I understand the 10 pounds of bait to 1 pound of weight ratio. However I do not think that may not be holding true in my pond. I'm guessing it is mainly because I do feed twice a day.

I stocked 150 LMB and about 1600 BG and RES in March. The bass are growing at an alarming rate. I have caught and released 6-10 bass that were all (but 1) above 110% on the growth chart. They are averaging 13-14 inches long and up to 1 pound 15 oz. I seem to still have a healthy population of BG an RES and are catching them quite easily on warm days. If 100 of the bass survived that would mean it would have taken 1000 pounds of BG and RES to get them to 1 pound. The average bass I have caught is well beyond that weight. I don't think I have that amount in my pound this quickly from starting in March with 1-2 inch fingerlings. The feeder throws each morning and evening for 8 seconds. The fish (both LMB and BG) eat it very quickly - lasting no more than 2-3 minutes. That is obviously helping with growth rates. I can see several tiny fish around the edges of the pond that leads me to believe the BG are spawning and keeping up with the demand but not sure about that. I guess I will have to wait and see how things progress.