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esshup #202001 02/01/10 11:36 AM
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What a nice baitfish. Shiners are awesome. Only baitfish our local stores sell. Bigger ones going for a buck a pop. Pros in FLA use that size for lunkers. If I had the facilities that might be the number one forage fish I raised. But I'm pretty much gambusia and fhm. Even starting the light fhm or rosie reds. Take a dam big bass to go for that. Very nice fish.

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Based on the above good discussions - pros and cons, if it was my 3/4 ac pond, I would seriously consider draining the pond to a lower average depth and treating the remaining water with rotenone to eradicate all fish and start over. Dewatering lowers the cost of rotenone (less water to treat) and at lower pool gives you a chance to do some pond bottom maintenance, clean-up, reshaping, structure placement, etc.

But if you want to tinker around with various forms of managing the goldfish then do that. IMO if you don't renovate you will always be managing the pond to keep goldfish under control while having a less than possible bass BG pond. The choice is yours, make it thoughtfully and wisely. Keep us posted on your progress.


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yup. I'd also just start over. If you had the resources you could pump that pond down and net the desirable fish out, and sell off the rest. That all depends on how many desirable fish you think you have in there. At least you would have some selective choice. But then you may have a ton of goldfish eggs, and would be back to square one on a few years. I think eventually you are going to have to start over, whether it is your choice or not.

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