Originally Posted by esshup
Originally Posted by NY Fisherman
Wouldn't the smaller to mid size bluegills be the ones most targeted by bass? I wouldn't think too many of the big bluegills are getting eaten.

I could also try and fish out some of the bluegills that aren't feed trained (regardless of size). Perhaps that would help reduce stress and keep the feed trained fish healthier.

The bass will target BG that are 1/4 to 1/3 their body length.

That is helpful. My biggest bass are around 22" but there's not too many of those (lot of 15-18"). I think I'll start fishing out the bluegills in the 6-7" range. That will keep the best breeders (8"+) and help take some stress off the ones that I want to stick around for bass food. Does that approach seem reasonable or should I be harvesting a range of bluegill sizes?

On a side note I never realized how many little bluegills were actually in there until this fish kill started.