Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Fertilization ag lime and fertilizer vs feed

If your goals are to grow LMB, then you could feed the less expensive Game Fish Chow to the BG. That means you should be able to feed about 200# of feed a year. Or, if you have feed trained LMB, then get a Sweeney feeder and feed AquaMax LMB food.

If you live on the property, you could hand feed, saving the expense of a feeder. If you don't then a few years budget is blown on a feeder right off the bat.

If the goal is to grow large LMB, then I believe you will attain those goals quicker by feeding the LMB. I've fished ponds that have both feed trained LMB and non-feed trained LMB that are the same age. The LMB that are eating pellet are about 50% heavier than the non pellet eating LMB.

I think that if you feed, you will be indirectly fertilizing the water at the same time, kind of a two for one deal.