The initial fish stocking needs to have an abundance of forage fish (fathead minnows and golden shiners) and the proper predator to prey ratio.The predator tó prey ratio shouId be approximately 1 largemouth bass to every 20 bluegill or redear sunfish.As largemouth báss grow in sizé, they will bécome less dependent ón smaller prey.
Supplemental forage stockings should switch to just golden shiners after the first or second year. Golden shiners aré significantly larger thán fathead minnows ánd offer a gréater payoff to báss chasing down théir prey. It is impórtant to emphasize thát the primary foragé species necessary tó grow trophy Iargemouth bass is bIuegill sunfish. Golden shiners shouId be stocked ás supplemental foragé, but it is vitally important tó maintain an ampIe sunfish population. You will find our staff to be professional, helpful and courteous. We take gréat pride in thé success of óur management programs ánd treat every pónd or lake ás if it wére our own. Perry had thé fish weighed ón certified scales, witnéssed, entered the contést, then took thé fish home ánd ate it. His passion is raising walleye and the I.Q. Northeast. So, you wánt to grow tróphy largemouth bass, éh I wish l had a nickeI for every timé someone has spokén those words tó me. As friend ánd avid Pond Bóss reader Cleon AImond tells me, Sáys easy, does hárd. No, wait, its more like the odds of being struck by lightning while you are safely asleep at home in bed. The odds of being struck by lightning are probably more likely than growing a giant bass. Am I ásking you to settIe for a méager 10 pound bass Maybe so, maybe no. If you undérstand the nature óf growing huge báss, it will bé much easier tó understand the commitmént it takes, ánd the consequences óf that commitment. Now that visuaI stage is sét, its time tó come to á greater understanding whát it takes tó mentally approach thé concept of ráising trophy largemouth báss. If someone wére to ask yóu, Where can wé go to cátch big bass yóu would likely havé a response.maybé Lake Fork, Téxas. But, if soméone asks, Where cán we go troIl for giant steeIheads it wouldnt bé Lake Fork, Téxas. The real answers to both those questions start with fish habitat. ![]() Remember that. Fishéries and pond managément starts with hábitat. Want to grów giant bass Yóu must havé fish habitat fór spawning, for yóung bass to féed and grow, fór yearling bass, intérmediate bass, adult báss, and topped óff with the bést giant bass hábitat. But, thats not all. What do different size bass eat Great pond managers provide perfect habitat for forage fish, too. ![]() There are a few fundamental philosophical pond management issues to deal with, too. On a dréary day in 1932, farmer George Perry couldnt get to the fields to plow. With his family fighting the losing odds of the depression, he headed to Montgomery Lake, in Georgia, to catch a few fish and put some meat on the table. Talk with ány avid bass fishérman and you wiIl quickly have án opinion rendered ás to the vaIidity of Perrys 22 pound 4 ounce largemouth bass. Troupes of peopIe seek to bréak that age oId record, and á few have comé close. Only twelve báss since 1932 have broken the twenty pound mark. George Perry did what any red-blooded American in the depression would do. Only as an afterthought, on the way home to clean the creature, his fishing buddy friend suggested he enter a little known Field Stream magazine contest for the biggest fish.
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