Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Show off your catch 2 year old CNBG

I plan on keeping them in the ras for 3 weeks. And yes after two days they started eating.

Very nice CNBG ! What/where is the source for the brood stock ?

I already quoted the guy a price per fish but I was curious what yall thought these fish are worth per fish. Most of them are 10-1/2 to 10-3/4.

I got the original stock from a cypress lake called Rays mill pond. It's a 3 square mile lake in Berrien county Georgia.

Yall take a look and let me know what you think these are worth.

Cray, may I please use a couple of those images on the BigBluegill Facebook page?

Bruce

Yes you can.

"Worth" Can depend on a lot of things. No one here I am sure wants to give you a price for said fish as to not say the wrong thing.i

But lets say I did not or could not get any CNBG of that nature and you were the only guy around that had them big boys and you were selling them.

In that case they would be worth more to me of course if I really wanted them.



I also know how much AQ food costs and it's hard to put a price on a fish that you been taking care of and feeding for 2 years... or more.

Plus at that size you wouldn't need a bunch of them as they would quickly start to breed I bet in no time if they all made it ok.

So let say I needed 25 to put in my 1 acre pond to get things going.

I would be willing to give...... hmmm I would be willing to give up to 20 bucks a piece for them if they all looked like these 2... but that's just me that's where I would have to draw the line.

Hope that doesn't offend you, but everyone's pocket book is different....

RC

Maybe Cecil could shed a little light on the subject of value? What purpose do you envision these fish being used for?

Yeah I am sure there is a going rate for said fish? Maybe... I know here in Arkansas I can get 4 inch CNBG for 75 cents to a buck each.

But that's 4 inch and you don't know if they will be Trophy fish or not......

If it's accurate to relate catching a 2lb BG as the equivalent of catching a 12lb LMB, it could get expensive.

Time is money and a lot of 4-6 yr old BG are not that big. You are buying time and genetics. I put their value at $25-$50ea; some may be willing to pay more. They may be near the end of their life spans. It would be educational to see how much longer they will live.

Thanks you all so much for your input. I sold them way to cheap. But I have replicated this in another pond and I hope to have more like this in the future.

Other than driving down to Georgia with a stocking tank and O2 pump on a trailer.....how would one go about getting them to KY?

Do some research on how far North they will survive the winter..... IIRC they won't survive much further north than the North edge of Alabama.

Essup Is right. I think that you would be a little to far north for survival. But I can deliver if needed.

Cray, I sent you a PM. Did you get it?

Really superb work you have done Cray. I appreciate your effort.