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I�ve been feeding this Smallie all season; caught him today on a Stubby Steve's stick (right next to the dock, where I feed).  
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling ![[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ed/b5/e7/edb5e7f935843b996cf52be593c9ebd2--smoothie-smooth-collie.jpg)
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Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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Great fish! Accidental catch, or purposeful?
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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Very nice SMB, Theo.
Do you have a number that size that are still on feed? Mine seem to go off pellets when they get around that size, at least as best as I can tell.
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Excellent Smallie Theo. It is one of the bigger pond raised SMB posted here so far which I think means you are the SMB pond raised "leader" to date. Keep up the good work because there are several others here with smallie sizes right behind you. Maybe consider training him/her to eat small sunfish from the dock similar to what Bruce does to get a few of his bass to the jumbo size as shown in his post of 17/01/15 in this thread: http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=417548&page=1
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Steve, how have you been feeding the bass?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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Very nice SMB, Theo.
Do you have a number that size that are still on feed? Mine seem to go off pellets when they get around that size, at least as best as I can tell. Steve, how have you been feeding the bass? I've got about a half dozen within a couple of inches of that size that show up 4-5 nights a week when I hand feed the BGxRES Aquamax 500/600. They swim around and under the dock making the really big splashes. (I am fortunate that 1) my wife cornered the local market when Purina had production shut down and that 2) the stuff is back in stock now at the local mill.) Excellent Smallie Theo. It is one of the bigger pond raised SMB posted here so far which I think means you are the SMB pond raised "leader" to date. Keep up the good work because there are several others here with smallie sizes right behind you. I have one that is considerably larger that hasn't been landed since late 2013. (It has broken some lines last year and this year.) I am dying to get that Smallie documented.
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Great fish Theo, Hopefully I'll have some pushing that size in a few years... How long did it take to get SMB 18"+ ?
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WOW T - great SMB. How old do you think? Reaching life expectancy of original stockers?
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I think this is one of my pellet trained RES, a 10"+ male.  
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Nice 'ear Shorty. Coming along nicely!
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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That is a gorgeous RES. Well done!
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Shorty, how old is that RES? 10" looks great. Mine are not feed trained, and have only been in for a few months, but I see them lurking along the shoreline every now and then. Hopefully they'll find enough snails to get that big.
12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.
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Not sure hold old this one is, it could be one of my original stockers, or one the ones I pellet trained in 2013. The ones I pellet trained were hatched in the summer of 2012 from the initial stocking. There were 75+ RES in that group, some of those did great, others just did OK.
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Thanks. I'll do the best I can with the ones stocked this spring. Be nice to see a healthy fish like that one, of these days. I would imagine (hope) that a large RES lime that one would fight as much as a large bluegill.
12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.
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I actually thought this RES was a 14-15" SMB when I first hooked it and I did catch a 15" SMB shortly before catching this RES. 
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Very nice TJ! 
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Outstanding! TJ has set the bar high, once more.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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T.J. - realy nice HSB, I share your pride my friend!
Really nice fish - not get out your flyrod and have the fight of your life - my favorite fish on the fly!
CONGRATS!
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A beautiful pair of HSB TJ.
Any guesses on their age?
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Beautiful fish, TJ... Congrats
1 ac pond LMB, BG, RES, CC 
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