Here is a thought.
John F over on the other thread stated that most bass anglers considered spotted bass an inferior fish.
Now consider how SMB are considered in the grand scheme of things. Few fisheries sell them. LMB demand for stocking fish is probably a hundred to one or greater (maybe a thousand to one???) over SMB fingerling demand. Most literature states that SMB have to be in a large BOW to do well so they can find their "niche". General information is that SMB do not do well in small ponds.
Yet there have been individuals here on PBF that have proven generally accepted knowledge about SMB being wrong. Stocked as the only predator, without the competition of LMB, they do quite well in ponds. Or so I am told and hoping to find out soon.
So do we really know what SPB potential in ponds really is? Or are we just making assumptions and going by what we know about them when in competition with other fish in large BOW's like the assumptions previously made about SMB?
Anyone have a bare pond and a source of SPB to experiment? What would a pond full super aggressive predator that maxes out at 7 or 8 pounds that is super easy to catch be worth to an angler? What if they could be feed trained?
Hmmmmm???
Last edited by snrub; 03/31/18 11:16 PM.
