Nate, thanks for the tips. To further define details of your ideas, when are you estimating the bluegill getting out of control? It sounds like you are saying the second year of initial stocking the BG and SMB or is it a wait and see type of thing? Because of the lower stocking numbers of the LMB, I could buy large stockers of LMB that could eat say a 4"BG. Seems like that would happen by year 3 or 4 (the original BG being safe from predators but their spawn having numerous (and out of control) at 4").
Also, I have the possibiltiy to create a smaller pond to get SMB to spawn in, then tranfer them. Whats your take on this in regards to growing better fish. Would this be as good as buying stockers every year in regards to their potential of growing better/bigger?
