I fished this pond last weekend with a float and a jig. I have Coppernose 8 to 9 inches and fat. I got 5-6 inch and fat got 4 inch and fat. They were stocked June 10 last year. My RES were stocked May 1 last year they are 6 to 7 inch and very healthy but I wouldn't call them fat. The bass were stocked September 1 and were 3 to 4 inches. 7 months later they are 6 inches and 7 inches and thin. Pond is full of minnows I put 17lbs in there and they spawned and spawned it is full of minnows, why are the bass not fat and bigger? I am afraid the coppernose will take me over due to small bass size. To me I wish I would have put bass in sooner, what did I do wrong? Or am I not being patient? I caught 75 coppernose 16 bass and 12 RES when I fished it.
