Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Setting timers

Ready to switch the timer on my feeder for warmer weather. During the winter it has been set to go off late afternoon with a small amount of feed. Most of the advice we get seems to be more feeding times during the day with less feed each time. I might be wrong but I feel like I have the same breams hanging around my feeder all the time and with a moderate amount of feed discharged it is eaten by the same fishes every time. I feed about 10 pounds a day.
I am considering less feedings this summer but with substanically more feed each time.
Last summer it was set to go off three times in the morning for 30 seconds and three times in evening for 30 seconds I am considering this summer daybreak, two hours after daybreak, and nightfall for 62 seconds(max).
Also any advantage of feeding at night, I can set my feeder to go off two hours before dawn and two hours after night fall.
Any comments or suggestion?

email and I will send you feeding recom. based on temp. I really like feding mutiple feedings when weather permits because the bluegill can only eat small amounts per feeding. 10 lbs/day is alot but that is fine as long as you do not have any floating againist the bank 20 mins after it goes off. I like the food to be gone in 5-10 mins.

Yes only the ones in the area will come to feeder. Bluegill has a range and it is not very big; this is why we setup mutiple feeders even on ponds as small as 1/2 acre. This is another advantage to "true" directinal feeder that cast out 45 ft. into pond. WIth wind blowing the area that bluegill can get is 5 times what it is with spinner type or 8 ft. cast feeders.

Hope this helps bascially to get most out of feeders best to set mutiple times spring/fall and setup on point or add more feeders.

Thanks Greg will e-mail you. 3.5 acre pond, 10 pounds of feed a day alot, did not think so. all feed is consumed very quickly, which is why I am thinking of less feeding times.

I do have a second feeder on the other side of the pond but it is a Kenco so is preset for two feedings a day. Of the 10 pounds a day the Kenco is probably 2 pounds.

Bill. is the Kenco working Ok for you?

Bill thought you meant from one feeder. 10 lbs over three feders over the lake is not bad. I guess it depends on how many cats you got feeding there.

Sorry Greg still not clear, I have two feeders, my main feeder which I was discussing setting the timer is a game country straight shooter which is the bulk of my feeding, the other feeder is a Kenco. I do have alot of 3-5 pound channel cats.

Dave, yes and no. Every year I have had to buy a new motor because the rubber or plastic paddle breaks. Just did this last week so I should be good to go for the summer. The motor is about $35 each time. Luckly I have a Basspro near by which carries them. After using the Kenco for 3 years I finally figured out how to put the batteries in upside down both on the right hand side where they easily fit. Kenco is a perfect example of you get what you pay for.