Greg,

I agree that fertlizing will help the cause.

I disagree that 2 inch bass eats few fish. I have read several studies that say bass tend to eat one another right in the nest. As a matter of fact every book I have on the subject mentions thier cannibalistic behavior. correct me if I'm wrong but didnt Dr. Gilbert have problems with the bass he was trying to pellet train in Cohutta preying on one another? If I remember correctly those bass would not eat pellets once they were large enough to stock into ponds because they shifted to meat. And he had to pay close attention that one bass was not getting more feed than another because if that bass got large enough it would wipe out all the other bass in the tank. All those studies were conducted with bass fry. besides a 2 inch bass in a new pond is not going to be 2 inches for very long. Do you think those bass are going to live until August on zooplankton?

Shan