Here are more posts, information pieces and pictures of hybrid striped bass from northern and southern states.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=331808#Post331808And a thread about good ideas for catching those HSB even the hook shy ones.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=331948#Post331948Idea of possible growth in one year after stocking 12".
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=341520#Post341520Bluegillerkiller's HSB thread and some examples by others of HSB's fighting power and precautions during summer angling for them.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=343516#Post343516
Discussion of can HSB as only predator control bluegill?
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=359103#Post359103Questions about using HSB in new IL pond:
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=363471#Post363471Example of HSB Growth Rates from various areas
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=369265#Post369265Record size HSB and life spans.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=412842#Post412842Speculation about minimum DO required by HSB compared to LMB and trout. HSB summer - winter kill examples.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=369674#Post369674Option of Using HSB in a New Pond with LM Bass.
One could try a stocking ratio of LMB to HSB as a 1:1 ratio. One bass for each HSB. Try this and it should work well. The other option could be 2LMB to every 1 HSB, 2:1. Stocking of HSB with LMB can be a widely flexable ratio. Once the LMB have their first spawn,,, they will soon outnumber the HSB.
When I had HSB in my pond with LMB-BG-YP, I preferred the HSB to LMB as a sport fish. HSB also grew bigger and faster than LMB, they fought harder than LMB, and they ate pellets better and more aggressively than LMB.
We need to remember the LMB will start reproducing after the 1st or 2nd year they are stocked. They will soon outnumber the HSB, even if more HSB than LMB were initially stocked.
Generally it is thought that if the pond receives pellet feeding the LMB will eat more BG than the HSB, although this to my knowledge has not been proven nor tested. HSB eating pellets means these fish fill up on pellets and thus eat fewer fish than a similar sized LMB.
With a HSB-LMB combo one could MANAGE for more or less predation of the smaller BG based on how many of HSB or LMB are harvested. Removing more HSB should result in fewer BG surviving i.e. one gets heavier LMB predation due to more LMB are present. Removing more LMB should result in more BG surviving since fewer LMB are present to eat BG.
