Originally Posted By: Yolk Sac


Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57
Both SMB and HSB vastly prefer AM LMB formula over anything I've offered to date [Optimal, Skretting various formulas and pellet sizes]. Something about the AM LMB nugget turns those larger fish on like nothing else does.

Just to totally confuse the issue, my SMB would hammer the LMB pellets when they landed in the water, then immediately spit them out. Never did take to them, even when I tried hydrating, or even breaking in half. I'd like to try again now that I have HSB in the pond, as competition does seem to get the smallies stirred up. I do see some SMB taking AM 600 and Optimal, as well as the larger Skretting pellets, and I catch smaller and midsized SMB on pellet imitations occasionally--but rarely the larger fish.


It does confuse the issue, and I don't particularly appreciate it, either. Feel free to post experiences that support my specific observations.

I think presence of HSB is significant influence...I've never had species segregated in my main pond, so my experience with SMB hammering AMLMB pellets has been consistent over the years as they've always swam with the HSB. Just as the presence of HBG sparks BG feeding, I think HSB presence also impacts SMB feeding...at least my experience suggests this. I can say brood SMB feeding in my reproduction cells in the past was tepid at best - and all those fish were caught on pellet imitations. I'm assuming once they were re-introduced to the main pond they reverted to more aggressive feeding.




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