Larger BG will have little impact on the forage fish if the BG are fed pellets. You would be wise to collect larger pellet eating BG from a pond owner that feeds the fish. BG at 3" or less that are spawning is not a good thing for goals of growing large BG. The fingerling LMB that are now 7"-8" are the wolves of the forage fish and have likely consumed most of the 1000 FHM that were originally stocked to grow to their current 7"-8" size. These bass with ample forage could be another 3"-4" long by fall if forage is adequate. These LMB at 100/ac will spawn in Apr-May of 2017 and their offspring will likely devastate the meager forage provided by the Zetts philosophy.
Our philosophy here is the best way to grow a great fishery is to stock the forage in year one, allow it to exponentially multiply where the pond is full of forage fish, and then in fall or next spring stock the predators.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/26/16 09:01 AM.
