I drove to Slade's Fish Farm outside of Lumberton, MS Saturday morning and got 500 bluegill, 50 shellcracker and 1000 fathead minnows. Made the trip to the pond in about an hour. Water temp was 59 degrees. I let bags acclimate for about 20 minutes. Released the all and they were really lively. I did not see any dead ones later in the day, so that's a good thing. Thanks for all the advice and help. Guy at the hatchery didn't seem too concerned, seemed to think I shouldn't have any problems. Hopefully, I'll get a jump when spring time rolls around. My goal is to eventually add a limited number of largemouth bass after I establish a good forage base. Maybe even get one to grow to 5-6 pounds, maybe more.
