Regardless of whether the forage was purchased or grown in the pond it still has value just as the value of the trophy bass that grew from that forage. One could take the forage grown in a pond and use it for trade of sell it for $$$.
As we all know one of the biggest problems of relying on in pond forage to maintain their density is that LMB are constantly increasing their need for more forage due to recruitment and increased growth which is why many waters are out of balance or not achieving goals. Growing several trophy class bass per acre in the smaller pond situation to the trophy class category (8-11lbs) and do it long term years & year, IMO will almost always require add stock forage. There are no doubt exceptions, but these exceptions are as rare as those 10-12 lb bass.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/06/16 08:16 PM.
