I would keep feeding as long as it gets eaten. They will stop when cold weather comes. Essentially BG are the bottom of the food chain due to their prolific spawning. And, according to Lusk, 95% of all eggs laid, hatched, etc will never see their first birthday. They get eaten by everything that can fit them into their mouth. Bass need forage that is 1/4 to 1/3 their body size and baby bass are no exception to the rule. But, if the small bass eat the BG prior to them getting big enough for the larger bass, you have an out of balance situation. As Ewest says, cull smaller bass that are keeping the larger bass from getting appropriately sized groceries. A large bass can starve on a diet of minnows. Not enough protein for effort it takes.

Tilapia are prolific spawners but can't handle cold water. Essentially they provide food for the small bass and bluegills that become groceries of everything larger. They are a good tool as long as you don't get more fish than the available O2 in the pond. That's why we cull.

Lusk: A pond is like a garden. It has to be managed through culling.

Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 09/18/20 06:24 AM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

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