Bass-crowded - 08/30/02 08:49 PM
I have an 8 acre lake in Mississippi with a common problem -BASS-CROWDED. We have tried stocking threadfin shad twice, but never got a reproducing population. We have 2 automatic feeders to feed the bluegill and we fertilize the lake. This has helped our bluegill population, but we still have a large population of stunted bass. We have been removing all bass caught that are under 1 lb (which is most of them) for the last 3 or 4 years, but we just can't seem to thin them out enough to impact the overall situation.
What I am wondering is whether anyone out there has had this problem in the past and figured out a solution. One thing I have wondered about is if there is another predator species (ie. hybrid stripers) that could be introduced that would feed on small largemouth bass and help our efforts to thin their numbers? Of course it would have to be a controllable species that would benefit our lake from a recreational standpoint.
If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated. I'm getting real tired of catching skinny bass.
Thanks
What I am wondering is whether anyone out there has had this problem in the past and figured out a solution. One thing I have wondered about is if there is another predator species (ie. hybrid stripers) that could be introduced that would feed on small largemouth bass and help our efforts to thin their numbers? Of course it would have to be a controllable species that would benefit our lake from a recreational standpoint.
If anyone has any ideas, they would be greatly appreciated. I'm getting real tired of catching skinny bass.
Thanks