Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Stocking

I definitely recommend GShiners for large bass managers, especially North of Threadfin Shad country.

I have had Shiners up to 9" now for 3-4 years (most run 7" to 8"), although the numbers have dropped considerably over the last 2 years after the LMB got large enough to begin eating them. (2005-552 GSH caught, 2006-75 GSH caught, only 10 so far this year). It have would been very interesting to see how the population would have held up if I had stocked far fewer LMB.

If I ever do a pond for large bass, I'll stock GSH at least a year ahead of time and try to conserve them. They are the only species in my pond that eats surface feed all Winter long (given open water); I wonder if high protein feed in the cold months would be a positive thing for them. Maybe once a week or so.