Originally posted by h20fwlkillr:
I have a few pushing 3#'s in about 3 years.
That's pretty good! Do they have small heads and fins for their body due to the rapid growth? I have been growing mine to about 3 + to 4 lbs for my market, but haven't tried to push too many to five or six or more. I am seriously consdering growing out less bass to larger size for higher prices. But the ones that have reached over 5 lbs. are incredibly heavy for their length and lots of fatty tissue internally. I took one bass out of the pond that was close to 6 lbs. and only 19 inches.
I guess what I'm getting at is I'm wondering if these bass will top out at a certain weight with shorter lifespans. I'm hearing through the grapevine that feed trained bass that are feed exclusively pellets have short lifespans and fatty livers. I guess I will find out.
