It seems to me if I take and cut the fins off 100 small bluegill won�t that just open up the opportunity for small fry to take their place. In addition allowing more food for my breeder bluegill allowing them to grow larger as well as produce more fry to replace the fish I�m forcing into food.

I�m looking for a way to take the pond to the next level. A pond can only hold so many fish so by consistently turning bluegill into food it�s transfering that weight to my bass and catfish and larger bluegill. Currently I�m stocking tons of forage and all my preditors are thriving and overweight but wanting to find a way to produce that automatic forage without having to pay the stocking fees.