Cody Note: That 1:21 ratio was an error it should read 1:1. One bass for each HSB. Try this and it should work well. The other option could be 2LMB to every 1 HSB, 2:1. Stocking of HSB with LMB can be a widely flexable ratio. Once the LMB have their first spawn,,, they will soon outnumber the HSB. When I had HSB in my pond with LMB-BG-YP, I preferred the HSB to LMB as a sport fish. HSB also grew bigger and faster than LMB, fought harder than LMB, and ate pellets better and more aggressively than LMB.
We need to remember the LMB will start reproducing after the 1st or 2nd year. They will soon outnumber the HSB, even if more HSB than LMB were initially stocked.
Generally it is thought that if the pond receives pellet feeding the LMB will eat more BG than the HSB, although this to my knowledge has not been proven nor tested. HSB eating pellets means these fish fill on pellets and thus eat fewer fish than a similar sized LMB.
With a HSB-LMB combo one could MANAGE for more or less predation on the smaller BG based on how many of HSB or LMB are harvested. Removing more HSB should result in fewer BG surviving i.e. one get heavier LMB predation. Removing more LMB should result in more BG surviving since fewer LMB are present to eat BG.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/17/17 08:51 PM.
