Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations LMB Growth

LMB average growth rate in AL, MS, GA, LA, Carolinas, TN, AK will all be similar due to similar latitudes. As Snapper says growth will be highly dependant on amount of food and correct size of food available for each size of bass. Genetics of the broodstock and numbers per acre can have an impact upon growth rate. Cut down on the food and growth slows, right size of plentiful food then growth is typically good or great. Average growth rates reflect average food supply. At certain sizes bass can optimally grow 4"-6" in one summer. Once bass get to 18" their growth in length per year typically slows down compared to the annual length increase of smaller bass. Bass larger than 18"-19" have to add a lot of body mass or weight for each increase of one inch in length compared to bass less than 18", thus length increase is not as great per yr as for big bass.