Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Small LMB fingerlings value?

We go through the same analysis every year, buy 3000 Florida fingerlings or try to find larger fish. I have heard from others that maybe 10% of the fingerlings make it. That's 300 fish. We have a connection to a private managed lake that culls fish every year. We can buy Florida genetics LMB from 12" to 18" at $10 a pound. The money actually goes to the Texas Parks and Wildlife hatchery program as the owner is a board member. The only way to get pure genetics here is the fingerlings. Any culled fish, even from a highly managed lake are likely F1+. Since you are in Florida, anything you get is likely pure Florida genetics. You could contact some of the pond management companies and see if they are culling fish through electro survey.