Okay, I stocked 20,000 Georgia Giants in my .5 acre pond and I need to know what to do next.
Wait a couple of days for them to reach 5 pounds apiece, then start fishing.
Welcome to the forum.
I plan to have my own house and pond. I figured it wouldn�t hurt to start asking questions now.
Here is what I would stock:
F1 Bass
Florida Strain Bass
Northern Strain Bass
CNBG
RES
FHM
GSH
CC
Hybrid Black Crappie-maybe
Tilapia in the summer
I know all the concerns about BC but would these work without overpopulating the pond? The pond would be around 5 acres and located in West TN. I�m not sure what the best depth would be.
My goals would be to produce many CNBG over 7� with bigger fish not uncommon, a majority of bass over 3 pounds with bigger fish being common, along with a few monsters. The CC would be mostly for eating purposes but I would also harvest bass and bluegill to eat. I want to know what the stocking numbers would look like in order to make this pond a reality. The pond would have automatic feeders, aeration, and it would also be fertilized. Could these goals be accomplished or would it be more realistic to have two smaller ponds with one focusing on trophy LMB and the other focusing on trophy CNBG?
I think your CNBG, LMB and CC goals are not extreme, and hence could be reached in the same BOW. I would utilize Middle of the Road stocking numbers (1000 BG/RES, 100 LMB, XXX CC per acre - nothing extreme). I would get ewest's recommended F1/Northern/Fla LMB mix and use it. WRT CC, my standard advice applies: 1) figure how many you want to harvest in the first 3 years, then stock half that many. If you actually remove CC in the first 1-2 years at the planned rate, restock with CC large enough to escape predation. If you feed, you should get excellent CC growth and should be able to start eating large stockers fairly quickly.
Hold the Crappies in the back of your mind and look for radical advances in the fields of Crappie management and hybrid production. Make final Crappie decision later. Hope the horse learns to sing.
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