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I haven't dug through the archives, but was interested if there was any appreciable difference between how easily each feed train. I seem to recall reading on this site that SMB feed train more readily, but I can't seem to find that discussion at this time.
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All the black bass I have trained from species native to midwest are very similar and relatively easy to train to consume pellets.
Are you planning to do a large number in mass? Or a smaller number in tanks / in pond? There are many ways to do it even with different goals.
I will be doing about 10,000 LMB and Spotted Bass and possibly some Smallmouth Bass next June - July. Hope is to provide some prospective bass producers how to do it through hands on training. Will do some crappie in a similar manner but only a couple thousand.
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Jim, there is a great thread if someone can dig it up on the difficulty of pellet training BCP... perhaps you can attach your results to that thread
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I can give a procedure that works and pointers that published methods overlook as being important. This round will be doing White Crappie although appraoch is the same.
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Excellent!! When you get the time those pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
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How many are you trying to do? How big? How are they to be housed during process ponds / tanks / cages?
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Like the BG/RES hybrid thread, I've got a grow out pond. The smallest is about 600 sq ft and 5' deep. The largest is about 1100 sq ft and 6' deep. So it'd depend which pond I use. But I would mind trying to feed train a thousand or more.
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Can you set up so fish are more confined, like a tank where water is pumped from pond into tank and allowed to flow back?
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I definitely could but hadn't even considered that yet. You've got my attention though.
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