Hatchery may be dumping runts/poor performing fish in the Spring...we see it a lot from hatcheries nationwide - buyers need to beware getting stuck with age 1 runts. Without knowledge of size or appearance at point of stocking we can't assume that's what happened here - but it's still something for us to keep an eye out for. That's what we are here for - helping pondmeisters to navigate the unknown waters and be successful. Again, I strongly recommend sourcing fish from American Sportfish - Bob Lusk recently merged with them and they have a hard earned reputation for raising healthy fish with excellent genetics. Shawn McNulty is one of US - if you know what I mean - I trust him and his staff 100%.
American Sportfish
8007 Troy Highway
Pike Road, Alabama 36064
Phone: 334-281-7703
Good points. I think it would have been easier to by another boat!
