Have you thought about a blocking net in your pond to grow ou the RES? Eric West is the expert on that method. Also, you may be surprised how many RES will take to feed if caged...Bruce, Theo and others have had success with this method. You may experience some starvation/mortality, but I think using a sinking feed or hydrated feed is working and might be an option to consider in your LMB pond.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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