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Bass Feeding #28643 09/12/05 05:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13 J jake Member
jake Member J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	I have an old farm pond with largemouth bass and someother species in it. Will my bass eat pellet food?

Re: Bass Feeding #28644 09/12/05 05:25 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,892 Hurst & Bowie Texas D Dave Davidson Lunker
Dave Davidson Lunker D Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,892 Hurst & Bowie Texas	Very unlikely.

Re: Bass Feeding #28645 09/12/05 05:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13 J jake Member
jake Member J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	My bass are skiny, so I need to do something. Would adding fathead minnows fatten up the fish?

Re: Bass Feeding #28646 09/12/05 06:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,075 East Texas M Meadowlark Lunker
Meadowlark Lunker M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,075 East Texas	Quote: Originally posted by jake: Would adding fathead minnows fatten up the fish? Jake, It takes 10 pounds of forage to add one pound to one LMB. That's a lot of fathead minnows and not a cost effective way to increase LMB weight. You mentioned "someother species". It would help to know what those are and also some more info on your pond...how large is it? With some additional info, we can offer suggestions for increasing your LMB weights without breaking the bank.

Re: Bass Feeding #28647 09/12/05 07:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13 J jake Member
jake Member J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	It is an 8 acre pond. It has crappie(acident), bluegill, green sunfish(acident), bullhead(acident), common carp(acident) channel catfish(very few, havent caught one in years). It is very clear.

Re: Bass Feeding #28648 09/12/05 07:25 PM
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Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,676 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	What's your location? "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Bass Feeding #28649 09/12/05 08:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13 J jake Member
jake Member J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 13	flint hills in kansas

Re: Bass Feeding #28650 09/12/05 08:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,075 East Texas M Meadowlark Lunker
Meadowlark Lunker M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,075 East Texas	Jake, Your question sounds very similar to a previous question you had about a 5 acre pond in this post: http://www.pondboss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000110 The advice given then by several folks was to remove as many of the undesirable fish as possible. Doing that will help improve your forage base for the LMB. In addition, it sounds like you also need to remove the small LMB, i.e LMB under 12 inches. By taking these steps, you will increase the available forage for the remaining LMB and improve their weights. If the pond is 8 acres, you've got some fishing to do.