Most any fingerlings you stock will become snacks. If it were me, and adding forage was my goal, I would add 20-30lbs of food sized tilapia (once the water was above 75 degrees). They will spawn immediately & often. The fry are perfect bass chow.
They will not survive the winter.
They are cheap in this area. Sold live by the pound. Easy to transport.
I have found no downside yet.
Eta: no downside unless you want the bass to eat BG. The tilapia fry will definitely take some predation off the BG.
Tilapia are shaped perfectly for LMB chow and are slower than the BG. Especially when the water temps cool in the fall.
Last edited by Clay N' Pray; 04/23/19 07:15 AM.
