newbee wish I could better explain, but wondering myself why your not catching either. When we stock fed trained bass I do it mostly b/c they are ultra agressive fish. They are either F1 or northerns and I like the norhtern lmb the most. Of course they grow quicker too because they supplement their normal fish diet. My point is they are easy to catch they hit about anything thrown towards them. They are especially good for fly fisherman.

I think Dave my be right do you fish the pond alot? If the pond is small fish get hook shy after being caught and released a few times. Has this just occured during the heat of the summer. Many times fish are lethargic during summer but easier to capture spring/fall ( I know you already knew that).

WIsh I could help. I would love to have bass on pellets. I can not even train northern bass that were not already on feed when purchased. They get skinny in my holding ponds and will not take pellets. I have got them to take small dead fish when thrown in with some live bluegill.

Greg Grimes
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