OK, so if it is zooplankton limiting recruitment, how will harvesting females only limit the fry survival to fingerling size ... say 2"? If the 20" LMB in the pond favor 3 1/2" BG for food, then what is going to eat the BG that are between 2" and 3 1/2"? Wouldn't BG of this size be abundant well beyond the 100 fish we need from recruitment? What happens when the big LMB grow from 20" to 24" and then prefer >4" BG? Won't there be a great number of 3" to 4" BG that neither phonzie nor the big bass prefer to eat? At this length, won't the females be reproductive and won't it be difficult to tell whether they are male or females? I am just saying, large numbers of small LMB are for people who like for their ponds to produce harvestable panfish with the least management effort.
Last edited by jpsdad; 05/23/20 06:56 PM.
