Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Just how much largemouth can a largemouth eat?

Typically a LMB prefers forage fish that are 1/4 to 1/3 it's body length. Fish that are more fusiform are easier to swallow. While I'm sure LMB eat larger fish, I don't think that it's a common occurrence.

The longer the fish, the more girth it has, that's why the weight increases so much over a shorter fish. Don't forget thta LMB eat fish whole, so they'd have to swim around with a fish sticking part way out of their mouth for a while if they eat a long fish compared to their body length.