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Got another pond that is about full and is 16 feet deep at the center with very little shallow water. I have put in aeration and was wondering what stocking rate I should use for this pond. Not afraid to push it some since it will be fished quite often by kids and others. Would like to have some bluegill and channel cat with a few bass to control the bluegill. Plan on taking out channels when they reach a pond or so. Will also be feeding. Thanks for any info. I also plan on moving the stockers from another pond except for the channels which I will buy.
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If you move larger fish (Bgill LMbass) from another pond into the new pond use the ratio of 30-40 BG to every bass so bass have adequate food to keep growing and some broodstock BG remain. At least one half the Bgill should be less than 1/3 the length of the bass sizes assuming LMB are 8"-10" maybe 12". Plan on each bass eating 230-300 fish per year for good growth. Maintaining lots of small LMB (6"-10") results in larger BG. Generally the more small bass you have the larger the BG become.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/14/13 03:45 PM.
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If you move larger fish (Bgill LMbass) from another pond into the new pond use the ratio of 30-40 BG to every bass so each bass has adequate food to keep growing and some broodstock BG remain. At least one half the Bgill should be less than 1/3 the length of the bass sizes assuming LMB are 8"-10" maybe 12". Plan on each bass eating 230-300 fish per year for good growth. Maintaining lots of small LMB (6"-10") results in larger BG. Generally the more small bass you have the larger the BG become. Thanks for the info.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/14/13 03:46 PM.
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