OK, last yr. I made mention of a very small bass (6-8") my son caught in the creek right by our house. We searched high and low for a good easy food source but never really came up with anything but worms, grasshopper, junebugs, and the occasional cricket. Once winter came, hard times fell on 'ole Bubba the Bass. He was getting pretty skinny. But then I had the pleasure of attending the Pond Boss convention and Bubba's luck changed. I was responsible for getting those larger Purina bass pellets home for us here at Sweeney to test on a new design of feeder. While I was getting that sack, I asked Dr. Griffin if I could just try some of the smaller pellets that he had there, for Bubba. I really did not think he would would eat those pellets since he had not been trained to do so, but I figured what the heck I might as well try it. What followed in the coming days and weeks has been nothing short of amazing. At first Bubba was not quite sure what to do with those things floating above him, but after looking at one of the pellets for about a minute, he rose to the top of the aquarium and sucked it in. He seemed to almost chew on it for a little while and then spit it out only to go right back and suck it in again. He did this about three or four times and then it was gone. Seems he had to get it smaller before he could swallow it. Long story short is that he took a liking to the pellets, but at first could only eat about 3-5 a day. He much prefers the smaller pellets cut into half or thirds. Now, almost a month later, he consumes almost 20 pellets a day. His stomach is starting to look like mine and he eats them so violently that water will splash out of the aquarium. He has become so used to the feedings that he will actually come and grab a the pellet out of our fingers!!!!
