Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations HELP Stocked bass weighing way less second year.

I know squat about feed trained LMB, but as they grow, shouldn't the fish food volume be increased accordingly? If not, won't they decline the same as if they were feeding on natural forage? LMB sharing pellets with a booming CNBG population could easily spread calories way too thin for both species.

Maybe feeder watching, and determining what the primary diet of the LMB would be an easy starting point. Trying Bill's Aquamax LMB food suggestion would be my first stab at this.


Also, I've never raised LMB in my hatchery pond, that despite huge hand stocked forage bases, didn't still have both runts and super stars. I wouldn't think ponds aren't any different.