As noted earlier, I have a small pond with blues and channels. I came to the conclusion that blues need more oxygen but then last summer I seined and caught more than I expected. I packed a lot in a cooler and drove to the house where I put them in a live well. I had five or six blues about two pounds and sixty-something channels from five inches to two pounds. Two blues looked liked they took the trip harder than the rest but when the pump clogged I lost about 15 channels (all sizes) and all the blues survived.
The man at the hatchery complained that blues stuck in the nets worse and I think myself they thrash around more when handling them.
I've also hooked two now that have jumped like a bass--almost two feet in the air!
Newbee doesn't think much of blues and I kinda like them. You'll have to get some and make your own decision.
