Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat Raising bait fish

As I see it, this will not be very profitable due to your competition's ease of raising cheap bait fish in ponds. Your other major hurdle will be keeping cage mesh walls clean to allow for adequate water circulation and exchange thru the cage. To keep bait fish contained, the mesh will have to be small and the smaller the mesh the quicker it clogs or grows shut with attached algae. For cage raisers to be profitable, the finished product has to bring a high price. Most fish can be raised cheaper in an open pond versus a cage and its associated problems..

Your only hope in succeeding with this idea is to grow a type of bait that is expensive and not available locally. Then you will have a niche market and might be able to compete.