Bill,
Thanks for the enlighting discussion. I totally agree with you that we all learn more when multi sides/views are presented on a topic.
I believe that another important point in the Pond Boss article, in addition to fertilization, is artificial feeding. It's just common sense that with gizzard shad in the food chain, artificial feeding the bluegills could only help minimize any potential food conflict impacts.
Out of the shad I purchased, some were fairly large...maybe as large as 6 to 8 inches. I'm hopeful those are the ones that will survive the predation to spawn next spring...but the massacre in my pond I spoke of portends few if any survivors. It is something to behold.
Also, it could very well be that these gizzards don't have the life expectancy that your more northern fish have and thus may not reach those corresponding lenghts. I'm looking forward to seeing some results by this time next year.
Thanks again for the discussion....and are we the only pond meisters on this forum with any experience/interest in gizzard shad?
