Originally posted by Dave Davidson1:
I disagree.
DD,
Aahh, a chance for a good discussion and also a chance for me to learn something, I hope.
Let's discuss it.
As I've mentioned before, I try to limit my posts to things with which I have real first hand experience on, not something I've read about or heard someone else say. I'd like to understand where my experience is off base on this one.
First, Eddie's place is in a region with very similar climatic and soil conditions as I have. I'd always heard the admoniton to not stock BG in fall because they wouldn't grow any during the winter. Last Dec. 3, I stocked 200 GG's into a muddy, shallow, recently renovated pond. The water in that pond had been there about as long(probably less actually)as Eddie's new pond water and it was generally 4 feet deep or less, mostly less. By the end of May, those 4 to 5 inch stocked GG's averaged 8 inches. Since many of the pros on here say GG's and HBG in general do not grow any faster than CNBG, I would assume if I had stocked CNBG on Dec. 3 into that muddy, shallow, renovated pond, they would also have shown substantial growth...if not and the growth I saw is only because of the GG's, then that would be an interesting find.
Hence the basis for my recommendation to Eddie to go ahead and stock some portion of his CNBG now. If his CNBG could almost double in size by next May, why isn't this good advice? Even if they only grow 50% as fast as the GG's, he would still have 6 to 7 inch fish next spring and they would be ready to spawn, fully acclimated to the environment. Isn't that a good thing vs waiting several months for the growth to start?
Thanks for what I hope will be a good discussion.
