Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding AM Largemouth feeder / Sweeney?

David:

I have just a few feed trained LMB in my pond. I tagged them using floy tags from Greg Grimes so I could tell the difference between them and the non-feed trained LMB. The feed trained LMB are between 10% and 30% heavier (relative weight) than the LMB that are not on pellets. I feed AM 500 and 600. I tried the AM largemouth, but they didn't eat it.

A friends pond also has feed trained LMB. Most of them seem to be staying on the feed, but a few are definately skinnier. He wants to manage for large BG, and since his LMB are getting over 15" now, we will be pulling the FT LMB out of his pond and re-stocking them into mine. He wants the LMB to concentrate on eating the BG, not the feed.

I'm feeding to get the BG bigger, but the LMB seem to be benefitting from it too, both the feed trained LMB and the non-FT LMB. This one was NOT a feed trained LMB, but it was a female that had eggs.