I went through regs.... can’t find it. I know I don’t need license but I have one anyways - for pond on my land. I am not a great fish manager & few questions.....
some existing ponds- full of stunted bass. Tons of them. Some are “every cast” type of thing. Like- IMO- every bass caught needs to come out. Except the rare & few jumbo bass in there. Is there a limit?
Say a pond with few bluegill but SOME or some ponds we want to get other fish in that’s all bass ... 1-2 acre ponds.... is there a number anyone could guess of how many bass are in there? I mean- 8” to 15” - I am almost wondering if it’s in the THOUSANDS. But not quite sure. My gut tells me the ponds over run.... pull em out non stop and put in full size bluegills, etc when bass are finally thinned down. I’ve been adding structure & small fish hiding places in the ponds. It’s pull em out or start over. Think its possible to get enough out? & any guesses on how many that could be?!?! How would u handle & would u keep throwing in shiners to keep pressure off or what else? Fish like lunatic, pull them out + add other species or get the dynamite out & start over?!? Any tips appreciated!
some existing ponds- full of stunted bass. Tons of them. Some are “every cast” type of thing. Like- IMO- every bass caught needs to come out. Except the rare & few jumbo bass in there. Is there a limit?
Say a pond with few bluegill but SOME or some ponds we want to get other fish in that’s all bass ... 1-2 acre ponds.... is there a number anyone could guess of how many bass are in there? I mean- 8” to 15” - I am almost wondering if it’s in the THOUSANDS. But not quite sure. My gut tells me the ponds over run.... pull em out non stop and put in full size bluegills, etc when bass are finally thinned down. I’ve been adding structure & small fish hiding places in the ponds. It’s pull em out or start over. Think its possible to get enough out? & any guesses on how many that could be?!?! How would u handle & would u keep throwing in shiners to keep pressure off or what else? Fish like lunatic, pull them out + add other species or get the dynamite out & start over?!? Any tips appreciated!