Thanks a bunch for the response!
I believe I will first attempt to feed HSB in a free range setting as mentioned by some to save $$ on cages. I guess I totally �spaced out� the fact these fish will probably be coming off pellet feed from the hatchery. What else could they possibly be eating, therefore they should already be feed trained�..duh!
There are no other large predators in the pond (ie. LMB) I guess unless these fish forget how to forage for pellets they should be ok.
What if a person were to construct a cage and put a "few" HSB in confinement under the feeder??
Stress should be reduced as Bruce mentioned and the resulting fish should do well? Also wouldn't those feed trained fish train others outside the cage with their feeding activity??
This site has me psyched-up; I'd really like to raise some nice HSB. I believe, as do some others, that pushing these fish with supplemental feed will allow me to accomplish that goal. Hopefully (with Bill Cody�s and others help) I can make this HSB/YP combo work in my neck of the woods. Gee.... I must have cabin fever, I'm beginning to ramble.
On a side note: Received a phone call from a friend (non-Pond Boss subscriber) that he was ordering some crappie to put into his LMB pond and wanted to know if I wanted some. I tried to explain to him that there were probably better choices for Bass forage. Anyway I think this site has given me an awareness that only several semesters of college course work may have accomplished.
Thanks again,
Ed
