Guys, 5 years ago I stocked 25 CC 2-4 inches, last summer we caught 2- 24', 10 pound CC's and a number of smaller ones, from 8" to 16". i have seen the little ball of black swimmers in the late spring, and this is a half acre closed pond, no water way. I asked Bob Lusk about spawning and he said they could, but normally need a cavity, I think they dug one, didn't use one. This pond is solid clay. We just took out 3 CC's in the past two weeks, 28-29" and over 13 pounds, according to the chart I have they are over weight! And this surprises me because we are in Michigan, not the deep south, though I do feed all summer. For me, that is the one comment I make about CC.....they become the major predator !
