Aaron just look back at my articles. I basically said back in 2000 do not stock gizzard shad now we are in the right circumstance. Makes me look silly.
James I do not know your entire situation but think you are overreacting. So what if a few gizzrad can not be utilized by the bass. It will be years I predcit befroe the GZ would start to have major negetative effects. If GZ "takeover" and reduce bass recuirtment then you can simply stock more pure genetic bass. ALso you can try a rotenone application to reduce big GZ.
Don't get me worng it can be bad. However the resutls int he meantime are wonderful.
Eric remember Lake Sovereign from GA PB meeting? They got GZ before we even had the bass 10 inches. It has been 5 years now they are just now starting to get mostly int he 10" plus range with a few 15 inch or more. The fishing right now is incredible. They have caugth about 10 bass over 8 lbs this year.
You of course do not go and catch 30 bass in an afternoon like some lakes. However most would rather have this than normal neighborhood lake that has catch and realese restircitions with nothing but dinks all day. I hope they can have a budget approved to add a few pure genetic bass each year to makeup for the lack of recurtment.
