I have attempted to research all I can on �feed training� hybrid striped bass in cages.
My questions:
(1) Are there any special designs, construction materials or sizes that seem to work best for homemade cages? I�m looking at introducing (Summer 2005) about 200, 6 to 8 inch HSB into 3 acre newly constructed pond. Pond presently is being stocked with yellow perch for future supplemental forage base. (reference: Bill Cody)
(2) The feeding system will have to be automatic as I am not at the pond on a daily basis. I have purchased a Stren feeder (Thanks Greg Grimes) and I would like to know if there is any experience or expertise out there in setting this system up for automatically feeding caged HSB? It appears to me the feed will partially hit the cage when the feeder goes off and then drift across the cage before the fish have a chance to eat it? I have never seen nor been involved with cage culture and I am quite green on the subject. I assume the cage will have a lid to keep fish from jumping out. If so, all the more difficult to get feed into the cage automatically??
(3) Or, would it be best to just set the feeder to go off automatically and hope the HSB train themselves in a free ranging environment (no cage)? Will they ever find the feed in a 3 surface acre pond?
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ed
