Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass What are these LMB waiting for?

Those are young bass. You are mostly correct. They have learned to wait for any possible food items that jump in from shore or swim out from shallow water. These types of food items are easy to catch and when the bass are in a group it is less likely the food item will escape. These bass are easy to train. Get some live food, either worms or small fish and toss it in in front of these bass. Some pondmeisters will catch excess small BG and trim off the tail or a fin and then toss the disadvantaged food in the water. One member here has trained his big bass to eat out of his hand. If you do this frequently these bass will quickly become your favorite pets.