Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait A good source for threadfin shad?

My goal would be to produce a balance between the bass and bream. I am not trying to break any records. I just want to introduce another forage species to take the strain off of the bream.

I have heard tilapia mentioned as an alternative. But there are problems with them. It is illegal to posses them alive in florida. It doesnt get cold enough here in the winter, so they live and keep reproducing. But I have fished many lakes/ponds/rivers in the area that also have tilapia in them. The bass and bluegill seemed better than average.

Not that I would break the law but, I could easily get my hands on some tilapia and breed them outdoors until I have enough to stock..What do you guys think?