Hey guys
Bought a farm in west central Illinois a few years ago and had a 2 acre pond drained and redone. Ranges in depth from 5’ to 14’
In spring of 19 I had it stocked with:

1800 bg
600 res
300 hbg

Followed that up in the fall w 225 LMB and 100 catfish

I have a Texas hunter feeder that’s been installed from the beginning that it seems as mainly just the bluegill eat the pellets. Been amazed at the growth of the BG. Already catching bigger Bg than I ever have in my life. My goals are to have really nice BG which I seem to already have and as big of LMB as I can grow.

Being new to all of it though I had a few questions:

- at what point should I start to harvest LMB and how many pounds would u recommend annually?

- being that I have nice BG already, and I seem to have a ton of BG in general (catch them about every cast ranging from 3”- bigger than my hand) should I be harvesting some BG too or will the bass keep them in check?

- do the BG taste any different/worse having been pellet fed in your guys experience?

- should I run my feeder thru the winter? I have aeration system so ice shouldn’t be issue

Thanks and much appreciated, have already learned a ton through this forum.