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Posted By: H20fwler Bass Are Spawning - 05/11/23 12:31 AM
This is in a one acre wetland pond that I put 10-15 fingerling LMB in six or seven years ago. I have never seen them spawning in it before but have seen a few smaller bass so they had to have. Well yesterday I saw a nice 12"+ bass on a nest for the very first time...kind of made my day.

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There are some green sunfish in it that just came naturaly but not nearly as many as there used to be. The pond is pretty weedy and I have put alot of FHM and some bigger GSH in it..thinking of adding some BG for diversity and for the LMB.
Posted By: FishinRod Re: Bass Are Spawning - 05/11/23 03:22 AM
If the bass are spawning and thriving, then I think adding the BG is a good plan.

After all, a LMB can only eat so many GSF for dinner before she gets a hankering for some tastier fare!
Posted By: ewest Re: Bass Are Spawning - 05/11/23 07:51 PM
If you do add BG then add 5 inch BG and only a few - maybe 25. See how they do first.
Posted By: H20fwler Re: Bass Are Spawning - 05/11/23 11:56 PM
Thanks, I think I'll head down to my local hatchery this weekend and try the 25 and see how it goes.
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