Boondoggle, i cant speak to lmb. Im very intrested in following your post to see how it may apply to my smb.
But i can tell you what ive been seeing in smb so far this season. May 15th i moved smb fry into grow out ponds at about 6 to 7mm long. 30 days sampled 15 qty. Average was 45mm.
now nearing 60 days i will be pulling another sample. From what ive seen in my z traps samples in the last week i can say that ive seen them up to 4" (100mm). And what i visually see to be an average around 3.5"" (90mm). I feed these fish 3 times a day for optimal growth. I can see a few shooters that look to be about 5" long. I still see fry in the ponds that i took those fry from and they are not on feed. Average current looks to be around 35 to 40mm. Without feed.
With feed. They seem to be 1.25 mm per day maybe a little more. Not sure what average should be for smb per day. To answer your question, i think this may apply. (At 60 days they seem to be filling out more and slowing in length a bit.)
Last edited by Ron crismon; 07/14/24 08:38 AM.
