Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Anyone interested in adult smallmouth?

Indiana only. 12.5 to 16 inches. Won't know how many for a couple weeks but probably 40 to 60 but could be as few as 25.

I do have a fish haulers and supplier's permit.

Fish are pond fish and originally feed trained. I got them originally as fingerlings to grow out and sell sell to Bass Pro Shops and they backed out. I've sold about 60 others. I was able to produce several hundred fingerlings from some of them last year but I'd rather concentrate on producing yellow perch, bluegill, and brook and brown trout.

Price is negotiable. I can also haul for a fee.

Anyone in IN who doesn't jump on this one is NUTS! It's a shame you can't sell them out of state...

I'll let them go for $10.00 per pound.

Man,I would love to have those fish.

That's cheap as heck for feed trained SMB - and as they are Cecil's babies, rest assured they were provided lots of TLC and probably know a little sign language.

Wish I could sell them across state lines but I'd have to slaughter 60 of them for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) testing that has NEVER been found on a fish farm and NEVER in any of the public or private waters tested in my state and most states. Furthermore where it has been found fish have developed an immunity and go on as normal. Over $5 a fish to be tested too. But the virus doesn't have to be tested for intrastate. AFR.

That's a GREAT deal!

Oh I wish!

Nice fat bulky smallies with great early growth. They no doubt have the ability to grow to 6+ lbs with the right foods.

wow, great looking fish Cecil.
Too bad my pond isn't built yet, or this might make my species selection a lot easier !

Also makes me look forward to my fall fishing trip up to Rainy River/Lake Nippising in Ontario where we always catch boatloads of hog SMB.

If you still have some this time next year, I'd definitely be interested in a deal!

wow thats something bill i never knew that smallmouth bass got that big. the largest one i ever caught was about 10 inches.

That is crazy cheap!!!! Adult smallies are more rare than hen's teeth, let alone in such excellent condition!

SP, here's one that Cecil did for me. It was caught in Northern Wi.

19" long

thats a bueatiful mount cecil realy knows what he's doing.

Cecil, have you sold them, yet? I may have a lead.

Not yet Bob but I do have one more person to contact. Any help would be appreciated. Remember Indiana only.

Maybe so but when I had fingerlings last fall the only interested parties were out of state. I did do the testing and sold to a producer in southern Illinois.

If you're from PA, you almost certainly have heard of Raystown Lake... 3-4 pound smallies are not uncommon out of it and I have caught them up to 21.5" and 6 plus pounds in there...

The world record is 27.5" long and 11 pounds, 15 oz...

yes cj i have heard of raystown lake and have been there a few times. i normaly only get to fish the river upstream of our house but the fishing is realy crappy the river has only had fish in it for the last 10 years and its got alot of fish in it smallies bg large mouthbass i have heard of one pike so far theres rockbass or redeys channel catfish and of course trout but unfortunatly most of the fish are small and stunted. i gues thats because theres not enough forage for all of those predators.

Cecil,
Still available???? I'm interested.

Six sold to Bob-O and the rest to R & R.

Thanks you all for your responses and thanks to Pond Boss for the opportunity to sell them.

Lake Champlain NY .....Giant Smallies, and plenty of em

So true! Alll of Great Lakes and large lakes like Champlain have both size and numbers when it comes to smallmouth bass.

Glad you were able to sell your smallies Cecil... Your customers will be very pleased I am sure! Get some photos and final numbers and stats on the bass when they go to their new homes.

Will do.