and seen by others)

Pond 2 -- 16 acres -- 12.65 lbs LMB age guess 8+ years (8 years after Fla LMB stocking of 125 - 1 lb fish)

Pond 3 -- 12 acres -- 12.12 lbs LMB age unknown (only had the pond 2 years when caught)

All of these ponds are over 25 years old . No HSB yet. Have seen bigger when electroshocking but not captured .

Forage is stocked to match goals and supp. feeding occurs as is a fert. program. in some form or combo in each pond but not all the same.


Last edited by ewest; 03/04/08 10:08 AM.