Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations large fish wont bite

BY THE WAY IVE BEEN FEEDING 12SEC ,6 TIMES A DAY W/ONE FEEDER ....TOO MUCH?????????????????

That does not seem like much pressure. Really not too much unless you have alot of folks coming over to fish pretty regular. LIke you said though the bigger bass are harder to catch. THis is why you want to max out number of big bass so there are more to go around.

As far as feeding what kind of feeder is that? 12 secs if an Aquapro(used to be Stren) that is way too much food. How much food per week is that? Basically you want the food to be eaten in 5-10 mins. If 2 mins not enough if floating againist the bank 30 mins later too much. When tyring to feed to bluegill to grow more bass you need to fed 2-4 times/day (6 is over kill)for less time and in more places. Bluegill can not eat much at each feeding nor do they travel far. So you might need to add another feeder or tow if trophy bass is your goal.

I REALLY HAVE VERY FEW VISITORS THAT FISH,PROBABLY ABOUT 4LBS A DAY IS A CLOSE # ON THE FOOD ..I DO SEE BIG FISH ALL THE TIME GETTING THEM TO BITE IS THE TRICK!!!

THE FUNNY THING IS THAT BEFORE I STARTED MANAGING THE BITE WAS BETTER...THEY MUST BE FULL!!!!!!HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS...