HSB instinctively inhabit open water and newly added stockers will not seek refuge in cover near the shoreline. They do swim relatively fast and it is likely that some of the 4"-5" stockers will survive living mostly in open water when large bass are present. New stockers become more vulnerable to bass predation with the young HSB come near-shore to the feeding area to eat pellets. Bass normally gravitate and often feed around areas with cover.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/10/16 01:09 PM.
