Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Forage Ideas?

I don't think there is any concrete number. It all depends on the amount of forage fish in the pond. That's why weighing/measuring the fish and keeping track of the relative weights are important. You can head off a big problem quickly if you can spot trends in the fish population in your pond.

A faster way to do it is to hire someone that has an electro-shock boat to shock the pond. They might be able to remove enough LMB in one day to get it turned around. It all depends on whether the LMB are in shallower water or deeper water. Right now, they are in relatively shallow water due to spawning.

My pond averages right around 1 ac. I removed over 80 LMB from it last year. Multiply that by your 6 ac and you see where CJ is coming from. If the WR (or RW - relative weights) of the fish are close to 100, then you don't need to remove as many, If they are 90%, then the number to remove goes up. Every LMB needs 10# of forage to put on 1#. Do the math and you'll see why removing LMB is important.

But, even more important is removing the CC if they don't fit in your fishery plans. They don't eat as much as a Flathead, but every BG they eat is one less than a LMB can have.