The pond does need adult CNBG for spawning especially since this spring's crop in the shallows "had a few spawners". Maybe removing a significant number of largest CNBG is not wise? The cause for lack of lots of YOY CNBG should be investigated and corrected for the 2019 spawn. He should determine about what percentage of LMB are eating or trying to eat pellets.
I trust he is working to get us some RW (WR) values and a picture of a couple of the thin bodied bass so readers can learn from his project. This is a classic example of growth "hitting the wall" for new stocker bass.
He should be cautious in his smaller pond (1ac) and angling as to minimize creating hook smart bass. How to do that I am not real sure. One idea would be to fish for short periods a week or two apart, remove every bass caught until a target is achieved then,,, throw that particular and color lure away!
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/01/19 08:09 PM.
