right now i don't have any small bg to feed my bass. all i ever catch is the original stockers and they are about 9"s plus now. i do have lots of small ones that i see in the shallow water, but they are 3" or less. mainly less.
it looks like i could catch nearly every male bass in my pond right now. this early warm weather has them really shallow prepping beds. i think the water has warmed just enough to get them going, but not warm enough for a bloom. my water is really clear right now. i did check it on friday and the temp was 65.
if i remove lots of males after this spring spawn in the 15 inch range. then i think i will have a large population of small lmb to eat the yoy bg and keep them in check. also i would have the larger female bass to take care of any intermediate bg ( if any reach that range).
all this sounds good on paper, but i'm sure harvesting enough at the right time will be almost impossible.
