Any experience yet with how they do in a pond/lake with LMB? If a major selling point is that LCS reach a large enough size to be useful as a forage for trophy bass, do a substantial number actually make it to larger sizes when living in an environment with LMB, or do they tend to get weeded out over time like GSH?
They are just like any other forage. If you can provide three things for them they will be successful.
Number one, the need plenty of places to spawn.
Number two, they need enough cover to survive the three seasons that it takes for them to mature into spawning adults.
Number three, they need food.
All of these things can be provided with the proper type and quantity of vegetation in your pond. Obviously, keeping your bass populations in check is going to help any forage source.
Some people claim that too much cover in your pond makes for hungry bass. I believe that too many bass in your pond make for hungry bass LOL. If you don't keep your bass numbers down they will eventually destroy all of your forage.
