Yo Hang...

I do not mess around with stocking FHM in an established fishery - in my experience it's not a good forage investment - they wouldn't last a week regardless of the qty. I stocked. I let my Shrimp, Crays, GSH, BG and Aqua Max do all the feeding.

I do "raise" FHM along with my BRES in a reproduction cell so I always have bait handy if I'm fishing with the kids [accidental stocking ended up being a good forage pond]. Fishing with minnows result in fish every time without fail and I like keeping the action going so the kids don't ditch me on the dock and head to the trampoline. In the reproduction pond the FHM don't mess around with the BG, RES or BRES YOY and I simply use the cast net for a few dozen anytime I need them for the minnow keeper. Pretty convenient.

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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