Just for fun...I did a search on "biomass".
Interesting reading.
Here's just a few findings:
From Bill Cody: "Keep in mind that there should be 6 to 10 pounds of forage fish ALWAYS present for every predator. Some of the SMB and HSB will go "off feed" and about 50% to 75% of the SMB offspring will NOT learn to eat pellets."
My words...That would imply that for 1000 pounds of HSB per acre one would need 10,000 pounds of forage per acre...
More interesting stuff:
From Bruce:
"HSB tolerance for warm water starts to wane as they reach larger sizes."
From Bruce:
Hybrid Striped Bass optimal temps.
32-50 degrees--no feeding
51-62 degrees--females staging at spawning areas (good fishing for biggest fish)
63-68 degrees--males join in on false spawn (best fishing, low stress)
69-75 degrees--fish very active, low to moderate stress
76-80 degrees--moderate to high stress
81 degrees and above--very high stress and high angling mortality
Also from Bruce:
"Back to your question. 100 pounds of HSB per acre is a manageable number."
The above quote from Bruce is the one I've tried to follow, myself. Lots of other interesting stuff on biomass especially as related to GG's.
I couldn't find anyone advocating 1000 pounds per acre of HSB in Texas summers, except in this particular post...but maybe I missed it. I'm sure if its there someone will bring it to the readers attention. Thanks.
