The Bass that you stock should be around the same length of the GSF or maybe 3/4 as long. (or larger)
You don't want to stock bass that are small enough to be eaten by the GSF, nor do you want to stock bass that are large enough to eat your stocked BG. LMB (and GSF) can eat fish 1/3 their length or longer, depending if the fish are tall for their length like BG, or long and slender for their length like Yellow Perch, FHM and Golden Shiners.
If you stock LMB now, they might be a better fish than if you were to stock the same size LMB next spring. Here's what I mean: Say you need to stock 4"-6" LMB. They will be larger next spring (May), so if you stock 4"-6" LMB in May next year they might very well be runts from this year.
Do you think the BG or GSF pulled off a spawn in your pond this year?
