I'm in Northeast Ohio. Anyway, my game plan now is to stock golden shiners as big as I can get. I know where I can get my hands on 5 to 8" ones that have pretty thick bodies. Since almost all the bass in this pond are well under 12" and skinny as a post I'm hoping the shiners will be just a bit too big for the bass to eat at present size. Plan to throw them in just before they are ready to spawn (less chance of the bass eating them before they can hatch some eggs).
I'd also be interested in hearing about how to raise golden shiners. I'd like to at least keep a few smaller ones in a 35 gal. aquarium and fatten them up before releasing them, or even try to raise their young to a good size and then release them as breeders. I also am toying with the idea of dumping some in a drainage ditch to breed and grow and net out. Might also try that with some fatheads for kicks.
